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Dead tired: evaluating the physiological status and survival of neonatal reef sharks under stress

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Marine protected areas can protect sharks from targeted fisheries, but may not manage other stressors. We demonstrated species-specific physiological responses of newborn reef sharks upon brief gill-net capture during summer… Click to show full abstract

Marine protected areas can protect sharks from targeted fisheries, but may not manage other stressors. We demonstrated species-specific physiological responses of newborn reef sharks upon brief gill-net capture during summer months. Carcharhinus melanopterus and Negaprion acutidens were resilient to stress within a narrow temperature range and under ideal capture conditions.

Keywords: tired evaluating; evaluating physiological; reef sharks; physiological status; dead tired; reef

Journal Title: Conservation Physiology
Year Published: 2018

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