No apparent negative tagging effects after 13 years at liberty for lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris implanted with acoustic transmitter

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Smukall ◽  
Steven T. Kessel ◽  
Bryan R. Franks ◽  
Kevin A. Feldheim ◽  
Tristan L. Guttridge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lemon Shark ◽  
Negaprion Brevirostris ◽  
Acoustic Transmitter ◽  
Tagging Effects

Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the lemon shark,Negaprion brevirostris

1995 ◽  
Vol 226 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Motta ◽  
Cheryl A. D. Wilga
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Apparatus ◽  
Lemon Shark ◽  
Negaprion Brevirostris

RECONSTRUCTION OF PARENTAL MICROSATELLITE GENOTYPES REVEALS FEMALE POLYANDRY AND PHILOPATRY IN THE LEMON SHARK, NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS

Evolution ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 2332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin A. Feldheim ◽  
Samuel H. Gruber ◽  
Mary V. Ashley
Keyword(s):  
Lemon Shark ◽  
Negaprion Brevirostris

scholarly journals Assortative interactions and leadership in a free-ranging population of juvenile lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris

2011 ◽  
Vol 423 ◽  
pp. 235-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
TL Guttridge ◽  
SH Gruber ◽  
JD DiBattista ◽  
KA Feldheim ◽  
DP Croft ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lemon Shark ◽  
Negaprion Brevirostris ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Nursery area and size structure of the lemon shark population, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868), in Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venezuela

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Tavares ◽  
Jon Paul Rodriguez ◽  
Misael Morales
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategy ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Size Composition ◽  
Nursery Area ◽  
Lemon Shark ◽  
Ecological Benefits ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Negaprion Brevirostris ◽  
Lemon Sharks ◽  
Different Sources

The protection of the habitats used by juvenile sharks is a management strategy that has recently caught the attention of fishery biologists. In the present study, we evaluated the population of the lemon shark (<em>Negaprion brevirostris</em>) from Los Roques Archipelago in order to identify the nursery area, describe the size composition, and examine the variation in nocturnal activity of the juvenile individuals. The data analysed came from three different sources: commercial shark fishery, tag-recapture sampling, and visual records. A total of 375 lemon sharks with total lengths between 55 and 281 cm were recorded during the study period. Overall data showed that the area occupied by juvenile lemon sharks was clearly partitioned into primary and secondary nurseries. Additionally, nighttime activity seemed to change according to the size of sharks in the primary nursery, suggesting a reduction of time activity overlapping among juveniles of distinct size/age. Results suggest that the strategy of utilization of the primary nurseries by the lemon shark may lead to important ecological benefits by reducing the competition, predation and natural mortality.

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