Use of forensic analysis to better understand shark attack behaviour

Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 40-46

  Ritter, Erich ^a,b   Levine, M ^a  

^a Shark Research Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcharodon carcharias; Exploratory behaviour; Human being; White shark

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BITE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MEASUREMENT; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; ODONTOLOGY; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHARK; SOUTH AFRICA; TOOTH CROWN; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 10044256614     PISSN: 0258414X     EISSN: 22196749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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