Life-history traits of a small-bodied coastal shark

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-65

  Gutteridge, Adrian N ^a   Huveneers, Charlie ^b,c   Marshall, Lindsay J ^d   Tibbetts, Ian R ^a   Bennett, Mike B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Stickfigurefish Biological Illustrations   (Australia)

Author keywords

age and growth; Australia; Carcharhinidae; elasmobranch; Loxodon macrorhinus; reproductive biology; slit eye shark; subtropical

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; DATA PROCESSING; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHARK;

AUSTRALIA; HERVEY BAY; QUEENSLAND;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; LOXODON MACRORHINUS;

EID: 84873588196     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12140     Document Type: Article

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