Residency and use of an important nursery habitat, raja ampat’s wayag lagoon, by juvenile reef manta rays (mobula alfredi)

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Many elasmobranch species, including manta rays and other mobulid rays (Mobula spp.), use shallow and sheltered habitats like lagoons as nursery areas for newborns (Heupel et_al, 2007; Stewart et_al, 2018b). Reef lagoons provide several benefits for juvenile elasmobranchs, such as calm sea conditions, protection from large predators, reliable food availability, and opportunities for social interaction with conspecifics (Guttridge et_al, 2011; Jacoby et_al, 2012; McCauley et_al, 2014; Rojas et_al, 2014; Heupel et_al, 2019). While the majority of literature on the spatial ecology of M. alfredi has focused primarily on large or sexually mature individuals, with . . .

 



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