Population structure and residency patterns of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus in turbid coastal environments

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1192-1210

  Chin, A ^a   Tobin, A J ^a   Heupel, M R ^a,b   Simpfendorfer, C A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catch per unit effort; Dispersal; Mangrove; Reproduction; Sex segregation; Site attachment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SHARK;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SHARKS;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINUS MELANOPTERUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84875877975     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12057     Document Type: Article

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