Long-term sperm storage in the brownbanded bamboo shark

Published online on 28. December 2014 Long-term sperm storage in the brownbanded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum M. A. Bernal, N. L. Sinai, C. Rocha, M. R. Gaither, F. Dunker, L. A. Rocha ABSTRACT: This study investigated the birth of a brownbanded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum at the Steinhart Aquarium. Genetic analyses suggest this is the

Metazoan parasite communities and diet of the velvet belly lantern shark

Published online on 26. December 2014 Metazoan parasite communities and diet of the velvet belly lantern shark Etmopterus spinax (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae): a comparison of two deep-sea ecosystems W. Isbert, C. Rodríguez-Cabello, I. Frutos, I. Preciado. F. E. Montero, A. Pérez-del-Olmo ABSTRACT: By combining an examination of stomach contents yielding a snapshot of the most recent

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Whale Shark Seasonal Presence, Residence Time and Habitat Use at Darwin Island, Galapagos Marine Reserve

Published on 31. December 2014 Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Seasonal Presence, Residence Time and Habitat Use at Darwin Island, Galapagos Marine Reserve David Acuña-Marrero, Jesús Jiménez, Franz Smith, Paul F. Doherty Jr., Alex Hearn, Jonathan R. Green, Jules Paredes-Jarrín, Pelayo Salinas-de-León ABSTRACT: The life history of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), including its reproductive ecology,