Similar life history traits in bull (Carcharhinus leucas) and pig-eye (C. amboinensis) sharks

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 850-860

  Tillett, Bree J ^a,b   Meekan, Mark G ^b,c   Field, Iain C ^a,b,d   Hua, Quan ^e   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^f,g  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^g SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

bomb radiocarbon; Carcharhinus sp.; Indo Pacific; resilience

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EXPLOITATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MORPHOLOGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SHARK; SIMILARITY INDEX; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS AMBOINENSIS; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; SUIDAE;

EID: 79960949628     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10271     Document Type: Article

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