@article{fdi:010067334,
  title = {{F}irst observation of a pregnant tiger shark ({G}aleocerdo cuvier) at {R}eunion {I}sland, {W}estern {I}ndian ocean [short note]},
  author = {{J}aquemet, {S}. and {S}male, {M}.{J}. and {B}laison, {A}. and {G}uyomard, {D}. and {S}oria, {M}arc},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he tiger shark {G}aleocerdo cuvier is a common predator in tropical oceans although its biology is still not well documented, especially in the western {I}ndian {O}cean. {W}e report the first observation of a pregnant tiger shark captured at {R}eunion {I}sland in {N}ovember 2012. {A} total of 42 embryos without external yolksacs, measuring 750-846 mm in total length, were found in the two uteri. {T}he sex ratio was nearly 1:1 and males and females did not differ in size or weight. {A}lthough the embryos were fully formed, the teeth had not yet erupted through the gums, suggesting that birth would take place a few weeks later. {T}his information is in agreement with observations made in other locations, including the limited data available for this region, suggesting that mating occurs in late winter and parturition in summer.},
  keywords = {{POISSON} {MARIN} ; {CYCLE} {DE} {REPRODUCTION} ; {EMBRYOLOGIE} ; {REQUIN} ; {REUNION} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean {J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {205--207},
  ISSN = {0856-850{X}},
  year = {2012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067334},
}