Courtship and Reproduction of the Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in an Ex Situ Environment, with a Description of the Late Embryonic Developmental Stage [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Elasmobranchs represent a group of species under considerable anthropic pressure because of the scale of industrial and artisanal fisheries and the loss of essential areas for nursery and feeding, which are causing substantial population losses around ...
Sérgio Ricardo Santos +5 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus from the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 We present the first mitochondrial genome of Trianenodon obesus from the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Marine Protected Area.
Shaili Johri +4 more
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Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting [PDF]
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2023 Many progressive aquariums worldwide house various elasmobranch species as part of their commitment to conservation awareness and the long-term well-being of these creatures.
Sandra Costa +3 more
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Jenis dan Status Konservasi Ikan Hiu yang Tertangkap di Tempat Pelelangan Ikan (TPI) Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat, Flores [PDF]
Al-Kauniyah Jurnal Biologi, 2014 The study aimed to determine the types of sharks are caught, sold and conservation status in the fish auction place (TPI) Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara have been conducted in February and March 2014 in Labuan Bajo.
Ismail Syakurachman Alaydrus +2 more
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Drivers of variation in occurrence, abundance, and behaviour of sharks on coral reefs [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Quantifying the drivers of population size in reef sharks is critical for the development of appropriate conservation strategies. In north-west Australia, shark populations inhabit coral reefs that border growing centres of human population, industry ...
E. Lester +8 more
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Erection of Euterranova n. gen. and Neoterranova n. gen. (Nematoda, Anisakidae), with the description of E. dentiduplicata n. sp. and new records of two other anisakid nematodes from sharks off New Caledonia [PDF]
Parasite, 2020 Helminthological examinations of three species of sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier, Triaenodon obesus (both Carcharhinidae, Carcharhiniformes) and Stegostoma fasciatum (Stegostomatidae, Orectolobiformes) from New Caledonian waters, carried out during 2003–2005,
Moravec František, Justine Jean-Lou
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Quantifying Catch Rates, Shark Abundance and Depredation Rate at a Spearfishing Competition on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia [PDF]
Biology, 2022 We developed and applied a method to quantify spearfisher effort and catch, shark interactions and shark depredation in a boat-based recreational spearfishing competition in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Queensland. Survey questions were designed
Adam Smith +6 more
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Nearshore marine biodiversity of Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica: Where the ocean meets the rainforest. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Osa Peninsula in remote southwest Costa Rica harbors 2.5% of global terrestrial biodiversity in only 1,200 km2 and has the largest remaining tract of Pacific lowland wet forest in Mesoamerica.
Alan M Friedlander +7 more
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Residency and spatial use by reef sharks of an isolated seamount and its implications for conservation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Although marine protected areas (MPAs) are a common conservation strategy, these areas are often designed with little prior knowledge of the spatial behaviour of the species they are designed to protect.
Adam Barnett +3 more
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Trouble in the Tank: A Case Report of Fatal Scuticociliate Encephalitis in a Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus). [PDF]
J Fish DisAbstractThis case report presents a recent case of scuticociliatosis in a whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), housed at a zoo (Haus des Meeres Aqua Terra Zoo, Vienna, Austria). Clinical signs such as uncoordinated swimming and body tilt were observed prior to death.
Schwegler H +5 more
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