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Predicting occurrence of juvenile shark habitat to improve conservation planning
Published on 30. November 2016 Predicting occurrence of juvenile shark habitat to improve conservation planning Beverly Z.L. Oh, Ana M.M. Sequeira, Mark G. Meekan, Jonathan L.W. Ruppert, Jessica J. Meeuwig ABSTRACT: Fishing and habitat degradation have increased the extinction risk of sharks, and conservation strategies recognize that survival of juveniles is critical for the effective
Dental ontogeny of a white shark embryo
Published on 27. November 2016 Dental ontogeny of a white shark embryo Taketeru Tomita, Kei Miyamoto, Akira Kawaguchi, Minoru Toda, Shin-Ichiro Oka, Ryo Nozu, Keiichi Sato ABSTRACT: Unlike most viviparous vertebrates, lamniform sharks develop functional teeth during early gestation. This feature is considered to be related to their unique reproductive mode where the embryo grows
Cutting blade dentitions in squaliform sharks form by modification of inherited alternate tooth ordering patterns
Published on 30. November 2016 Cutting blade dentitions in squaliform sharks form by modification of inherited alternate tooth ordering patterns Charlie Underwood, Zerina Johanson, Moya Meredith Smith ABSTRACT: The squaliform sharks represent one of the most speciose shark clades. Many adult squaliforms have blade-like teeth, either on both jaws or restricted to the lower jaw,
Using unmanned aerial vehicles to investigate shark and ray densities in a shallow coral lagoon
Published on 24. November 2016 Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to investigate shark and ray densities in a shallow coral lagoon Jeremy J. Kiszka, Johann Mourier, Kirk Gastrich, Michael R. Heithaus ABSTRACT: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being increasingly used in studies of marine fauna. Here, we tested the use of a UAV (DJI Phantom
Mitochondrial genome of an Atlantic white shark
Published on 22. November 2016 Mitochondrial genome of an Atlantic white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Nicholas J. Marra, Minghui Wang, Qi Sun, Paulina D. Pavinski Bitar, Michael J. Stanhope & Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: Here we report the first full mitochondrial genome sequence for a white shark caught in the Atlantic Ocean. The mitochondrial genome is
Bythaelurus bachi n. sp., a new deep-water catshark from the southwestern Indian Ocean
Published on 20. December 2016 Bythaelurus bachi n. sp., a new deep-water catshark (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of Bythaelurus species and a key to their identification Weigmann, S., Ebert, D.A., Clerkin, P.J., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. ABSTRACT: A new deep-water catshark, Bythaelurus bachi, is described based on 44