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1 online resource |
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Developments in environmental biology of fishes ; 27 |
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Developments in environmental biology of fishes ; 27.
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Preface: Biology of skates -- Biodiversity and systematics of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei) -- Southern African skate biodiversity and distribution -- Food habits of the sandpaper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908) off central California: seasonal variation in diet linked to oceanographic conditions -- Food habits of the longnose skate, Raja rhina (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880), in central California waters -- Dietary comparisons of six skate species (Rajidae) in south-eastern Australian waters -- Comparative feeding ecology of four sympatric skate species off central California, USA -- Standardized diet compositions and trophic levels of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei) -- Normal embryonic development in the clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria, with experimental observations on artificial insemination -- Endocrinological investigation into the reproductive cycles of two sympatric skate species, Malacoraja senta and Amblyraja radiata, in the western Gulf of Maine -- Morphological variation in the electric organ of the little skate (Leucoraja¡erinacea) and its possible role in communication during courtship -- Reproductive biology of Rioraja agassizi from the coastal southwestern Atlantic ecosystem between northern Uruguay (34°S) and northern Argentina (42°S) -- Profiling plasma steroid hormones: a non-lethal approach for the study of skate reproductive biology and its potential use in conservation management -- Age and growth estimates for the smooth skate, Malacoraja senta, in the Gulf of Maine -- Age, growth, maturity, and mortality of the Alaska skate, Bathyraja parmifera, in the eastern Bering Sea -- Age and growth of the roughtail skate Bathyraja trachura (Gilbert 1892) from the eastern North Pacific -- Age and growth of big skate (Raja binoculata) and longnose skate (R. rhina) in the Gulf of Alaska |
| Summary |
An international symposium on the 'Biology of Skates' was held over two days, on 13-14 July, 2006, in conjunction with the 22nd annual meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society in New Orleans, LA. Dedicated on the biology of skates, this book presents papers that contributed to this symposium |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Skates (Fishes)
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Skates, Fish
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skates (fish)
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biomédecine.
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Skates (Fishes)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ebert, David A.
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Sulikowski, James A.
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| ISBN |
9781402097034 |
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1402097034 |
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9781402097027 |
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1402097026 |
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