Population size and survivorship for juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) on their nursery grounds at a marine protected area in Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-212

  de Freitas, Renato Hajenius Aché ^a,b   Rosa, Ricardo S ^b   Wetherbee, Bradley M ^c   Gruber, Samuel H ^d  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d BIMINI BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION FOUNDATION   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

Atol das Rocas; Carcharhinidae; Conservation; Mortality; Tag recapture

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; CITRUS LIMON; NEGAPRION; NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 67650497840     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252009000200011     Document Type: Article

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