A Summary of Observations on the Maximum Size Attained by the White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias

Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 85-90

  Castro, José I ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84899744298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b11532-12     Document Type: Chapter

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