Figure 6
Changes in body condition indices versus body condition indices at initial capture in neonatal Carcharhinus melanopterus from Moorea. (a) Change in Fulton’s K versus Fulton’s K at initial capture, and (b) change in girth factor GF versus girth factor GF at initial capture. Data were obtained from sharks that were measured twice within the same parturition season (min. 4 days, max. 72 days, n = 45). The regression lines are shown in red (K: y = 0.94 - 0.73x, r2 = 0.40 and GF: y = 0.90 - 0.84x, r2 = 0.42, respectively). Note that each dot represents the change of body condition in one individual and that negative values (below the dashed line) depict a decrease of body condition in an individual shark.
