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Describing and Characterizing Potential Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) Nursery Habitat in Mississippi Coastal Waters
<p>The Lemon Shark (<em>Negaprion brevirostris</em>) is a member of the large coastal shark complex found throughout North and South American coastal waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico (GoM), and Pacific. The species is currently known to use Louisiana waters as their northernmost nursery …
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Swimming behavior and energetics of sharks
In a field study of blue shark swimming behavior, acoustic telemetry was used to record depth, swimming speed and tailbeat frequency from free-ranging blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in northwestern Atlantic slope waters. Records obtained from five sharks show a consistent pattern of vertical …
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Prey Selection by Young Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at Chandeleur Island Nursery Habitats with a Comparison to Three Other Co-Occurring Shark Species
… Islands (Louisiana) contain nursery habitats for lemon sharks that provide abundant prey and protection from predation. Other local shark species (Atlantic sharpnose, bull, and blacktip sharks) co-occur with lemon sharks in the same region, including the nearby Biloxi Marshes. To better assess how …
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Occurrence and genetic diversity of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a nursery ground at the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana.
<p>Anecdotal evidence suggested that immature lemon sharks (<em>Negaprion brevirostris) </em>occur at the Chandeleur Islands in southeastern Louisiana. From May 2009 to August 2011, the Nekton Research Laboratory at the University of New Orleans regularly sampled habitats at the Chandeleur Islands …
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The responses of subtropical nearshore fishes to climate change
… or absence of a predator, (i.e., a juvenile lemon shark). To do this, common subtropical nearshore fishes (i.e., juvenile schoolmaster snapper, juvenile yellowfin mojarra, adult bonefish, and adult checkered puffer) were acclimated to a behavioral choice arena (i.e., two chambers connected by …