2001
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3245-1_11
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A review of elasmobranch reproductive behavior with a case study on the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum

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“…The mating behaviours herein reported match those of conspecifics from the northern hemisphere (Pratt & Carrier, 2001) and should mostly represent evasive behaviours by non-cooperative females. Such an interpretation is sustained by females congregating in extremely shallow habitats, similarly to females from Florida (Carrier & Pratt, 1998), and being seemingly not acquiescent to male coupling attempts.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 69%
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“…The mating behaviours herein reported match those of conspecifics from the northern hemisphere (Pratt & Carrier, 2001) and should mostly represent evasive behaviours by non-cooperative females. Such an interpretation is sustained by females congregating in extremely shallow habitats, similarly to females from Florida (Carrier & Pratt, 1998), and being seemingly not acquiescent to male coupling attempts.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 69%
“…To accomplish copulation, male nurse sharks usually grasp one of the female pectoral fins to facilitate clasper insertion and ensure effective sperm transfer (Carrier et al, 1994), a behaviour also present in several other elasmobranchs (Cornish, 2005;McCauley et al, 2010;Whitney et al, 2004). Non-acquiescent females may seek shallow waters in order to hinder the ability of males to successfully grasp their fins and positioning their bodies adequately (Pratt & Carrier, 2001). Once in shallow water, males frequently hold onto females and attempt to carry them into deeper water so that copulation can be accomplished (Pratt & Carrier, 2001), a behaviour that was also detected in FEN and that could relate to the bite marks found on female caudal fins.…”
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“…The extraordinarily tough skin of nurse sharks further makes them well suited for the poker-and-hook capture method. Both male and female nurse sharks are characterized by their thick, dense integument known to withstand multiple bites during mating (Klimley, 1980;Pratt and Carrier, 2001) and to resist damage while living in typical habitats of rock and coral (i.e., sustaining collisions with reef substrate during pursuit of prey; Campagno, 2002; senior author, personal observ.). The sides of the tail base are also without lateral keels or precaudal pits that could affect hooking efficacy or injury (or both).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%