Intraguild predation and partial consumption of blue sharks Prionace glauca by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
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Intraguild predation and partial consumption of blue sharks Prionace glauca by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus C Fallows, HP Benoît & N Hammerschlag To cite this article: C Fallows, HP Benoît & N Hammerschlag (2015) Intraguild predation and partial consumption of blue sharks Prionace glauca by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, African Journal of Marine Science, 37:1, 125-128, DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2015.1013058 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1013058
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