Aversive responses of captive sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus to strong magnetic fields

This experimental study focused on the possible deterrent effect of permanent magnets on adult sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus. Results showed that the presence of a magnetic field significantly reduced the number of approaches of conditioned C. plumbeus towards a target indicating that adult C...

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Published in:	Journal of fish biology Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 1603 - 1611
Main Authors:	Siegenthaler, A., Niemantsverdriet, P. R. W., Laterveer, M., Heitkönig, I. M. A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Zoo Avoidance Learning Behaviour By-catch Bycatch Elasmobranch Female Fisheries Magnetic Fields Magnetism Magnetoreception Male Permanent magnet Sand bars Sharks magnetoreception permanent magnet behaviour fisheries elasmobranch by-catch
ISSN:	0022-1112, 1095-8649, 1095-8649
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