Hunting patterns and geographic profiling of white shark predation

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-118

  Martin, R A ^a   Rossmo, D K ^b   Hammerschlag, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic profiling; Optimal foraging; Predation risk; Predator prey interactions; Seals; Sharks

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSPECIFIC; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PINNIPED; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; SHARK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ROBBEN ISLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 70349156742     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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