Squatina mapama n. sp., a new cryptic species of angel shark (Elasmobranchii: Squatinidae) from the southwestern Caribbean Sea Long, Douglas J.; Ebert, David A.; Tavera, Jose; Acero P., Arturo; Robertson, D.R. ABSTRACT: Integrating both morphological and genetic data, we describe Squatina mapama, a new species of the angel shark genus Squatina, found on the upper
Retrospective stable isotopes of vertebrae reveal sexual ontogenetic patterns and trophic ecology in oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus Yongfu Shen, Yi Gong, Feng Wu, Yunkai Li ABSTRACT: There is a common phenomenon in nature whereby some animals have differences in their ontogenetic changes in dietary preferences between sexes, especially apex predators. These reflect changes in
Molecular Weight Analysis of Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) Collagen Hydrolysates by GPC-LS; Effect of High Molecular Weight Hydrolysates on Fibroblast Cultures: mRNA Collagen Type I Expression and Synthesis María Blanco, Noelia Sanz, Ana C. Sánzhez, Begoña Correa, Ricardo I. Pérez-Martín, Carmen G. Sotelo ABSTRACT: High molecular weight (Mw) collagen hydrolysates have been demonstrated to produce
Morphological Traits and Capture Depth of the Norwegian Skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881)) from Two Mediterranean Populations Pierluigi Carbonara, Andrea Bellodi, Walter Zupa, Marilena Donnaloia, Palma Gaudio, Cosmidano Neglia, Maria Cristina Follesa ABSTRACT: The Norwegian skate Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881) has only recently been recorded in the western-central Mediterranean Sea. It was hypothesized a more
Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 neutralization by shark variable new antigen receptors elucidated through X-ray crystallography Obinna C. Ubah, Eric W. Lake, Gihan S. Gunaratne, Joseph P. Gallant, Marie Fernie, Austin J. Robertson, Jonathan S. Marchant, Tyler D. Bold, Ryan A. Langlois, William E. Matchett, Joshua M. Thiede, Ke Shi, Lulu Yin, Nicholas H. Moeller, Surajit Banerjee,
Growth estimates of young-of-the-year broadnose sevengill shark, Notorynchus cepedianus, a top predator with poorly calcified vertebrae Andrés J. Jaureguizar, Federico Cortés, J. Matias Braccini, Rodrigo Wiff, Andrés C. Milessi ABSTRACT: The broadnose sevengill shark, Notorynchus cepedianus (Péron, 1807), is a large marine top predator in temperate coastal ecosystems. Some aspects of its life history have
Leopard Seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in New Zealand Waters Predating on Chondrichthyans Krista van der Linde, Ingrid N. Visser, Rick Bout, Chris Lalas, Lara Shepherd, David Hocking, Brittany Finucci, Jim Fyfe, Matthew Pinkerton ABSTRACT: Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are top-order predators that prey on a wide variety of species including crustaceans, cephalopods, fishes, birds, and pinnipeds.