Tags Reveal White Sharks Have Neighborhoods In The North Pacific
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 01:28
in Biology & Nature
A tracking study of white sharks in the northeastern Pacific Ocean shows they adhere to a rigid route of migration across the sea, returning to precisely the same spot along the California coast each time they come back, according to a team of researchers. Over time, this behavior has made the population in the northeastern Pacific genetically distinct from other white shark populations.
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