Reproductive synchrony of three sympatric species of wobbegong shark (genus Orectolobus) in New South Wales, Australia: Reproductive parameter estimates necessary for population modelling

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 765-777

  Huveneers, Charlie ^a   Walker, Terence I ^b   Otway, Nicholas M ^c   Harcourt, Robert G ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; POPULATION MODELING; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SYMPATRY; SYNCHRONY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ORECTOLOBIDAE; ORECTOLOBUS; ORECTOLOBUS MACULATUS; ORECTOLOBUS ORNATUS;

EID: 34548243131     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06187     Document Type: Article

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