Seasonal abundance, philopatry and demographic structure of Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) assemblages in the north-east Exuma Sound, The Bahamas

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2535-2546

  Brooks, Edward J ^a,b   Sims, David W ^c,d   Danylchuk, Andy J ^e   Sloman, Katherine A ^f  

^a CAPE ELEUTHERA INSTITUTE   (Bahamas)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FEMALE; HABITAT USE; MALE; PHILOPATRY; PLASTICITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR; REEF; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SHARK; SUMMER; TAGGING; WINTER;

BAHAMAS; EXUMA SOUND;

ANTHOZOA; CARCHARHINUS PEREZI; CARCHARHINUS PEREZII; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84884676204     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2246-0     Document Type: Article

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