An Observation of Mating in Free-Ranging Blacktip Reef Sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus.

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dc.contributor.authorMcCauley, Douglas J.
dc.contributor.authorPapastamatiou, Yannis P.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Hillary S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-03T21:35:02Z
dc.date.available2012-07-03T21:35:02Z
dc.date.issued2010-04
dc.descriptionv. ill. 23 cm.
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dc.description.abstractWe describe the mating behavior of free-ranging Blacktip Reef Sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, at Palmyra Atoll. This is the first primary report of mating in C. melanopterus and the first direct observation of mating for an obligate swimming shark species. Similar to that in other nonobligate swimming shark species, mating in C. melanopterus was characterized by multiple males following a single female, a male grabbing the female near the pectoral fin and positioning her head down on the bottom, and the insertion of a single clasper. Copulation lasted 68 sec, which is shorter than the durations recorded for most other shark species.
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dc.identifier.citationMcCauley DJ, Papastamatiou YP, Young HS. An Observation of Mating in Free-Ranging Blacktip Reef Sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus. Pac Sci 64(2): 349-352.
dc.identifier.issn0030-8870
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/23110
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherHonolulu, University of Hawaii Press
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 64, no. 2
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshScience--Periodicals
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals.
dc.titleAn Observation of Mating in Free-Ranging Blacktip Reef Sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus.
dc.typeArticle
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