Age validation of great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna Mokarran), determined by bomb radiocarbon analysis

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-351

  Passerotti, Michelle S ^a   Carlson, John K ^a   Piercy, Andrew N ^b   Campana, Steven E ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; SPHYRNA MOKARRAN; SPHYRNIDAE;

EID: 77955318696     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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