Diel vertical migration of the bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus), a species possessing orbital retia mirabilia

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 221-229

  Weng, Kevin C ^a   Block, Barbara A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; SHARK; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ALOPIAS; ALOPIAS SUPERCILIOSUS; ALOPIAS VULPINUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 1542349803     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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