Total mercury in the Night Shark, Carcharhinus signatus in the western equatorial Atlantic Ocean

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 629-634

  Gomes Ferreira, Alexandre ^a   Vieira Faria, Vicente ^a   Veiga De Carvalho, Carlos Euardo ^a   Teixeira Lessa, Rosangela Paula ^b   Santana Da Silva, Francisco Marcante ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carcharhinus signatus; Mercury; Shark; Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944375846     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132004000400016     Document Type: Article

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