Optimal swimming strategies and behavioral plasticity of oceanic whitetip sharks

Animal behavior should optimize the difference between the energy they gain from prey and the energy they spend searching for prey. This is all the more critical for predators occupying the pelagic environment, as prey is sparse and patchily distributed. We theoretically derive two canonical swimmin...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 551
Main Authors:	Papastamatiou, Yannis P., Iosilevskii, Gil, Leos-Barajas, Vianey, Brooks, Edd J., Howey, Lucy A., Chapman, Demian D., Watanabe, Yuuki Y.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.01.2018 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/158/2455 631/158/856 9/10 Animal behavior Behavior Behavioral plasticity Body mass Carcharhinus longimanus Energy Energy requirements Humanities and Social Sciences multidisciplinary Pelagic environment Plasticity Predators Prey Science Science (multidisciplinary) Sharks Swimming Swimming behavior
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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