Sideway swimming behaviour by aggregating blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in mid-water column
In a school of approximately 80 C. limbatus, three individuals were recorded swimming sideways in the upper water column on a sandy substrate at 4 m depth over the course of 9 s (Fig. 1a, b, d; Supplementary Information). Concurrent scavenging off a whale carcass by great white sharks, Carcharodon c...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Marine biodiversity 2021-12, Vol.51 (6), p.92, Article 92 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In a school of approximately 80 C. limbatus, three individuals were recorded swimming sideways in the upper water column on a sandy substrate at 4 m depth over the course of 9 s (Fig. 1a, b, d; Supplementary Information). Concurrent scavenging off a whale carcass by great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, and tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier. Nat Commun, 7(1):1–5. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12289 Pratt HL, Carrier JC (2001) A review of elasmobranch reproductive behavior with a case study on the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. |
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ISSN: | 1867-1616 1867-1624 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12526-021-01242-4 |