Residence and movement patterns of cownose rays Rhinoptera bonasus within a south-west Florida estuary

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1159-1178

  Collins, A B ^a,b,c   Heupel, M R ^b   Motta, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Cownose ray; Rhinoptera bonasus; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RHINOPTERA BONASUS; RHINOPTERINAE;

EID: 35248878494     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01590.x     Document Type: Article

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