Size, sex and seasonal patterns in the assemblage of Carcharhiniformes in a sub-tropical bay

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 228-241

  Taylor, S M ^a   Bennett, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuarine; Nursery; Partitioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAY; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; ELASMOBRANCH; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BAYS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; ELASMOBRANCHII; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUEENSLAND; SEASONS;

CARCHARHINIFORMES; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CARCHARHINUS OBSCURUS; CARCHARHINUS TILSTONI; CHONDRICHTHYES; RHIZOPRIONODON TAYLORI;

EID: 84872608908     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12003     Document Type: Article

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