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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532020000100201</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3054</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The influence of zooplankton communities on the feeding behavior of whale shark in Bahia de La Paz, Gulf of California]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La influencia de las comunidades de zooplancton en el comportamiento de alimentación del tiburón ballena en bahía de La Paz, golfo de California]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andrew Whitehead]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Darren]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jakes-Cota]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ulianov]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pancaldi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francesca]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galván-Magaña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Felipe]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Armas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rogelio]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz Baja California Sur]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>91</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532020000100201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532020000100201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532020000100201&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The whale shark is the world&#8217;s largest filter feeding shark and holds international protection as an endangered species. It is known to form seasonal aggregations linked to blooms of zooplanktonic organisms. The aim of this study was to investigate whether whale shark foraging behaviors are related to the density and/or concentration of available prey items. Zooplankton samples were obtained between October-2016 and March-2017 from Bahia de La Paz in the absence (n =3 2) and presence (n = 12) of foraging whale sharks. Results indicated that zooplankton biomass was 1.6 times significantly greater (t = -3.21, p &lt; 0.05) when sharks were observed feeding and the mean number of zooplankton individuals of all taxonomic groups in the presence of feeding whale sharks was 2.5 times greater than in the absence of feeding, although it was not significantly different (t = -1.70, p &gt; 0.05). The dominant taxonomic groups were copepods and chaetognaths with no significant differences found in the mean number of copepods (t = -1.81, p &gt; 0.05), chaetognaths (t = -1.70, p &gt; 0.05), euphausiids (t = -0.12, p &gt; 0.05) and decapods (t = -1.80, p &gt; 0.05), between the presence and absence of feeding whale sharks. In conclusion, whale sharks feeding behaviors occur during higher concentrations of zooplankton biomass and the species may potentially target dense patches of both copepods and chaetognaths.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El tiburón ballena es el tiburón filtrador más grande del mundo y tiene protección internacional como especie en peligro de extinción. Forman agregaciones estacionales vinculadas a floraciones de organismos zooplanctónicos. El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar si el comportamiento de alimentación del tiburón ballena está relacionado con la densidad o concentración de presas disponibles. Las muestras de zooplancton fueron obtenidas entre octubre-2016 y marzo-2017 en Bahía de La Paz en la ausencia (n = 32) y presencia (n = 12) de tiburones ballena alimentándose. Los resultados indicaron que la biomasa de zooplancton fue 1.6 veces significativamente mayor (t = -3.21, p &lt; 0.05) y el número de individuos promedio de todos los grupos taxonómicos fue 2.5 veces mayor, aunque sin diferencias significativas (t = -1.70, p &gt; 0.05) en presencia de tiburones ballena alimentándose. Los grupos taxonómicos dominantes fueron copépodos y quetognatos, sin diferencias significativas en el número promedio de copépodos (t = -1.81, p &gt; 0.05), quetognatos (t = -1.70, p &gt; 0.05), eufáusidos (t = -0.12, p &gt; 0.05) y decápodos (t = -1.80, p &gt; 0.05), entre la presencia y ausencia de tiburones ballena alimentándose. En conclusión, el comportamiento de alimentación del tiburón ballena se produce durante las concentraciones más altas de biomasa de zooplancton y las especies potencialmente pueden dirigirse a parches densos tanto de copépodos como de quetognatos.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bahia de La Paz]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ecology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Zooplankton communities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Foraging behaviors]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bahía de La Paz]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ecología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Comunidades de zooplancton]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Comportamientos de alimentación]]></kwd>
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