Although the whale shark Rhincodon typus is the largest extant fish, it was not described
until 1828 and by 1986 there were only 320 records of this species. Since then, growth in …

Satellite telemetry as a tool in marine ecological research continues to adapt and grow and
has become increasingly popular in recent years to study shark species on a global scale. A …

The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a charismatic umbrella species whose highly mobile
nature is not yet fully understood. Whale sharks roam the Philippine archipelago with two …

Whale sharks Rhincodon typus are large filter-feeders that are frequently observed feeding
in surface zooplankton patches at their tropical and subtropical coastal aggregation sites …

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a wide-ranging, filter-feeding species typically
observed at or near the surface. This shark's sub-surface habits and behaviors have only …

The largest animals in the oceans eat prey that are orders of magnitude smaller than
themselves, implying strong selection for cost-effective foraging to meet their energy …

Eight whale sharks tagged with pop-up satellite archival tags off the Gulf of California,
Mexico, were tracked for periods of 14–134 days. Five of these sharks were adults, with four …

This study represents the first description of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, occurring at a
provisioning site in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines. Frequent observations of sharks are often …

There were 479 reported whale shark Rhincodon typus encounters between 1999 and 2011
at the island of Utila, which forms part of the Meso‐American Barrier Reef System (MBRS) in …

Studies have shown that the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), a vulnerable large filter feeder,
seasonally aggregates at highly productive coastal sites and that individuals can perform …