Notes on the feeding behaviour and swimming pattern of Manta alfredi (Chondrichthyes, Mobulidae) in the Red Sea

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:11:41Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:11:41Z
dc.date.created2014-12-03T13:11:41Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-01
dc.identifierActa Ethologica. Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, v. 17, n. 2, p. 119-122, 2014.
dc.identifier0873-9749
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/113416
dc.identifier10.1007/s10211-013-0165-1
dc.identifierWOS:000336268200009
dc.description.abstractThe feeding behaviour and the swimming pattern of the reef manta (Manta alfredi) are described based on video recordings conducted in Sudan, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, during June 2001. Three circular swimming patterns are described: horizontal circle pattern, inclined circle pattern and double circle pattern, related to feedings on zooplankton distributed in the water column. The observation of circle-like swimming patterns for reef manta rays in shallow waters expands our knowledge about M. alfredi and suggests that the distribution and abundance of zooplankton influence the occurrence and group size of this species in the studied area, as reported from other localities for Manta species.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationActa Ethologica
dc.relation1.625
dc.relation0,769
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectMobulid rays
dc.subjectElasmobranch behaviour
dc.subjectDistribution
dc.subjectIndianOcean
dc.subjectSudan
dc.titleNotes on the feeding behaviour and swimming pattern of Manta alfredi (Chondrichthyes, Mobulidae) in the Red Sea
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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