Distribution and reproductive biology of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo), in Western Australian waters

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-126

  McAuley, R B ^a,b   Simpfendorfer, C A ^c   Hyndes, G A ^b   Lenanton, R C J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistic regression analysis

Indexed keywords

COASTAL FISHERY; HABITAT SELECTION; LITTER SIZE; NEONATE; PARTURITION; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SHARK FISHERY; SIZE AT MATURITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 33846642683     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05234     Document Type: Article

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