Analysis of variability in vertebral morphology and growth ring counts in two Carcharhinid sharks

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 401-406

  Piercy, Andrew N ^a   Ford, Travis S ^a   Levy, Laura M ^b   Snelson Jr , Franklin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Carcharhinus limbatus; Carcharhinus plumbeus; Growth; Shark; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

AGE; BONE; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; SHARK;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 33751256293     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9108-2     Document Type: Article

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