Investigations of Δ14C, δ13C, and δ15N in vertebrae of white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from the eastern North Pacific Ocean

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 337-353

  Kerr, Lisa A ^a   Andrews, Allen H ^b   Cailliet, Gregor M ^b   Brown, Thomas A ^c   Coale, Kenneth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age validation; Radiocarbon; Shark vertebrae; Stable isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BONE; GROWTH DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LONGEVITY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHARK; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 33751202712     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9125-1     Document Type: Article

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