Basking sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus) schooling in the southern Gulf of Maine
Abstract Schools of up to 50 basking sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus ) were observed on the warm side of a persistent thermal front in the southern Gulf of Maine from early September through mid‐October 2002. Aerial photographs showed a variety of schooling patterns, including echelon, cartwheel and mil...
| Published in: | Fisheries Oceanography |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2004
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2004.00292.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2419.2004.00292.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2004.00292.x |
| Summary: | Abstract Schools of up to 50 basking sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus ) were observed on the warm side of a persistent thermal front in the southern Gulf of Maine from early September through mid‐October 2002. Aerial photographs showed a variety of schooling patterns, including echelon, cartwheel and milling formations. While the function of these aggregations remains unknown, they may represent group courtship behaviour. |
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