Analysis of whale shark Rhincodon typus aggregations near South Ari Atoll, Maldives Archipelago

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-150

  Riley, Morgan J ^a   Hale, Michelle S ^a   Harman, Adam ^a   Rees, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maldives archipelago; Mark recapture; Photo identification; Rhincodon typus; Whale shark

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; RHINCODON TYPUS; RHINCODONTIDAE;

EID: 74349128096     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00215     Document Type: Article

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