Morphological measurements of manta rays (Manta birostris) with a description of a foetus from the east coast of Southern Africa

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1717, 2008, Pages 24-30

  Marshall, Andrea D ^a,b   Pierce, Simon J ^a,b   Bennett, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Manta Ray and Whale Shark Research Centre   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Development; Elasmobranch; Photo identification; Reproduction; Ventral spot patterning

Indexed keywords

MANTA BIROSTRIS; MOBULINAE;

EID: 41049108869     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1717.1.2     Document Type: Article

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