Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, Aggregate around Offshore Platforms in Qatari Waters of the Arabian Gulf to Feed on Fish Spawn

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are known to aggregate to feed in a small number of locations in tropical and subtropical waters. Here we document a newly discovered major aggregation site for whale sharks within the Al Shaheen oil field, 90 km off the coast of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf. Whale sharks...

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Autores principales: Robinson, David P., Jaidah, Mohammed Y., Jabado, Rima W., Lee-Brooks, Katie, Nour El-Din, Nehad M., Malki, Ameena A. Al., Elmeer, Khaled, McCormick, Paul A., Henderson, Aaron C., Pierce, Simon J., Ormond, Rupert F. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058255

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058255

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