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Do Whale Sharks Select for Specific Environments to Give Birth?

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Ecology and Evolution"

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70930

Abstract: ABSTRACT Neonate whale sharks read more here.

Keywords: neonate whale; oxygen; whale; sharks select ... See more keywords
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Regional movements of satellite‐tagged whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Gulf of Aden

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Ecology and Evolution"

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7400

Abstract: Abstract To gain insight into whale shark (Rhincodon typus) movement patterns in the Western Indian Ocean, we deployed eight pop‐up satellite tags at an aggregation site in the Arta Bay region of the Gulf of… read more here.

Keywords: gulf; regional movements; movement; gulf aden ... See more keywords
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Whale shark foraging on baitfish off Djibouti

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Marine Biodiversity"

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

Three-way symbiotic relationships in whale sharks

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Pacific Conservation Biology"

DOI: 10.1071/pc20043

Abstract: Symbiotic relationships between fishes and other organisms are not always easily defined, and three-way symbiotic relationships are rarely reported. Here we examine the relationship between the endangered whale shark, echeneids (remoras and sharksuckers) and a… read more here.

Keywords: whale sharks; symbiotic relationships; relationship; three way ... See more keywords

A longitudinal behavioral analysis of aquarium whale sharks (Rhincodon typus): insights into anticipatory cues, individual variation, and social interaction

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Frontiers in Marine Science"

DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1418002

Abstract: Rhincodon typus, or the whale shark, is the largest extant fish in the world and is classified as endangered on the IUCN’s Red List. Due to their enormous size and conservation status, whale sharks are… read more here.

Keywords: whale; lead follow; rhincodon typus; whale sharks ... See more keywords

Insights into the population demographics and residency patterns of photo-identified whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Bird’s Head Seascape, Indonesia

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Frontiers in Marine Science"

DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1607027

Abstract: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is an iconic species in the Bird’s Head Seascape (BHS) in eastern Indonesia, yet little is known about its population and residency patterns across the region. This study documents the… read more here.

Keywords: residency; residency patterns; population; whale sharks ... See more keywords

Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "PeerJ"

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4161

Abstract: The whale shark Rhincodon typus is an endangered, highly migratory species with a wide, albeit patchy, distribution through tropical oceans. Ten aerial survey flights along the southern Mozambican coast, conducted between 2004–2008, documented a relatively… read more here.

Keywords: coastal waters; whale; whale sharks; mozambican coastal ... See more keywords