Reproductive biology of the milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus and the bigeye houndshark Iago omanensis in the coastal waters of Oman

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1662-1678

  Henderson, A C ^a,b   McIlwain, J L ^a   Al Oufi, H S ^a   Ambu Ali, A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Center for Marine Resource Studies   (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Author keywords

Iago omanensis; Oman; Oviducal gland; Reproduction; Rhizoprionodon acutus; Shark

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SHARK;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

CHONDRICHTHYES; IAGO OMANENSIS; RHIZOPRIONODON ACUTUS;

EID: 33744978970     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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