Life history of the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, with comments on geographic variability in life history traits

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-331

  Neer, Julie A ^a   Thompson, Bruce A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Batoid; Elasmobranch; Reproduction; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FECUNDITY; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SIZE AT MATURITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

RHINOPTERA BONASUS; RHINOPTERINAE;

EID: 21144431590     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-005-2136-5     Document Type: Article

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