Reproductive biology of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Hawaii

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-70

  Whitney, Nicholas M ^a   Crow, Gerald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Waikiki Aquarium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SHARK; SIZE AT MATURITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEOCERDO; GALEOCERDO CUVIER;

EID: 33847416740     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0476-0     Document Type: Article

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