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Movements and site fidelity of two bull sharks at Réunion Island
Large-scale movements and site fidelity of two bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas estimated from a double-tagging experiment at Réunion Island (southwest Indian Ocean) M Soria, Y Tremblay, A Blaison, F Forget, E Crochelet & L Dagorn ABSTRACT: Since 2011, the mean number of bites per year by bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas has increased markedly at Réunion
Bioluminescence of the Largest Luminous Vertebrate, the Kitefin Shark
Bioluminescence of the Largest Luminous Vertebrate, the Kitefin Shark, Dalatias licha: First Insights and Comparative Aspects Jérôme Mallefet, Darren W. Stevens, Laurent Duchatelet ABSTRACT: Bioluminescence has often been seen as a spectacular yet uncommon event at sea but considering the vastness of the deep sea and the occurrence of luminous organisms in this zone, it
Description of the chondrocranium of the silky shark
Description of the chondrocranium of the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis with comments on the cranial terminology and phylogenetic implications in carcharhinids (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes, Carcharhinidae) Fernanda de Oliveira Lana, Karla D. A. Soares. Fábio Hissa Vieira Hazin, Ulisses Leite Gomes ABSTRACT: The definition and scope of the genus Carcharhinus has undergone several changes over the years
Climate change shifts abiotic niche of temperate skates
Climate change shifts abiotic niche of temperate skates towards deeper zones in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Jéssica Fernanda Ramos Coelho, Sergio Maia Queiroz Lima, Flávia de Figueiredo Petean ABSTRACT: Climatic changes are disrupting distribution patterns of populations through shifts in species abiotic niches and habitat loss. The abiotic niche of marine benthic taxa such as