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Spatial and temporal variation of marine megafauna off coastal beaches of south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 75(15), Article Mf24094
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Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances, 8(33), Article eabo1754
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Mutualism promotes site selection in a large marine planktivore. Ecology and Evolution, 11(10), 5606–5623
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The geographic distribution of reef and oceanic manta rays (Mobula alfredi and Mobula birostris) in Australian coastal waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 96(3), 835–840
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Photographic identification and citizen science combine to reveal long distance movements of individual reef manta rays Mobula alfredi along Australia’s east coast. Marine Biodiversity Records, 12, Article 14
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Armstrong, A.J. & Armstrong, A.O. & Mcgregor, F. & Richardson, A.J. & Bennett, M.B. & Townsend, K.A. & Hays, G.C. & Vankeulen, M. & Smith, J. & Dudgeon, C.L. (2020)
Satellite Tagging and Photographic Identification Reveal Connectivity Between Two UNESCO World Heritage Areas for Reef Manta Rays. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, Article 725
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Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, Article 314
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A historical and contemporary consideration of the diet of the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68(5), 993–997
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Characterization of the trade in manta and devil ray gill plates in China and South-east Asia through trader surveys. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(2), 394–413
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Levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in the branchial plate and muscle tissue of mobulid rays. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 94(1–2), 251–259
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Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia: offshore excursions, deep diving and eddy affinity revealed by satellite telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 510, 73–86
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Stable isotope and signature fatty acid analyses suggest reef manta rays feed on demersal zooplankton. Poster Abstract. In Programm and Poster Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 13
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