April 10th, 2019

Trophic partitioning between sharks coexisting in the North Aegean Sea

Trophic partitioning between sharks coexisting in the North Aegean Sea

Trophic partitioning between abundant demersal sharks coexisting in the North Aegean Sea Emre Yemisken, Joan Navarro, Manuela Forero, Persefoni Megalofonou, Lutfiye Eryilmaz ABSTRACT: We examined the feeding ecology (diet, trophic width and trophic position) of five demersal shark species (Mustelus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810, Scyliorhinus canicula Linnaeus, 1758, Scyliorhinus stellaris Linnaeus, 1758,

Sharks in the southern South China Sea

Sharks in the southern South China Sea

Diversity, occurrence and conservation of sharks in the southern South China Sea Takaomi Arai, Azie Azri ABSTRACT: Sharks constitute a vital sector of marine and estuarine nekton and are of great commercial importance all over the world. International concern over the fate of shark fisheries has grown recently. However, information concerning the species diversity, geographic

Shape analysis of shark jaws as a tool to identify species involved in incidents with humans

Shape analysis of shark jaws as a tool to identify species involved in incidents with humans

Shape analysis of shark jaws as a tool to identify species involved in incidents with humans Duarte-Neto P, Rodrigues J, Lessa R ABSTRACT: Shark incidents in Recife, Pernambuco state (Brazil), are registered since 1992. The occurrence of those events is in a relatively small area of urban beaches of about 30 km long, making up one