Reproductive biology of the blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) off west and north African coasts

Cybium

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-284

  Capapé, Christian ^a   Seck, Amadou Abdoulaye ^b   Diatta, Youssouph ^c   Reynaud, Christian ^a   Hemida, Farid ^d   Zaouali, Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Musee de la Mer   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Carcharhinidae; Carcharhinus limbatus; MED; Reproductive biology; Western African coast

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS BREVIPINNA; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 26044439098     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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