Among-Individual Niche Variation of a Marine Top Predator Species, the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus Leucas), Suggests Diverse Functional Roles within Coastal Food Webs

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2009-01-27

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Wirsing, Aaron

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University of Washington Water Center

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Wirsing will present a study about the trophic niches of bull sharks. These predators may induce direct and indirect effects in food webs on an individual basis. Study results and implications for conservation will be discussed.

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sharks, Chondrichthyes, Carcharhinus, Florida, food webs, trophic relationships, predators, estuaries, subtropics, feeding preferences, water

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http://hdl.handle.net/1773/16427

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