Quantitative analysis of aggregation behavior in juvenile blacktip sharks

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1239-1249

  Heupel, M R ^a   Simpfendorfer, C A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; DIEL VARIATION; JUVENILE; SHARK;

CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 26444453153     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0004-7     Document Type: Article

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