Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.
I've been looking but am struggling to find much on methods for this. If anyone also knows of data on the sharks' food intake, i.e weekly body mass % eaten, that would be great! .
Thank you.
Hi Zoe,
maybe you should have a look at some papers of Colin Simpfendorfer. He uses acoustic telemetry to study migration patterns of sharks, see this publication. I am not sure if he also included food intake.
Cheers,
Florian
Article Large–Scale Movement and Reef Fidelity of Grey Reef Sharks
Hi Florian,
I should have mentioned that it's more the types of swimming I was looking for i.e. gliding: tail flicks etc but this will still be useful!
Thank you for your reply,
Zoe
Hi Zoe,
I checked my database and found the following papers:
SPEED, C.W. & FIELD, I.C. & MEEKAN, M.G. & BRADSHAW, C.J.A. 2010 Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 408: 275-293 (contains Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos).
and some studys about diet of Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos:
WETHERBEE, B.M. & CROW, G.L. & LOWE, C.G. 1997 Distribution, reproduction and diet of the gray reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Hawaii. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 151: 181-189
PAPASTAMATIOU, Y.P. & WETHERBEE, B.M. & CROW, G.L. & LOWE, C.G. 2006 Distribution and diet of four species of carcharhinid shark in the Hawaiian Islands: evidence for resource partitioning and competitive exclusion. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 320: 239-251
STEVENS, J.D. & McLOUGHLIN, K.J. 1991 Distribution, size and sex composition, reproductive biology and diet of sharks from northern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 42 (2): 151-199
SALINI, J.P. & BLABER, S.J.M. & BREWER, D.T. 1992 Diets of sharks from estuaries and adjacent waters of the northeastern Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 43 (1): 87-96
FRANCIS, M.P. & LYON, W.S. 2012 Review of research and monitoring studies on New Zealand sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras, 2008-2012. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report, 102: 70 p.
Maybe some of this references are useful for you. Let me know, if you need one.
Jürgen
Hi Jürgen,
I've just checked my literature list and have all listed except the last one by FRANCIS, M.P. & LYON, W.S. 2012. If it's possible to get a link or copy to this I would greatly appreciate it!
Thank you for the list,
Zoe
Hi Zoe, no problem! I will send you the paper next weekend because I am now out of office. Could you please send me your email address (to [email protected]).
Cheers Jürgen
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