Sleeper shark (Somniosus antarcticus) and other bite wounds observed on southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Macquarie Island

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 239-247

  Van Den Hoff, John ^a   Morrice, Margaret G ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINNIPED; PREDATION; SHARK; WOUNDING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MACQUARIE ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CHONDRICHTHYES; MIROUNGA LEONINA; SOMNIOSUS ANTARCTICUS; SOMNIOSUS MICROCEPHALUS;

EID: 39049136438     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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