Two new-born great white sharks, carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lamniformes; Lamnidae) from Turkish waters of the north Aegean sea

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-135

  Kabasakal, Hakan ^a   Özgürgedikoglu, Sait ^a  

^a Ichthyological Research Society   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breeding ground; Carcharodon carcharias; Great white shark; Morphometrics; Neonate; North Aegean Sea; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; MORPHOMETRY; REPRODUCTION; SHARK;

AEGEAN SEA; GULF OF EDREMIT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; LAMNIDAE; LAMNIFORMES;

EID: 67649227520     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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