The effects of shark cage-diving operations on the behaviour and movements of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at the Neptune Islands, South Australia

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 889-907

  Bruce, Barry D ^a   Bradford, Russell W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; HABITAT USE; SHARK; TAGGING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NEPTUNE ISLANDS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; MYCTEROPERCA FUSCA;

EID: 84875382069     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-2142-z     Document Type: Article

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