Food habits of the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) off the western coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 499-503

  Cabrera Chavez Costa A A ^a   Galvan Magana F ^a   Escobar Sanchez O ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINUS FALCIFORMIS; CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DOSIDICUS GIGAS; PLEURONCODES PLANIPES; RASTRELLIGER; SCOMBER JAPONICUS;

EID: 77955166635     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01482.x     Document Type: Article

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