Regional movements of satellite‐tagged whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Gulf of Aden
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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
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
Three-way symbiotic relationships in whale sharks
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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
Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks
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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