Biology of the south american potamotrygonid stingrays

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

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 241-281

  Rosa, Ricardo S ^a   Charvet Almeida, Patricia ^b   Quijada, Carla Christie Diban ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b SENAI PR and Projeto Trygon   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Ensino Superior e Desenvolvimento   (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420080483     Document Type: Chapter

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