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deeper water (Tables 3 and 4; Fig. 6). In addition, 

 the vertical and horizontal distributions of both early 

 and late-stage sanddabs may have a substantial be- 

 havioral component; however, the means to resolve such 

 behavioral patterns is beyond the scope of this study. 



Acknowledgments 



We thank the crew of the RV David Starr Jordan 

 and the staff of the Tiburon Laboratory. James Bence 

 assisted us in early data analysis. William Lenarz, 

 Thomas Niesen, Stephen Ralston, Jean Rogers, and 

 an anonymous reviewer made helpful comments on 

 this manuscript. 



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