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First case of synophthalmia and albinism in the Pacific angel shark
Published online on 12. June 2014 First case of synophthalmia and albinism in the Pacific angel shark Squatina californica O. Escobar-Sánchez, X. G. Moreno-Sánchez, C. A. Aguilar-Cruz, L. A. Abitia-Cárdenas ABSTRACT: The first record in Mexican waters of albinism and synophthalmia (partial cyclopia) in the Pacific angel shark, Squatina californica is presented. Albinism is not
Feeding ecology and trophic comparisons of six shark species in southern Brazil
Published online on 12. June 2014 Feeding ecology and trophic comparisons of six shark species in a coastal ecosystem off southern Brazil H. Bornatowski, R. R. Braga, V. Abilhoa, M. F. M. Corrêa ABSTRACT: The diets of six shark species, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna zygaena, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus limbatus, Rhizoprionodon lalandii and Galeocerdo cuvier, were investigated
Parthenogenesis in a whitetip reef shark involves a reduction in ploidy
Published online on 06. June 2014 Parthenogenesis in a whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus involves a reduction in ploidy D. S. Portnoy, C. M. Hollenbeck, J. S. Johnston, H. M. Casman, J. R. Gold ABSTRACT: Genetic analysis of a female whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus and her stillborn pup, assumed to be of parthenogenetic origin,
Age and Growth of the Bull Shark in the Western North Atlantic Ocean
Published online on 13. May 2014 Age and Growth of the Bull Shark in the Western North Atlantic Ocean Lisa J. Natanson, Douglas H. Adams, Megan V. Winton, Jasmine R. Maurer ABSTRACT: Age and growth estimates for the Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucas were derived from 121 vertebral centra collected from Bull Sharks (59.1–223.5 cm FL) between