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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (

Ingo B Miller, Richard Fitzpatrick, Kátya G Abrantes, Bradley Norman, Simon J Pierce, Mark V Erdmann, Lisa A Hoopes, Christine Dudgeon, Matthew D Dunbabin, Alistair D M Dove and 7 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Ingo B MillerBiopixel Oceans Foundation Cairns Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9406-2012
Richard FitzpatrickBiopixel Oceans Foundation Cairns Queensland Australia.
Kátya G AbrantesBiopixel Oceans Foundation Cairns Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-8817
Bradley NormanECOCEAN Inc. Coogee Western Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0678-1197
Simon J PierceMarine Megafauna Foundation West Palm Beach Florida USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9375-5175
Mark V ErdmannConservation International Aotearoa University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3644-8347
Lisa A HoopesGeorgia Aquarium Atlanta Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-9654
Christine DudgeonBiopixel Oceans Foundation Cairns Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5059-7886
Matthew D DunbabinBiopixel Oceans Foundation Cairns Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0806-7720
Alistair D M DoveGeorgia Aquarium Atlanta Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3239-4772
Robin J BeamanCollege of Science and Engineering James Cook University Cairns Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-9862
Samantha D ReynoldsECOCEAN Inc. Coogee Western Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4094-8018
Christopher RohnerMarine Megafauna Foundation West Palm Beach Florida USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8760-8972
Samuel M WilliamsQueensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Brisbane Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-2774
David PatonBlue Planet Marine Canberra, Kingston Australian Capital Territory Australia.
Sonny LewisECOCEAN Inc. Coogee Western Australia Australia.
Adam BarnettBiopixel Oceans Foundation Cairns Queensland Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7430-8428

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aggregations are key events, supporting critical ecological and biological functions in many species. For highly mobile and elusive species, aggregations often provide the only feasible opportunities for research. Whale sharks (

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conservationconstellationelasmobranchGreat Barrier ReefIUCNmarine megafaunaRhincodon typus

Identifiers

PMID40557118
PMCPMC12185998

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