Comparison of fin and muscle tissues for analysis of signature fatty acids in tropical euryhaline sharks

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 479, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-53

  Every, Sharon L ^a,b,c   Pethybridge, Heidi R ^d   Crook, David A ^a   Kyne, Peter M ^a   Fulton, Christopher J ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Arafura Timor Research Facility   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochemical tracers; Carcharhinus; Elasmobranchs; Glyphis; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLIPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATTY ACID; SHARK; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; GLYPHIS; GLYPHIS GLYPHIS;

EID: 84962517806     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2016.02.011     Document Type: Article

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