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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
卷 82, 期 3, 页码 979-993出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12039
关键词
capturerecapture; geographic variability; growth; life history; sexual segregation; shark
资金
- Direction a l'Environnement (DIREN) of French Polynesia
- Coordination Unit of the Coral Reef Initiatives for the Pacific (CRISP Program)
- Proscience in French Polynesia
During a survey of the population of blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus in Moorea (French Polynesia) between 2007 and 2011, population structural characteristics were estimated from 268 individuals. Total length (LT) ranged from 48 to 139cm and 48 to 157cm for males and females, respectively, demonstrating that the average LT of females was larger than that of males. The C. melanopterus population at Moorea showed an apparent spatial sexual segregation with females preferentially frequenting lagoons and males the fore-reefs. Mean growth rate was c. 6cmyear1. Males reached sexual maturity at 111cm LT. This study reports on the population characteristics of this widespread carcharhinid shark species and makes comparisons with other locations, confirming high geographic variability in the population structure of the species.
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