The fraction of time each month that male (A) and female (B) white sharks engaged in ‘ROD’ (black) and ‘DVM’ (grey) behavior.

<p>The bars represent median values, while the error bars show the upper inter-quartile range among individuals.</p

Spatial dependence of white shark ‘ROD’ (A) and ‘DVM’ (B) behavior in the Café.

<p>The regression shows that for ‘ROD’ the fraction of time (days) white sharks were engaged in ‘ROD’ declined steadily and linearly as a function of distance from the center of the Café region. In contrast no clear spatial relationship was evident for ‘DVM’.</p

Results from linear regression of fraction of days white sharks engaged in diving behaviors over distance (degrees of longitude) from the center of the Café.

*<p>_All refers to male, female and unknown sex.</p

Differences in white shark behavior categorized as ‘ROD’ (rapid oscillatory diving) in the Café (a) and in Hawaii (b).

<p>High-resolution time and depth data were corrected for local time and aggregated by cluster over a 24-hour period. The relative density of data (log scale) is shown on a gridded surface. Clustering analysis placed most ROD in the Café, but some occurred in Hawaii. However, the high vertical swimming speed characteristic of ROD in the Café was not present in Hawaii. While the overall depth distribution was similar there were clear differences apparent at time-scales below the cluster data bin size (24 hrs) including a strong daytime density band around 50 m in Hawaii. These differences illustrate that the ROD behavior in the Café is unique.</p

Daily median white shark position estimates from 53 tracks, Each position estimate is colored according to behavioral cluster; cluster 1 (yellow; ‘ROD’), cluster 2 (purple; ‘Cluster 2’), cluster 3 (green; ‘Travel’), cluster 4 (magenta; ‘DVM’), cluster 5 (orange; ‘Coastal’).

<p>The distinct diving behaviors, distinguished by each cluster, generally differed in the locations where they most commonly occurred. The ‘Coastal’ behavior occurred primarily along the North American coast, ‘ROD’ primarily at the ‘white shark Café’, while ‘DVM’ occurred throughout the offshore area (the Café, Hawaii, and in between) and ‘Travel’ connected North America and the offshore core areas (the Café and Hawaii).</p

Dendrogram of white shark behavior, determined from clustering analysis of differences in diving patterns.

<p>Each column represents a 24-hour depth histogram (n = 5571 days from 53 sharks) and is colored by fraction of time. Distinct vertical distribution patterning is evident in the grouping of days with similar depth distributions. The size of each cluster, is indicated by the number of days (n), and percent of total days (in parentheses). The density variable is expressed as a fraction of each day spent in depth bins defined along the y-axis.</p

White shark seasonal and spatial patterns corresponding to each behavioral mode for males and females.

<p>The dotted lines represent the coast of California (red; near 122°W), the Café (green; near 135°W) and Hawaii (blue; near 156°W) respectively. All longitude estimates for the entire male (left panels) and female (right panels) dataset are shown in grey in the background with only the relevant data for each cluster and sex highlighted in black.</p