Liver lipids of Indian and Atlantic Ocean spinner Carcharhinus brevipinna and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus sharks

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-118

  Davidson, B ^a   Zayed, M ^a   Zayed, S ^a   Cliff, G ^b,c  

^a SAINT JAMES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Anguilla)

^b Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blacktip shark; Liver fatty acids; Liver lipid; Spinner shark

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FATTY ACID; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; LIPID; SATURATION; SHARK; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; INDIAN OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINUS BREVIPINNA; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 79958816395     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2011.572360     Document Type: Article

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