Evidence for reproductive philopatry in the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2140-2158

  Tillett, B J ^a,b,c   Meekan, M G ^b,e   Field, I C ^a,b,f   Thorburn, D C ^b,d   Ovenden, J R ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

^d Indo Pacific Environmental   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuary; Microsatellites; Mitochondria; Northern Australia population; Predator; Structure

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SHARK;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REPRODUCTION; SHARKS;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84860519037     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03228.x     Document Type: Article

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