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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532016000401387</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.rmb.2016.09.007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Notas sobre la biología del tiburón azul Prionace glauca (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) en aguas ecuatorianas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Notes on the biology of the blue shark Prionace glauca (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Ecuadorian waters]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Briones-Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pincay-Espinoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Palma-Chávez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero-Caicedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidad Educativa Fiscal Pedro Balda Cucalón  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manta Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Laica &#8220;Eloy Alfaro&#8221; de Manabí Departamento Central de Investigación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manta Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>87</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>1387</fpage>
<lpage>1390</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000401387&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000401387&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000401387&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El tiburón azul Prionace glauca es una especie importante en la pesquería de Ecuador. Se registraron un total de 577 organismos con tallas de 130 a 307 cm de longitud total (LT). La proporción entre sexos fue de 1.06 machos: 1 hembras. En los machos el clasper presentó medidas de entre 4 y 21.2 cm y el punto de inflexión fue estimado en 189.7 cm de LT. La talla media de madurez (LT50) de los machos del tiburón azul fue de 187.1 cm LT.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The blue shark Prionace glauca is an important fishery resource in Ecuador. A total of 577 organisms between 130-307 cm of total length (TL) was recorded. The sex ratio was 1.06 males: 1 females. In males, the clasper length was between 4 to 21.2 cm and the inflection point was estimated at 189.7 cm TL. The mean size at maturity (TL50) for male blue sharks was 187.1 cm TL.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Segregación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Madurez sexual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Clasper]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Manta]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Segregation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sexual maturity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Clasper]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Manta]]></kwd>
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