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Confirmation of Luminescence Ability for the velvet dogfish
A Third Luminous Shark Family: Confirmation of Luminescence Ability for Zameus squamulosus (Squaliformes; Somniosidae) Laurent Duchatelet, Raphaël Marion, Jérôme Mallefet ABSTRACT: Since recently, shark’s bioluminescence has been recorded from two Squaliformes families, the Etmopteridae and Dalatiidae. Pictures of luminescence, light organ morphologies, and physiology of the luminous control have been described for species of the
Elucidating shark diets with DNA metabarcoding from cloacal swabs
Elucidating shark diets with DNA metabarcoding from cloacal swabs Maurits P. M. van Zinnicq Bergmann, Bautisse D. Postaire, Kirk Gastrich, Michael R. Heithaus, Lisa A. Hoopes, Kady Lyons, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Eric V. C. Schneider, Bradley A. Strickland, Brendan S. Talwar, Demian D. Chapman, Judith Bakker ABSTACT: Animal dietary information provides the foundation for understanding
Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of Juvenile Porbeagles
Horizontal and Vertical Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of Juvenile Porbeagles (Lamna nasus) in the Western North Atlantic Gregory Skomal, Heather Marshall, Benjamin Galuardi, Lisa Natanson, Camrin D. Braun, Diego Bernal ABSTRACT: The porbeagle (Lamna nasus) is a large, highly migratory endothermic shark broadly distributed in the higher latitudes of the Atlantic, South Pacific, and
Reproductive aspects of seven threatened shark species
Reproductive aspects of seven threatened shark species captured by artisanal fisheries in the southern Caribbean Sea A. Tagliafico, M.S. Rangel, N.R. Ehemann, N.E. Rago, M.K. Broadhurst ABSTRACT: Venezuela is among the top four Latin American countries with the greatest elasmobranch biodiversity. The country is also characterised by extensive artisanal fisheries, but there is a paucity