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| Burgess, Katherine B.; Guerrero, Michel; Marshall, Andrea D.; Richardson, Anthony J.; Bennett, Mike B.; Couturier, Lydie I. E.. |
| Traditionally, large planktivorous elasmobranchs have been thought to predominantly feed on surface zooplankton during daytime hours. However, the recent application of molecular methods to examine long-term assimilated diets, has revealed that these species likely gain the majority from deeper or demersal sources. Signature fatty acid analysis (FA) of muscle tissue was used to examine the assimilated diet of the giant manta ray Mobula birostris, and then compared with surface zooplankton that was collected during feeding and non-feeding events at two aggregation sites off mainland Ecuador. The FA profiles of M. birostris and surface zooplankton were markedly different apart from similar proportions of arachidonic acid, which suggests daytime surface... |
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| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00419/53000/53940.pdf |
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| Stewart, Joshua D.; Jaine, Fabrice R. A.; Armstrong, Amelia J.; Armstrong, Asia O.; Bennett, Michael B.; Burgess, Katherine B.; Couturier, Lydie I. E.; Croll, Donald A.; Cronin, Melissa R.; Deakos, Mark H.; Dudgeon, Christine L.; Fernando, Daniel; Froman, Niv; Germanov, Elitza S.; Hall, Martin A.; Hinojosa-alvarez, Silvia; Hosegood, Jane E.; Kashiwagi, Tom; Laglbauer, Betty J. L.; Lezama-ochoa, Nerea; Marshall, Andrea D.; Mcgregor, Frazer; Di Sciara, Giuseppe Notarbartolo; Palacios, Marta D.; Peel, Lauren R.; Richardson, Anthony J.; Rubin, Robert D.; Townsend, Kathy A.; Venables, Stephanie K.; Stevens, Guy M. W.. |
| Manta and devil rays are filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are found circumglobally in tropical and subtropical waters. Although relatively understudied for most of the Twentieth century, public awareness and scientific research on these species has increased dramatically in recent years. Much of this attention has been in response to targeted fisheries, international trade in mobulid products, and a growing concern over the fate of exploited populations. Despite progress in mobulid research, major knowledge gaps still exist, hindering the development of effective management and conservation strategies. We assembled 30 leaders and emerging experts in the fields of mobulid biology, ecology, and conservation to identify pressing knowledge gaps that must be... |
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Palavras-chave: Manta; Mobula; Devil ray; Elasmobranch; Management. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00481/59290/62455.pdf |
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