Age, growth, and reproduction of silky sharks, Carcharhinus falciformis, in northeastern Taiwan waters

Fisheries Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 78-85

  Joung, Shoou Jeng ^a   Chen, Che Tsung ^b   Lee, Hsian Hau ^a   Liu, Kwang Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Kaohsiung Hospitality University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Reproduction; Silky shark; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINUS FALCIFORMIS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 40649110266     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.09.025     Document Type: Article

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