Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses
Whale sharks Rhincodon typus are large filter-feeders that are frequently observed feeding
in surface zooplankton patches at their tropical and subtropical coastal aggregation sites …
in surface zooplankton patches at their tropical and subtropical coastal aggregation sites …
Intraspecific variability in diet and implied foraging ranges of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, from signature fatty acid analysis
We examined the feeding ecology of whale sharks by analyzing the signature fatty acids of
their sub-dermal tissue and those of an extensive set of potential prey collected at Ningaloo …
their sub-dermal tissue and those of an extensive set of potential prey collected at Ningaloo …
Diet of demersal sharks and chimaeras inferred by fatty acid profiles and stomach content analysis
H Pethybridge, RK Daley, PD Nichols - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2011 - Elsevier
Obtaining adequate dietary information for many shark and chimaera species has long been
a challenge for ecosystem managers, largely due to logistical difficulties in the collection of …
a challenge for ecosystem managers, largely due to logistical difficulties in the collection of …
New insights into whale shark Rhincodon typus diet in Brazil: an observation of ram filter-feeding on crab larvae and analysis of stomach contents from the first …
We describe the first record of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, feeding in Brazilian coastal
waters, and the first stranding record in the state of Bahia, Northeast Brazil. In April 2008, an …
waters, and the first stranding record in the state of Bahia, Northeast Brazil. In April 2008, an …
Diet composition and trophic ecology of Northeast Pacific Ocean sharks
Although there is a general perception of sharks as large pelagic, apex predators, most
sharks are smaller, meso-and upper-trophic level predators that are associated with the …
sharks are smaller, meso-and upper-trophic level predators that are associated with the …
Diet of three shark species in the Ecuadorian Pacific, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus limbatus and Nasolamia velox
C Estupiñán-Montaño, F Pacheco-Triviño… - Journal of the Marine …, 2018 - cambridge.org
We analysed the stomach contents of 69 silky sharks Carcharhinus falciformis, 44 blacktip
sharks Carcharhinus limbatus and 24 whitenose sharks Nasolamia velox caught in the …
sharks Carcharhinus limbatus and 24 whitenose sharks Nasolamia velox caught in the …
Similarity between predator and prey fatty acid profiles is tissue dependent in Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus): Implications for diet reconstruction
Fatty acid (FA) analysis is increasingly being applied to study the feeding ecology of sharks.
However, very little knowledge exists regarding how sharks alter dietary FAs prior to …
However, very little knowledge exists regarding how sharks alter dietary FAs prior to …
Feeding patterns of two sympatric shark predators in coastal ecosystems of an oceanic island
C Trystram, KM Rogers, M Soria… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Stomach contents and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) were
used to investigate the trophic ecology of two apex predators, tiger sharks (Galeocerdo …
used to investigate the trophic ecology of two apex predators, tiger sharks (Galeocerdo …
Experimental evaluation of fatty acid profiles as a technique to determine dietary composition in benthic elasmobranchs
Fatty acid (FA) analysis is a tool for dietary investigation that complements traditional
stomach content analyses. Controlled feeding experiments were used to determine the …
stomach content analyses. Controlled feeding experiments were used to determine the …
Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
JD Plumlee, RJD Wells - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2016 - int-res.com
The feeding ecology of 3 coastal shark species—Atlantic sharpnose Rhizoprionodon
terraenovae, bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo, and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus shark—was …
terraenovae, bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo, and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus shark—was …