Variability in the reproductive cycle of finetooth sharks, carcharhinus isodon, in the northern gulf of mexico

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages 390-393

  Driggers, William B ^a   Hoffmayer, Eric R ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SHARK; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

CARCHARHINUS ISODON; CHONDRICHTHYES; ISODON;

EID: 67650924243     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-08-167     Document Type: Article

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