Elasmobranchs of tropical marine ecosystems

Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 159-239

  White, William T ^a   Sommerville, Emma ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420080483     Document Type: Chapter

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