Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8492
Abstract: Abstract The whale shark Rhincodon typus is found throughout the world's tropical and warm‐temperate ocean basins. Despite their broad physical distribution, research on the species has been concentrated at a few aggregation sites. Comparing DNA… read more here.
Keywords: ocean; whale shark; population; ecology ... See more keywords
New insights into whale shark Rhincodon typus diet in Brazil: an observation of ram filter-feeding on crab larvae and analysis of stomach contents from the first stranding in Bahia state
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DOI: 10.1007/s10641-018-0775-6
Abstract: We describe the first record of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, feeding in Brazilian coastal waters, and the first stranding record in the state of Bahia, Northeast Brazil. In April 2008, an individual of R.… read more here.
Keywords: crab larvae; typus; whale shark; first stranding ... See more keywords
Whale shark foraging on baitfish off Djibouti
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DOI: 10.1007/s12526-018-00934-8
Abstract: In the Gulf of Tadjoura, Republic of Djibouti, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) are known to feed on a wide variety of zooplankton organisms. However, for the first time in this area, seven juvenile… read more here.
Keywords: shark foraging; whale sharks; baitfish djibouti; whale shark ... See more keywords
Stranded whale shark (Rhincodon typus) reveals vulnerability of filter-feeding elasmobranchs to marine litter in the Philippines.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.030
Abstract: Marine litter has adversely affected many marine species. However, information on its impacts on filter-feeding elasmobranchs (such as the whale shark, Rhinocodon typus) is scarce. The Philippines is an essential habitat for whale sharks, and… read more here.
Keywords: whale shark; marine litter; filter feeding; marine ... See more keywords
Acoustic backscatter at a Red Sea whale shark aggregation site
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2018.03.008
Abstract: Abstract An aggregation of sexually immature whale sharks occurs at a coastal submerged reef near the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast each spring. We tested the hypothesis that these megaplanktivores become attracted to a prey… read more here.
Keywords: whale shark; aggregation; whale; acoustic backscatter ... See more keywords
Pharmacological properties of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) melanocortin-2 receptor and melancortin-5 receptor: Interaction with MRAP1 and MRAP2.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113915
Abstract: In the current study, the whale shark (ws; Rhincodon typus) melanocortin-2 receptor (MC2R) co-expressed with wsMRAP1 in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cells could be stimulated in a dose dependent manner by ACTH(1-24) with an EC50… read more here.
Keywords: rhincodon typus; expression; whale shark; shark rhincodon ... See more keywords
Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world’s largest fish, the whale shark
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2117440119
Abstract: Significance Global vessel traffic is increasing alongside world economic growth. The potential for rising lethal ship strikes on endangered species of marine megafauna, such as the plankton-feeding whale shark, remains poorly understood since areas of… read more here.
Keywords: traffic; collision risk; whale shark; collision ... See more keywords
Whale shark rhodopsin adapted to deep-sea lifestyle by a substitution associated with human disease
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220728120
Abstract: Spectral tuning of visual pigments often facilitates adaptation to new environments, and it is intriguing to study the visual ecology of pelagic sharks with secondarily expanded habitats. The whale shark, which dives into the deep… read more here.
Keywords: site; whale shark; substitution; deep sea ... See more keywords
The potential for expansion of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) tourism in St. Helena: stakeholder engagement and willingness to pay
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DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2021.1971684
Abstract: Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) tourism is increasingly popular wherever the species occur, including a fledgling industry on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena. We interviewed 154 people to eli... read more here.
Keywords: typus tourism; rhincodon typus; whale shark; shark rhincodon ... See more keywords
Development of a Whale-Shark-Inspired Gliding Robotic Fish With High Maneuverability
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DOI: 10.1109/tmech.2020.2994451
Abstract: In this article, we present the design and implementation of an innovative bioinspired gliding robotic fish and a gliding angle controller. Through mimicking a whale shark, the gliding robotic fish is designed with diversified control… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; gliding robotic; high maneuverability; robotic fish ... See more keywords
Association of the whale shark Rhincodon typus with the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13725
Abstract: This study describes the first record of the whale shark Rhincodon typus association with the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Whale sharks were observed swimming and feeding among swarms of… read more here.
Keywords: rhincodon typus; whale; cannonball jellyfish; whale shark ... See more keywords