Diet of the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) along the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States

The diet of a potentially omnivorous coastal shark species, the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), was examined in the western Atlantic along the coast of the southeastern United States. A total of 423 stomachs collected from Texas, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina were analyzed using standardized stom...

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Published in:	Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
Main Authors:	C. C. Branham, B. S. Frazier, J. B. Strange, A. S. Galloway, D. H. Adams, J. M. Drymon, R. D. Grubbs, D. S. Portnoy, R. J. D. Wells, G. Sancho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2022-08-01
Subjects:	elasmobranch diet feeding ecology <i>sphyrna tiburo</i> <i>callinectes</i> spp. seagrasses
Online Access:	https://raco.cat/index.php/ABC/article/view/403475

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