Bite motivation of sharks reflected by the wound structure on humans

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-140

  Ritter, Erich Kurt ^a,b   Levine, Marie ^a  

^a Shark Research Institute   (United States)

^b Shark Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite motivation; Bull shark; Wound structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; BITE; BITE WOUND; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; ELASMOBRANCHII; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; SHARK; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DENTITION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; JAW; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; SHARKS; TOOTH; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 19544394270     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000164231.99750.2b     Document Type: Article

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