A new report on the clasper movements of a captive Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus (Lamniformes:Odontaspididae) and a possible reason for the behaviour
Elasmobranchs present four clasper movements, which can be seen in different contexts from mating to no obvious reason. Three movements have been reported in Carcharias taurus and here the first occurrence of clasper flaring in this species is described. Clasper flaring was observed while other spec...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/229919 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JOTT.3852.10.11.12577-12581 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/229919 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agonistic behavior Carcharias taurus elasmobranch Grey Nurse Shark reproduction reproductive behaviour |
| Sumario: | Elasmobranchs present four clasper movements, which can be seen in different contexts from mating to no obvious reason. Three movements have been reported in Carcharias taurus and here the first occurrence of clasper flaring in this species is described. Clasper flaring was observed while other species were in a reproductive state and their aggressive behaviour towards the subject of this study was also observed |
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