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

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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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