Movement and environmental preferences of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) electronically tagged in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 159-165

  Stokesbury, Michael J W ^a,b   Harvey Clark, Chris ^a   Gallant, Jeffrey ^c   Block, Barbara A ^b   Myers, Ransom A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Greenland Shark and Elasmobranch Education and Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; DIEL VARIATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MOVEMENT; SHARK;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SOMNIOSUS MICROCEPHALUS;

EID: 27744563316     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0061-y     Document Type: Article

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