About the Authors
- Asia O. Armstrong
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* E-mail: a.armstrong2@uq.edu.au
Affiliations Project Manta, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Amelia J. Armstrong
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Affiliations Project Manta, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Fabrice R. A. Jaine
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Affiliations Project Manta, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, Biophysical Oceanography Group, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, Manta Ray and Whale Shark Research Centre, Marine Megafauna Foundation, Tofo Beach, Inhambane, Mozambique
- Lydie I. E. Couturier
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Affiliations Project Manta, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, Aix-Marseille Université, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (M.I.O), UMR 7294, UR 235, Campus de Luminy, Case 901, 13288, Marseille, Cedex 09, France
- Kym Fiora
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Affiliation Lady Elliot Island Dive Shop, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Australia
- Julian Uribe-Palomino
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Affiliation CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, EcoScience Precinct, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia
- Scarla J. Weeks
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Affiliation Biophysical Oceanography Group, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Kathy A. Townsend
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Affiliation Project Manta, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Mike B. Bennett
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Affiliations Project Manta, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Anthony J. Richardson
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Affiliations Project Manta, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, EcoScience Precinct, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia, Centre for Applications in Natural Resource Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
Competing Interests
There should be no competing interest in receiving support from Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, as they do not seek to benefit from the outcome of the research. Therefore this partnership does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AOA FJ LC SW AR. Performed the experiments: AOA FJ LC KF. Analyzed the data: AOA AJA JU AR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KF SW KT MB AR. Wrote the paper: AOA FJ LC SW KT MB AR.