Residency patterns and movements of grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) in semi-isolated coral reef habitats

Marine Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 343-358

  Espinoza, Mario ^a   Heupel, Michelle R ^a,b   Tobin, Andrew J ^a   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

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EID: 84922079134     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2572-x     Document Type: Article

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