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Deepwater Chondrichthyan Bycatch of the Eastern King Prawn Fishery in the Southern Great Barrier Reef
Published online on 24. May 2016 Deepwater Chondrichthyan Bycatch of the Eastern King Prawn Fishery in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia Cassandra L. Rigby, William T. White, Colin A. Simpfendorfer ABSTRACT: The deepwater chondrichthyan fauna of the Great Barrier Reef is poorly known and life history information is required to enable their effective management
Individual personality differences in Port Jackson sharks
Published online on 26. May 2016 Individual personality differences in Port Jackson sharks Heterodontus portusjacksoni E. E. Byrnes, C. Brown ABSTRACT: This study examined interindividual personality differences between Port Jackson sharks Heterodontus portusjacksoni utilizing a standard boldness assay. Additionally, the correlation between differences in individual boldness and stress reactivity was examined, exploring indications of individual
Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
Published online on 25. May 2016 Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico Jeffrey D. Plumlee, R. J. David Wells ABSTRACT: The feeding ecology of 3 coastal shark species—Atlantic sharpnose Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo, and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus shark—was examined in the northwest Gulf of Mexico (GOM). A
Occurrence of juvenile bull sharks in the Navua River in Fiji
Published online on 24. May 2016 Occurrence of juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in the Navua River in Fiji Diego Cardeñosa , Kerstin B. J. Glaus, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler ABSTRACT : Effective species conservation requires the protection of all stages of its life-cycle. The Shark Reef Marine Reserve (SRMR) in Fiji is a marine protected