On the gestation period of the blackfin reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, in waters off Moorea, French Polynesia

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1207-1211

  Porcher, I F ^a  

^a NONE   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SHARK;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; WORLD;

CARCHARHINUS MELANOPTERUS; CARCHARHINUS SPRINGERI; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 18644372296     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1518-0     Document Type: Article

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