Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) tagged at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1157-1166

  Wilson, S G ^a,b   Polovina, J J ^c   Stewart, B S ^b   Meekan, M G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b HUBBS SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; DIEL MIGRATION; SHARK; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; RHINCODON TYPUS; RHINCODONTIDAE;

EID: 33344458725     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0153-8     Document Type: Article

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