Geographic and ontogenetic variation in the diet and daily ration of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, from the eastern Gulf of Mexico

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1009-1020

  Bethea, Dana M ^a   Hale, Loraine ^a   Carlson, John K ^a   Cortés, Enric ^a   Manire, Charles A ^b   Gelsleichter, James ^b  

^a Panama City Laboratory   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GROWTH; METABOLISM; ONTOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SHARK; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LOBSTER; SPHYRNA TIBURO; SPHYRNIDAE;

EID: 34548737647     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0728-7     Document Type: Article

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