Coastal sharks and rays in a marine protected area in southern Brazil

Paulo R S Santos1,2, Marcelo N Alves2, Magnus M Severo3

  • 1Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Vicente, Brazil.

Journal of Fish Biology
|January 6, 2021
PubMed

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