Mating scars reveal mate size in immature female blue shark Prionace glauca

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dc.contributor.authorCalich, H. J.en
dc.contributor.authorCampana, S. E.en
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-01T15:41:57Z
dc.date.available2026-01-01T15:41:57Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-01en
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to determine the size and maturity status of the male blue sharks Prionace glauca attempting to mate with small, immature females in the north-west Atlantic Ocean. The relationship between male curved fork length (LFC) and jaw gape was used in conjunction with the diameter of the mating scar to estimate the LFC and infer the maturity status of the male shark that produced the mating scar. The results indicate that mature males with a mean ± s.d. LFC of 218 cm ± 23 cm were attempting to mate with sexually immature females.en
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.format.extent7en
dc.identifier.issn0022-1112en
dc.identifier.otherPubMed:25903032en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0001-7541-9584/work/167651758en
dc.identifier.scopus84930086906en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733801344
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsPublisher Copyright: © 2015 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.en
dc.sourceJournal of Fish Biologyen
dc.subjectElasmobranchen
dc.subjectJaw gapeen
dc.subjectMating behaviouren
dc.subjectReproductionen
dc.subjectSexual maturityen
dc.titleMating scars reveal mate size in immature female blue shark Prionace glaucaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1851en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1845en
local.contributor.affiliationCalich, H. J.; Dalhousie Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationCampana, S. E.; Fisheries and Oceans Canadaen
local.identifier.citationvolume86en
local.identifier.doi10.1111/jfb.12671en
local.identifier.pure78d39108-004f-477f-b75d-d8c1bc7f5beeen
local.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84930086906en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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