Factors contributing to shark attacks on humans: A volusia county, florida, case study

Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 541-565

  Burgess, George H ^a   Buch, Robert H ^a   Carvalho, Felipe ^a   Garner, Brittany A ^a   Walker, Christina J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 85042787686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420080483     Document Type: Chapter

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