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Armored eyes of the whale shark. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 This report elaborates on adaptations of the eyes of the whale shark Rhincodon typus (Elasmobranchii, Rhincodontidae), including the discovery that they are covered with dermal denticles, which is a novel mechanism of eye protection in vertebrates.
Taketeru Tomita +6 more
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In-water observations highlight the effects of provisioning on whale shark behaviour at the world's largest whale shark tourism destination [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 The whale shark is the world's largest fish that forms predictable aggregations across its range, many of which support tourism industries. The largest non-captive provisioned whale shark destination globally is at Oslob, Philippines, where more than 500
Christine Legaspi +5 more
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Whale shark economics: a valuation of wildlife tourism in South Ari Atoll, Maldives [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Whale sharks attract large numbers of tourists, divers and snorkelers each year to South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives. Yet without information regarding the use and economic extent of the attraction, it is difficult to prioritize conservation or
Edgar Fernando Cagua +3 more
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Does bathymetry drive coastal whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregations? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is known to aggregate in a number of coastal locations globally, however what causes these aggregations to form where they do is largely unknown.
Joshua P. Copping +4 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2021 Whale sharks are known to aggregate in coastal areas. In the South Ari Marine Protected Area (Maldives) a aggregation, mostly represented by young males with a high level of residency, has been described in the literature.
Sara Valsecchi +2 more
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Whale carcass scavenging by sharks
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019 Sharks are well known to scavenge whale carcasses, but observations are rare. Here we (1) describe new observations of whale carcass scavenging behaviour by white (Carcharodon carcharias) and tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) sharks, and (2) review the ...
James P. Tucker +4 more
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Species associated with whale sharks Rhincodon typus (Orectolobiformes, Rhincodontidae) in the Galapagos Archipelago [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Whale sharks Rhincodon typus frequently appear to interact or associate with other species, which vary depending on the community structure and the demographic of the whale sharks at each location globally. Here, we present the species sighted frequently
Sofia Green, Alex Hearn, Jonathan Green
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is an endangered species with a declining global population. The South Ari Atoll Marine Protected Area (SAMPA), Maldives, is one of few locations globally where year-long residency of individuals occurs.
Jessica Harvey-Carroll +7 more
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Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 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 ...
Christoph A. Rohner +8 more
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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 ...
Brendon James Osorio +2 more
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