Co-occurrence of Pacific sleeper sharks Somniosus pacificus and harbor seals Phoca vitulina in Glacier Bay

Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-117

  Taggart, S James ^a   Andrews, Alexander G ^a   Mondragon, Jennifer ^a,b   Mathews, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS; MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; SOMNIOSUS MICROCEPHALUS; SOMNIOSUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 32044443986     PISSN: 10917306     EISSN: 10917306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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