Investigating life history differences between finetooth sharks, Carcharhinus isodon, in the northern Gulf of Mexico and the western North Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 2-10

  Drymon, J Marcus ^a,b,c   Driggers III, William B ^c   Oakley, Douglas ^d   Ulrich, Glenn F ^d  

^a Grice Marine Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^d MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHARK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARHINUS ISODON; CHONDRICHTHYES; ISODON;

EID: 33847041809     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2401.02     Document Type: Article

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