August 31st, 2020

Auckland Museum: Rehutai, the smallest of the great white sharks

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates

Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates (Rajidae) Liam J. Rasch, Rory L. Cooper, Charlie Underwood, Wesley A. Dillard, Alexandre P. Thiery, Gareth J. Fraser ABSTRACT: Sharks and rays (elasmobranchs) have the remarkable capacity to continuously regenerate their teeth. The polyphyodont system is considered the ancestral condition of the gnathostome dentition. Despite this

The effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark

The effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark

Human‐induced shifts in habitat use and behaviour of a marine predator: the effects of bait provisioning in the blacktip reef shark J. Mourier, J. Claudet, S. Planes ABSTRACT: While the negative effects of consumptive pressures on marine predators are well established, the effects of increasing non‐consumptive activities such as wildlife tourism are still understudied. As