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

2010/08/01 by Philip Motta, Philip J. Motta, Michael Maslanka +12 · 4 citations
Environmental Science · #Animal science #Biology #Fish Ecology and Management Studies #Fish biology, ecology, and behavior #Fishery #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Plankton #Whale

paper · doi:10.1016/j.zool.2009.12.001

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