Reproductive periodicity, localised movements and behavioural segregation of pregnant Carcharias taurus at Wolf Rock, southeast Queensland, Australia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 374, Issue , 2009, Pages 215-227

  Bansemer, C S ^a   Bennett, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Aggregation; Photo identification; Site fidelity; Visual survey

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MOVEMENT; PERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SHARK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; WOLF ROCK;

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE;

EID: 60049084128     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07741     Document Type: Article

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