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Family ties shape social lives of bull sharks

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University of Exeter
Family ties shape social lives of bull sharks
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New research published in Ecology and Evolution reveals that bull sharks exhibit a preference for socializing with their relatives, a behavior researchers have termed 'kinfluence.' While sex, age, and size remain primary drivers of social structure, this study is the first to identify kinship as a factor in adult shark social networks.

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