Biology of the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis (Carcharhinidae) in the eastern Indian Ocean, including an approach to estimating age when timing of parturition is not well defined

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1320-1341

  Hall, N G ^a   Bartron, C ^a   White, W T ^a,b   Dharmadi, ^c   Potter, I C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Artisanal fishery; Aseasonal reproduction; Elasmobranchs; Growth from backcalculation; Reproduction; Vertebral centra

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHARK; VIVIPARITY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHARKS; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS FALCIFORMIS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII;

EID: 84859767588     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03240.x     Document Type: Article

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