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Residency of the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) at Malpelo Island and evidence of migration to other islands in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
Sixty nine hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini, were tagged at Malpelo Island (Colombia) with ultrasonic transmitters during March 2006, 2007 and 2008, as part of a study to understand their residency at the island and their horizontal and vertical movements. Five sharks visited Cocos Island, 627 km d...
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Published in: | Environmental biology of fishes 2011-06, Vol.91 (2), p.165-176 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Sixty nine hammerhead sharks,
Sphyrna lewini,
were tagged at Malpelo Island (Colombia) with ultrasonic transmitters during March 2006, 2007 and 2008, as part of a study to understand their residency at the island and their horizontal and vertical movements. Five sharks visited Cocos Island, 627 km distant from Malpelo. One of the sharks that appeared at Cocos Island also visited the Galapagos Islands, 710 km from Cocos, a month later. There is connectivity of
Sphyrna lewini
between Malpelo, Cocos and the Galapagos Islands, but the frequency of movements between the islands appears to be relatively low ( |
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ISSN: | 0378-1909 1573-5133 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10641-011-9769-3 |