Underwater ultrasonography and blood sampling provide the first observations of reproductive biology in free-swimming whale sharks
We report on a non-invasive technique for observing the reproductive states of wild, free-swimming whale sharks Rhincodon typus for the first time. Female whale sharks (n = 22) were assessed using underwater ultrasonography and a novel blood-sampling technique at Darwin Island in the Galapagos Marin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Endangered Species Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v50/p125-131/ |