Biology, ecology and conservation of the Mobulidae

LIE Couturier, AD Marshall, FRA Jaine… - Journal of fish …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Mobulidae are zooplanktivorous elasmobranchs comprising two recognized species of
manta rays (Manta spp.) and nine recognized species of devil rays (Mobula spp.). They are …

Vulnerabilities and fisheries impacts: the uncertain future of manta and devil rays

DA Croll, H Dewar, NK Dulvy… - Aquatic conservation …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Manta and devil rays of the subfamily Mobulinae (mobulids) are rarely studied, large,
pelagic elasmobranchs, with all eight of well‐evaluated species listed on the IUCN Red List …

[图书][B] Migration ecology of marine fishes

DH Secor - 2015 - books.google.com
A revelatory look at the secrets of marine fish migration. Not since FR Harden Jones
published his masterwork on fish migration in 1968 has a book so thoroughly demystified …

Offshore pelagic subsidies dominate carbon inputs to coral reef predators

C Skinner, AC Mill, MD Fox, SP Newman, Y Zhu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Coral reefs were traditionally perceived as productive hot spots in oligotrophic waters. While
modern evidence indicates that many coral reef food webs are heavily subsidized by …

Trends in sightings and environmental influences on a coastal aggregation of manta rays and whale sharks

CA Rohner, SJ Pierce, AD Marshall, SJ Weeks… - Marine Ecology …, 2013 - int-res.com
Sightings of planktivorous elasmobranchs at their coastal aggregation sites are often linked
to biological, environmental and temporal variables. Many large planktivorous …

Satellite tracking of manta rays highlights challenges to their conservation

RT Graham, MJ Witt, DW Castellanos, F Remolina… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
We describe the real-time movements of the last of the marine mega-vertebrate taxa to be
satellite tracked–the giant manta ray (or devil fish, Manta birostris), the world's largest ray at …

Characterization of the trade in manta and devil ray gill plates in China and South‐east Asia through trader surveys

M O'Malley, KA Townsend, P Hilton… - Aquatic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dried gill plates from manta and devil rays, some of the world's most biologically vulnerable
fishes, have become a valued commodity in Asian dried‐seafood and traditional Chinese …

Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia: offshore excursions, deep diving and eddy affinity revealed by satellite telemetry

FRA Jaine, CA Rohner, SJ Weeks… - Marine Ecology …, 2014 - int-res.com
Manta rays (Manta spp.) are plankton-feeding elasmobranchs classified as vulnerable to
extinction on the IUCN Red List for Threatened Species. Despite increasing public and …

When Giants Turn Up: Sighting Trends, Environmental Influences and Habitat Use of the Manta Ray Manta alfredi at a Coral Reef

FRA Jaine, LIE Couturier, SJ Weeks, KA Townsend… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Manta rays Manta alfredi are present all year round at Lady Elliot Island (LEI) in the southern
Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with peaks in abundance during autumn and winter. Drivers …

The role of context in elucidating drivers of animal movement

N Lubitz, M Bradley, M Sheaves… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite its consequences for ecological processes and population dynamics, intra‐specific
variability is frequently overlooked in animal movement studies. Consequently, the …