Movement, residency, and behavioral plasticity of reef manta rays in the Samarai Islands of Papua New Guinea

• Anna M. Knochel ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: anna.knochel@mantatrust.org

  Affiliations The University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Australia, The Manta Trust, Corscombe, Dorset, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7396-4586

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• Joanna L. Harris,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations The Manta Trust, Corscombe, Dorset, United Kingdom, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom

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• Shannon E. Murphy,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America, Conservation International Asia-Pacific Field Division, Auckland, New Zealand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2062-5628

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• Annie Murray,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation The Manta Trust, Corscombe, Dorset, United Kingdom

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• Guy M.W. Stevens,

  Roles Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation The Manta Trust, Corscombe, Dorset, United Kingdom

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• Mark V. Erdmann

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Conservation International Asia-Pacific Field Division, Auckland, New Zealand, Re:wild, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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