Environmental variables affecting the sexual segregation of great white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at the Neptune Islands South Australia

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1350-1364

  Robbins, R L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Shark; Temperature; Tidal

Indexed keywords

CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 34247392854     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01414.x     Document Type: Article

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