Do differences in life history exist for blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, from the United States South Atlantic Bight and Eastern Gulf of Mexico?

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 279-292

  Carlson, John K ^a   Sulikowski, James R ^b   Baremore, Ivy E ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; Reproduction; Stock

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; AQUACULTURE; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SHARK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT;

CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 33751205343     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9129-x     Document Type: Article

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