Use of a nursery area by cownose rays (Rhinopteridae) in southeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT Using non-lethal methods for data collection of individuals and participatory monitoring by fishermen, we provide the first empirical evidence of the use of a nursery area by neonate and young-of-the-year cownose rays Rhinoptera bonasus and R. brasiliensis in southeastern Brazil. Two method...

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Main Authors: Bianca S. Rangel, Alexandre Rodrigues, Renata G. Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2018-03-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252018000100213&lng=en&tlng=en