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Metabolic rates and the energetic cost of external tag attachment in juvenile blacktip sharks Carcharhinus limbatus
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Metabolic rates and the energetic cost of external tag attachment in juvenile blacktip sharks Carcharhinus limbatus

K.O. Lear, A.C. Gleiss and N.M. Whitney
Journal of Fish Biology, Vol.93(2), pp.391-395
2018
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Abstract

This study reports on the metabolic rate of the blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus and the energetic costs of external tag attachment. Metabolic rates, swimming speed and tail-beat (BT) frequency were measured in a static respirometer with untagged animals and animals equipped with a small data logger. Tagged sharks showed significantly higher routine oxygen consumption and lower swimming speeds than untagged animals, indicating that tagging significantly affected the swimming efficiency and energetic requirements in these small sharks, and that these effects must be accounted for when interpreting telemetry data from free-ranging individuals.

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3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
3.2 Marine Biology
3.2.92 Fisheries Ecology
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Fisheries
Marine & Freshwater Biology
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Plant & Animal Science
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