Observations and prey of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at Point Reyes National Seashore: 1982 - 2004

California Fish and Game

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-43

  Anderson, Scot D ^a   Becker, Benjamin H ^a   Allen, Sarah G ^a  

^a Point Reyes National Seashore   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; ZALOPHUS;

EID: 41749097196     PISSN: 00081078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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