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An Unprecedented Aggregation of Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, in Mexican Coastal Waters of the Caribbean Sea
Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are often perceived as solitary behemoths that live and feed in the open ocean. To the contrary, evidence is accumulating that they are gregarious and form seasonal aggregations in some coastal waters. One such aggregation occurs annually north of Cabo Catoche, off Isl...
Autores principales: | de la Parra Venegas, Rafael, Hueter, Robert, González Cano, Jaime, Tyminski, John, Gregorio Remolina, José, Maslanka, Mike, Ormos, Andrea, Weigt, Lee, Carlson, Bruce, Dove, Alistair |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084747/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559508 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018994 |
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