Reproductive biology of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) off the south coast of Portugal

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1173-1183

  Costa, M E ^a   Erzini, K ^a   Borges, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY; SHARK; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; GALEUS MELASTOMUS; SCYLIORHINIDAE;

EID: 26444603467     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405012270     Document Type: Article

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