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Chafing behaviour from two carcharhinid shark species Carcharhinus falciformis and C. galapagensis on whale sharks Rhincodon typus

Revista de biologia marina y oceanografia, 2023
This report provides observations regarding chafing interactions from two carcharhinid species, the silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis and the Galapagos shark, C.
F. Pancaldi, E. E. Becerril-García, Jesús Erick Higuera-Rivas   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rhincodon typus Smith 1828

, 2019
Rhincodon typus Smith 1828 — Whale shark Status at New Ireland. New record, based on underwater observations in Albatross Passage and Echuca Patch, Kavieng district. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Cosmopolitan in tropical and warm temperate waters. Epipelagic, oceanic and coastal. Marine.
Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean, White, William T.   +6 more
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DataSheet_1_Movement, Behavior, and Habitat Use of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.pdf

, 2022
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are found circumglobally in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate waters, and their known seasonal aggregations and migratory movements are influenced by factors such as ocean currents, thermobiological systems, and ...
Caroline M. Collatos (12978329), Catalina G. Gomez (12978332), Hector M. Guzman (7057649)   +2 more
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Whale shark, Rhincodon typus landed at Mandapam, Gulf of Mannar [PDF]

, 2006
On 11.01.2006, a male whale shark, Rhincodon typus measuring 8.2m in length and approximately 3 tonnes in weight was caught in pair trawl net operated 30 kms away from the shore in Gulf of ...
Kasinathan, C, Ramamoorthy, N, Sukumaran, Sandhya, Balachandran, K   +3 more
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Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
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.
Royale S. Hardenstine, Song He, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Camrin D. Braun, Edgar Fernando Cagua, Simon J. Pierce, Clare E. M. Prebble, Christoph A. Rohner, Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo, Tane H. Sinclair‐Taylor, Gregory B. Skomal, Simon R. Thorrold, Alexandra M. Watts, Casey J. Zakroff, Michael L. Berumen   +14 more
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Parasitic Copepods as Biochemical Tracers of Foraging Patterns and Dietary Shifts in Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828)

Fishes, 2023
Understanding the diet of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) is essential for the development of appropriate conservation strategies for the species. This study evaluated the use of the parasitic copepod (Pandarus rhincodonicus) as a proxy to infer short ...
B. Osorio, G. Skrzypek, M. Meekan
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Correction: Ningaloo Marine Park management program best practice for whale shark (Rhincodon typus) conservation

Frontiers in Conservation Science
Julian A. Tyne, Holly Raudino, Emily Lester, Gemma Francis, Peter Barnes, Kelly Waples   +5 more
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Natural and Artificial Structures Influence the Movement and Habitat Connectivity of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) Across Seascapes

Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity
To understand how natural geomorphological features and oil and gas platforms (OG platforms) influence the habitat use and seascape connectivity of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus).
Ben D'Antonio, L. Ferreira, Rebecca Fisher, M. Thums, C. Pattiaratchi, A. Sequeira, Cal Faubel, Samantha D. Reynolds, Brad Norman, M. Meekan   +9 more
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An unusual landing of whale shark Rhincodon typus along Blangad beach, Kerala [PDF]

, 2009
An unusual landing of whale shark Rhincodon typus along Blangad beach ...
Baby, K G
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Insights into the population demographics and residency patterns of photo-identified whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Bird’s Head Seascape, Indonesia

Frontiers in Marine Science
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.
E. Setyawan, A. W. Hasan, Yance Malaiholo, Abraham B. Sianipar, R. Mambrasar, M. Meekan, B. Gillanders, Ben D'Antonio, M. I. H. Putra, M. Erdmann   +9 more
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