An observation of mating in free-ranging blacktip reef sharks, Carcbarbinus melanopterus

Pacific Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 349-352

  McCauley, Douglas J ^a   Papastamatiou, Yannis P ^b   Young, Hillary S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; CORAL REEF; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SHARK;

LINE ISLANDS; PALMYRA ATOLL;

CARCHARHINUS MELANOPTERUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; PALMYRA;

EID: 77952655860     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/64.2.349     Document Type: Article

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