Hunt warm, rest cool: Bioenergetic efficiency underlying diel vertical migration of a benthic shark
Authors
David Sims
Victoria Wearmouth
Emily Southall
Jackie Hill
Philippa Moore, Edith Cowan University
Kate Rawlinson
Neil Hutchinson
Georgina Budd
David Righton
Julian Metcalfe
J Nash
David Morritt
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
British Ecological Society
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Natural Sciences / Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research
RAS ID
8615
Abstract
Diel vertical migration (DVM) is a widespread phenomenon among marine and freshwater organisms and many studies with various taxa have sought to understand its adaptive significance. Among crustacean zooplankton and juveniles of some fish species DVM is accepted widely as an antipredator behaviour, but little is known about its adaptive value for relatively large‐bodied, adult predatory fish such as sharks. Moreover, the majority of studies have focused on pelagic forms, which raises the question of whether DVM occurs in bottom‐living predators.
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.01033.x
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Sims, D. W., Wearmouth, V. J., Southall, E. J., Hill, J. M., Moore, P., Rawlinson, K., ... & Nash, J. P. (2006). Hunt warm, rest cool: bioenergetic strategy underlying diel vertical migration of a benthic shark. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(1), 176-190.