Sharks as exfoliators: widespread chafing between marine organisms suggests an unexplored ecological role.

Autor: Williams LH; Department of Marine Ecosystems and Society, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, USA., Anstett A; Department of Marine Ecosystems and Society, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, USA., Bach Muñoz V; Department of Marine Ecosystems and Society, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, USA., Chisholm J; Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, 836 South Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 02744, USA., Fallows C; Apex Shark Expeditions, Shop 3 Quayside Center, Simonstown, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa., Green JR; Galapagos Whale Shark Project, Santa Barbara, B4, Francisco de Orellana y Alba Calderon, Cumbaya, EC170901, Ecuador., Higuera Rivas JE; Protección y Conservación Pelágica AC, Gobernador García Conde 28 San Miguel Chapultepec I secc, Ciudad de México, CDMX, 11850, Mexico., Skomal G; Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, 836 South Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 02744, USA., Winton M; Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, 235 Orleans Road, North Chatham, Massachusetts, 02650, USA., Hammerschlag N; Department of Marine Ecosystems and Society, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, USA.

Publikováno v: Ecology [Ecology] 2022 Jan; Vol. 103 (1), pp. e03570. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 15.