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Are Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, able to perceive human body orientation?
Animal cognition, Vol.17(3), pp.745-753
05/01/2014
PMID: 24305995
Web of Science ID: WOS:000334499100021
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Abstract
The present study examines the potential capability of Caribbean reef sharks to perceive human body orientation, as well as discussing the sharks' swimming patterns in a person's vicinity. A standardized video method was used to record the scenario of single SCUBA divers kneeling in the sand and the approach patterns of sharks, combined with a control group of two divers kneeling back-to-back. When approaching a single test-subject, significantly more sharks preferred to swim outside the person's field of vision. The results suggest that these sharks are able to identify human body orientation, but the mechanisms used and factors affecting nearest distance of approach remain unclear.
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- Title
- Are Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, able to perceive human body orientation?
- Publication Details
- Animal cognition, Vol.17(3), pp.745-753
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Copyright
- © 2013, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Identifiers
- WOS:000334499100021; 99380553394206600
- Academic Unit
- Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering ; Mathematics and Statistics
- Language
- English