Aspects of the biology and of the Finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon, in Louisiana waters

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 108-113

  Neer, Julie A ^a   Thompson, Bruce A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; SHARK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

CARCHARHINUS ISODON;

EID: 4444225583     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2201.11     Document Type: Article

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