Long-term presence and movement patterns of juvenile bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, in an estuarine river system

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Heupel, Michelle R ^a,d   Yeiser, Beau G ^a   Collins, Angela B ^b   Ortega, Lori ^c   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^a,d  

^a CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic monitoring; Home range

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEEP WATER; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; NURSERY GROUND; RIVER SYSTEM; SHARK; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII;

EID: 76849116974     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09019     Document Type: Article

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