Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) abundance and growth in a subtropical embayment: Evidence from 7 years of standardized fishing effort

Marine Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 961-968

  Wirsing, Aaron J ^a,b,c   Heithaus, Michael R ^c   Dill, Lawrence M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; FISHING EFFORT; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREDATOR; RESEARCH WORK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHARK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEOCERDO; GALEOCERDO CUVIER;

EID: 33745591140     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0278-4     Document Type: Article

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