Feeding anatomy, filter-feeding rate, and diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus during surface ram filter feeding off the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Philip J. Motta, Michael Maslanka, Robert E. Hueter, Ray L. Davis, Rafael de la Parra, Samantha L. Mulvany, Maria Laura Habegger, James A. Strother, Kyle R. Mara, Jayne M. Gardiner, John P. Tyminski, Leslie D. Zeigler

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-212
Number of pages14
JournalZoology
Volume113
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Animal Science and Zoology

Keywords

  • Feeding rate
  • Plankton
  • Ram filter feeding
  • Shark diet

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