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Temperature and the vertical movements of oceanic whitetip sharks, Carcharhinus longimanus

Large-bodied pelagic ectotherms such as sharks need to maintain internal temperatures within a favourable range in order to maximise performance and be cost-efficient foragers. This implies that behavioural thermoregulation should be a key feature of the movements of these animals, although field ev...

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Autores principales: Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Gleiss, Adrian C., Jordan, Lance K. B., Pattiaratchi, Charitha B., Howey, Lucy A., Brooks, Edward J., Meekan, Mark G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5974137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26485-3