Movement, Behavior, and Habitat Use of a Marine Apex Predator, the Scalloped Hammerhead

Movement, Behavior, and Habitat Use of a Marine Apex Predator, the Scalloped Hammerhead

Conservation and management efforts of marine apex predators are more reliable when information on movement and habitat use patterns are known. The scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) was the first shark species to be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and has life history characteris...

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Main Authors: R. J. David Wells, Thomas C. TinHan, Michael A. Dance, J. Marcus Drymon, Brett Falterman, Matthew J. Ajemian, Gregory W. Stunz, John A. Mohan, Eric R. Hoffmayer, William B. Driggers, Jennifer A. McKinney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Sphyrna lewini
shark
movement
conservation
Gulf of Mexico
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00321/full

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