Interpretation of vertebral growth marks as annuli in the sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus: Analysis of vertebrae of captive specimens

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1167-1170

  Torres, Borja ^a   Morey, Gabriel ^b   Tomás, Javier ^b  

^a Dpto Investigacion   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; SHARK;

CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 26444504122     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405012257     Document Type: Article

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