Long-distance dispersal of the endangered Pacific nurse shark (Ginglymostoma unami, Orectolobiformes) in Costa Rica revealed through acoustic telemetry
Sergio Madrigal-Mora,
Elpis J. Chávez,
Randall Arauz
et al.
Abstract:Long-distance movements associated with environmental and ecological drivers are common in a wide array of mobile marine species. Understanding such movements and associated drivers is particularly important for management and conservation of threatened species, which may be exposed to anthropogenic threats throughout their range. Pacific nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma unami) are endangered because of their interactions with fisheries and a lack of biological knowledge as a recently described species. Little is k… Show more
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