Spatial and temporal variation in the reproductive biology of gummy shark Mustelus antarcticus (Chondrichthyes: Triakidae) harvested off southern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-97

  Walker, Terence I ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryonic growth; Fishery assessment; Maternity; Maturity; Ovarian cycle; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHING MORTALITY; GILLNET; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SHARK FISHERY; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VIVIPARITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; MUSTELUS ANTARCTICUS; TRIAKIDAE;

EID: 33846600033     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06074     Document Type: Article

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