First Confirmed Record of a Bull Shark in Lake Gatun, the Freshwater Body of the Panama Canal.

Castellanos-Galindo GA, Robertson DR, Bravo V, Saltonstall K, Sanchez P, Morales L, Cahill R, Torchin ME

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.73114
Published: 2026 Feb
Container: Ecology and evolution
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@article{allodium:10.1002/ece3.73114,
  title = {First Confirmed Record of a Bull Shark in Lake Gatun, the Freshwater Body of the Panama Canal.},
  author = {Castellanos-Galindo GA and Robertson DR and Bravo V and Saltonstall K and Sanchez P and Morales L and Cahill R and Torchin ME},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Ecology and evolution},
  doi = {10.1002/ece3.73114},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73114}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - First Confirmed Record of a Bull Shark in Lake Gatun, the Freshwater Body of the Panama Canal.
AU  - Castellanos-Galindo GA
AU  - Robertson DR
AU  - Bravo V
AU  - Saltonstall K
AU  - Sanchez P
AU  - Morales L
AU  - Cahill R
AU  - Torchin ME
PY  - 2026
JO  - Ecology and evolution
DO  - 10.1002/ece3.73114
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GA, C., DR, R., V, B., K, S., P, S., L, M., R, C., & ME, T. (2026). First Confirmed Record of a Bull Shark in Lake Gatun, the Freshwater Body of the Panama Canal.. Ecology and evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73114

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