Scale and pattern of broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus movement in estuarine embayments

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1380-1400

  Williams, G D ^a   Andrews, K S ^b   Katz, S L ^c   Moser, M L ^b   Tolimieri, N ^b   Farrer, D A ^d   Levin, P S ^b  

^a Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Migration; Pacific Ocean; Sexual segregation; Site fidelity; Willapa Bay

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; BAY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SHARK; UNITED STATES;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BAYS; CALIFORNIA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEASONS; SHARKS; WASHINGTON;

CHONDRICHTHYES; NOTORYNCHUS CEPEDIANUS;

EID: 84859744019     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03179.x     Document Type: Article

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