Distribution, size frequency, and sex ratios of blacktip reef sharks Carcharhinus melanopterus at Palmyra Atoll: A predator-dominated ecosystem

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 647-654

  Papastamatiou, Y P ^a   Caselle, J E ^b   Friedlander, A M ^c   Lowe, C G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OCEANIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CPUE; Diet; Sexual segregation; Size of maturity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEX RATIO; SHARK;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO; SHARKS;

AVES; CARCHARHINUS MELANOPTERUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; PALMYRA;

EID: 70349322834     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02329.x     Document Type: Article

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