The reproductive biology of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae), from the Gulf of Gabès (southern Tunisia, central Mediterranean)

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-62

  Saïdi, Béchir ^a   Bradaï, Mohamed Nejmeddine ^a   Bouaïn, Abderrahman ^b   Guélorget, Olivier ^c   Capapé, Christian ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^b University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Carcharhinidae; Carcharhinus plumbeus; Central mediterranean; Chondrichthyes; Gulf of gab s; Reproductive biology; Southern tunisia

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SHARK; SIZE AT MATURITY;

GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 27844580734     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: 00015113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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