May 7th, 2013

Feeding habits of Ningaloo stingrays in the spotlight

Feeding habits of Ningaloo stingrays in the spotlight

News Release Murdoch University 06. May 2013 ——————— A new study has shed light on the diets and feeding habits of Ningaloo’s stingrays, information which has never been documented before. “As meso-predators, stingrays are an important link between the top and bottom of the food chain,” said Dr Owen O’Shea, of Murdoch University and the

Dietary partitioning by five stingray species on coral reefs

Dietary partitioning by five stingray species on coral reefs

Published online on 24. April 2013 Dietary partitioning by five sympatric species of stingray (Dasyatidae) on coral reefs O. R. O’Shea, M. Thums, M. van Keulen, R. M. Kempster, M. G. Meekan ABSTRACT: Dietary characteristics and the degree of dietary partitioning by five species of sympatric stingray were assessed using stomach content and sediment analyses

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