Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Habitat Use by Juveniles of a Small Coastal Shark (Mustelus lenticulatus) in an Estuarine Nursery

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Francis, Malcolm P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; FEMALE; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MIGRATION; MUSTELUS LENTICULATUS; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHARK; WATER FLOW;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONS; SHARKS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84874279002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057021     Document Type: Article

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