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Harold L. Pratt
Researcher at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publications - 28
Citations - 2248
Harold L. Pratt is an academic researcher from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mating. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 25 publications receiving 2103 citations. Previous affiliations of Harold L. Pratt include National Marine Fisheries Service & Mote Marine Laboratory.
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A review of elasmobranch reproductive behavior with a case study on the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum
TL;DR: A detailed ‘case history’ of nurse shark reproductive behavior is presented that may be used as a template for future work on Shark reproductive behavior of other species.
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Temperature and Activities of a White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias
Francis G. Carey,John Kanwisher,Oliver Brazier,Geir Gabrielson,John G. Casey,Harold L. Pratt +5 more
TL;DR: A large (4.6 m) white shark was followed for 3.5 days while its depth, water temperature and muscle temperature were recorded by acoustic telemetry, confirming that a system of large retia mirabilia in the circulatory system function as heat exchangers.
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The storage of spermatozoa in the oviducal glands of western North Atlantic sharks
TL;DR: Spermatozoa stored in oviducal glands of sharks sampled off the North American east coast were revealed by viewing stained tissue sections using light microscopy and three insemination patterns are proposed to account for differences.
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Age and Growth of the Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) from the Western North Atlantic
TL;DR: Age and growth of the sandbar shark was determined from rings in the vertebrae of 475 individuals, tagging data from 220 sharks at liberty for up to 17 yr, and length–frequency data from 2594 individuals.
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Age and growth of the shortfin Mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, using four methods
Harold L. Pratt,John G. Casey +1 more
TL;DR: Age and growth rate of shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, captured by hook and line between 1961 and 1981 were determined using four methods: temporal analysis of length–month information, results of tagging data, length–frequency analysis, and ring counts on vertebrae.