Reproduction, abundance and feeding habits of the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus in north Patagonia, Argentina

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 289, Issue , 2005, Pages 237-244

  Lucifora, Luis O ^a   Menni, Roberto C ^b,d   Escalante, Alicia H ^c,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MUSEO DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Marine mammals; Maturity; Nursery; Predation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; MATURATION; NURSERY GROUND; REPRODUCTION; SHARK;

ANEGADA BAY; ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CORYPHAENIDAE; HEXANCHIDAE; MAMMALIA; NOTORYNCHUS CEPEDIANUS; PISCES; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 18044386781     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps289237     Document Type: Article

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