Liver lipids of female Carcharias taurus (spotted raggedtooth) sharks: A comparison between seasons

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 613-618

  Davidson, Bruce ^a   Cliff, Geremy ^b,c  

^a SAINT JAMES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Anguilla)

^b Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Female raggedtooth; Lipids; Shark

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OVOVIVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SHARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVOVIVIPARITY; SEASONS; SHARKS; SOUTH AFRICA;

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 79961005533     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-010-9463-y     Document Type: Article

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