White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) scavenging on whales and its potential role in further shaping the ecology of an apex predator.

Scavenging, a result of a temporary pulse of resources, occurs in virtually all ecosystems containing carnivores, and is an important energy transfer pathway that can impact ecosystem structure and function, and this ecological significance has largely been considered from a terrestrial standpoint;...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Chris Fallows, Austin J Gallagher, Neil Hammerschlag
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23585850/?tool=EBI

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