The Biology and Ecology of the Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus Oxyrinchus

Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 87-94

  Stevens, John D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Isurus oxyrinchus; Lamnidae; Population status; Shortfin mako

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947744373     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444302516.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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