Habitat use and movement patterns of bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas determined using pop-up satellite archival tags

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 661-675

  Carlson, J K ^a   Ribera, M M ^a   Conrath, C L ^b   Heupel, M R ^c   Burgess, G H ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Geolocation; Habitat utilization; Residency

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHARK; SWIMMING; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; DEVICES; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SHARKS; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 77955294744     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02707.x     Document Type: Article

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