The reproductive biology of the school shark, Galeorhinus galeus Linnaeus 1758 (Chondrichthyes: Triakidae), from the Maghreb shore (southern Mediterranean)

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-124

  Capapé, Christian ^a   Ben Souissi, Jamila ^b   Méjri, Hamadi ^b   Guélorget, Olivier ^a   Hemida, Farid ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Chondrichthyes; Galeorhinus galeus; Maghreb shore; Reproductive biology; Triakidae

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FECUNDITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SHARK;

AFRICA; MAGHREB; NORTH AFRICA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEORHINUS GALEUS; TRIAKIDAE;

EID: 30644479582     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: 00015113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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