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Challenges and conservation potential of shark-diving tourism in the Macaronesian archipelagos
Challenges and conservation potential of shark-diving tourism in the Macaronesian archipelagos Pedro G. Gonzáles-Mantilla, Austin J. Gallagher. Carmelo J. León, Gabriel M.S. Vianna ABSTRACT: Macaronesia is formed by some of most isolated oceanic islands of the Atlantic Ocean. This region is typically heavily exploited by fisheries; however, in recent years, marine wildlife tourism has become
Delimiting cryptic species within the brown-banded bamboo shark in the Indo-Australian region
Delimiting cryptic species within the brown-banded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum in the Indo-Australian region with mitochondrial DNA and genome-wide SNP approaches Fahmi, Ian R. Tibbetts, Michael B. Bennett, Christine L. Dudgeon ABSTRACT: Background Delimiting cryptic species in elasmobranchs is a major challenge in modern taxonomy due the lack of available phenotypic features. Employing stand-alone genetics