Use of Human-Altered Habitats by Bull Sharks in a Florida Nursery Area

Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-38

  Curtis, Tobey H ^a,b,c   Parkyn, Daryl C ^b   Burgess, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84891509885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19425120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2012.756438     Document Type: Article

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