Distribution and population structure of the pelagic stingray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Dasyatidae), in the south-western Atlantic

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 357-363

  Forselledo, Rodrigo ^a   Pons, Maite ^a   Miller, Philip ^a   Domingo, Andrés ^a  

^a Direccion Nacional de Recursos Acuaticos   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

CPUE; Distribution; Pelagic stingray; Reproduction; SW Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BYCATCH; CONSERVATION STATUS; FISHERY DISCARD; LONGLINING; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

DASYATIDAE; PTEROPLATYTRYGON VIOLACEA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 57349102341     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2008052     Document Type: Article

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