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First records of the sicklefin lemon shark, Negaprion acutidens, at Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific: a recent colonization event?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2014

Yannis P. Papastamatiou ,
Chelsea L. Wood ,
Darcy Bradley ,
Douglas J. McCauley ,
Amanda L. Pollock  and
Jennifer E. Caselle
Yannis P. Papastamatiou*
Affiliation:
School of Biology, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 8LB, UK
Chelsea L. Wood
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Michigan 48109, USA
Darcy Bradley
Affiliation:
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Douglas J. McCauley
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Amanda L. Pollock
Affiliation:
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Hawaii, 96850, USA
Jennifer E. Caselle
Affiliation:
Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Y.P. Papastamatiou, School of Biology, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 8LB, UK email: ypapastamatiou@gmail.com
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Abstract

The range of the sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) is expanded to include Palmyra Atoll, in the Northern Line Islands, central Pacific. Despite the fact that researchers have been studying reef and lagoon flat habitats of the Atoll since 2003, lemon sharks were first observed in 2010, suggesting a recent colonization event. To date, only juveniles and sub-adult sharks have been observed.

Keywords

competitionLine Islandsrange expansionsharks
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e114
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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