| Title: |
First tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier bite in 75 years in French Polynesia (Eastern Central Pacific) |
| Authors: |
Clua, Eric, E G; Bègue, Michel; Jam, Olivier; Lambillon, Raphaël; Meyer, Carl, G |
| Contributors: |
Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement (CRIOBE); Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE); Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL (LabEX CORAIL); Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE); Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Université de la Polynésie Française (UPF)-Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (UNC)-Institut d'écologie et environnement-Université des Antilles (UA); Centre Hospitalier de Polynésie Française (CHPF); Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB); ANR-10-LABX-0008,CORAIL,Coral reefs facing global change(2010) |
| Source: |
EISSN: 2050-0904 ; Clinical Case Reports ; https://univ-perp.hal.science/hal-04005841 ; Clinical Case Reports, 2023, 11 (1), ⟨10.1002/ccr3.6830⟩ |
| Publisher Information: |
CCSD; Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Université de la Polynésie française (upf): HAL |
| Subject Terms: |
agonistic behavior; agonistic behavior bite features bite motivation dangerous marine wildlife feeding behavior forensic science problem individual species identification; species identification; problem individual; forensic science; feeding behavior; dangerous marine wildlife; bite motivation; bite features; [SDV.BA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology |
| Description: |
International audience ; We analyzed a tiger shark (estimated 2.8 m total length) bite on a snorkeler. The removal of the terminal part of the leg suggests a predatory motivation for the,bite. This is the first documented bite by a tiger shark in French Polynesia waters for the past 75 years. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1002/ccr3.6830 |
| Availability: |
https://univ-perp.hal.science/hal-04005841; https://univ-perp.hal.science/hal-04005841v1/document; https://univ-perp.hal.science/hal-04005841v1/file/Clinical%20Case%20Reports%20-%202023%20-%20Clua%20-%20First%20tiger%20shark%20Galeocerdo%20cuvier%20bite%20in%2075%20years%20in%20French%20Polynesia%20Eastern.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6830 |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ ; info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.E7766D28 |
| Database: |
BASE |