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How the dogfish shark scavenges ammonia from its environment
Published online on 19. October 2016 Feeding through your gills and turning a toxicant into a resource: how the dogfish shark scavenges ammonia from its environment Chris M. Wood, Marina Giacomin ABSTRACT: Nitrogen (N) appears to be a limiting dietary resource for elasmobranchs, required not only for protein growth but also for urea-based osmoregulation. Building
Global population genetic dynamics of a highly migratory, apex predator shark
Published on 18. October 2016 Global population genetic dynamics of a highly migratory, apex predator shark Andrea M. Bernard, Kevin A. Feldheim, Michael R. Heithaus, Sabine P. Wintner, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: Knowledge of genetic connectivity dynamics in the world’s large-bodied, highly migratory, apex predator sharks across their global ranges is limited.
Redescription of the Broadfin Shark from the northeastern Arabian Sea
Published on 13. October 2016 Redescription of the rare and endangered Broadfin Shark Lamiopsis temminckii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Carcharhiniformes:Carcharhinidae) from the northeastern Arabian Sea K.V. AKHILESH, W.T. WHITE, K.K. BINEESH, G.B. PURUSHOTTAMA, V.V. SINGH, V.V. SINGH, P.U. ZACHARIA ABSTRACT: The genus Lamiopsis (Carcharhinidae) was previously considered to be monotypic, containing only the Broadfin Shark