Identifying shark mating behaviour using three-dimensional acceleration loggers

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-82

  Whitney, Nicholas M ^a   Pratt Jr , Harold L ^a   Pratt, Theo C ^a   Carrier, Jeffrey C ^b  

^a CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Behaviour; Ginglymostoma cirratum; Mating; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; FECUNDITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SHARK;

CHONDRICHTHYES; GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM; GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE;

EID: 77952317610     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00247     Document Type: Article

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