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ACTA ETHOLOGICA
卷 18, 期 2, 页码 167-171出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-014-0200-x
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Crypsis; Substrate resemblance; Defense against predators; Ginglymostomatidae; Fernando de Noronha Archipelago
Two defensive tactics of neonates of nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, are reported based on underwater observations. Described as hiding behaviour and substrate resemblance, the defensive strategies were categorized according to the predominant habitat in which the individuals were found and to the behaviour displayed by the sharks in the presence of the observer. In structurally more complex habitats with a wide availability of shelters, the preferential behaviour displayed by neonates is to hide inside holes or crevices. When in open areas deprived of refuges, neonates tend to resemble arborescent coverings as seaweed banks or colonies of octocorals, which allows the use of more exposed habitats without increasing the susceptibility of capture by predators. Both aspects are relevant for a better understanding of the behaviour of neonates of G. cirratum and have important implications for identifying important habitat in nursery areas, and also for the management of this vulnerable species off South America.
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