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Heterodonty and ontogenetic shift dynamics in the dentition of the tiger shark
Heterodonty and ontogenetic shift dynamics in the dentition of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier (Chondrichthyes, Galeocerdidae) Julia Türtscher, Patrick L. Jambura, Faviel A. López-Romero, René Kindlimann, Keiichi Sato, Taketeru Tomita, Jürgen Kriwet ABSTRACT: The lifelong tooth replacement in elasmobranch fishes (sharks, rays and skates) has led to the assemblage of a great number of teeth
Elasmobranch diversity across a remote coral reef atoll
Elasmobranch diversity across a remote coral reef atoll revealed through environmental DNA metabarcoding Nicholas Dunn, Vincent Savolainen, Sam Weber, Samantha Andrzejaczek, Chris Carbone, David Curnick ABSTRACT: As elasmobranchs are becoming increasingly threatened, efficient methods for monitoring the distribution and diversity of elasmobranch populations are required. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a progressively applied technique that
Three complete mitochondrial genomes of shortfin mako sharks
Three complete mitochondrial genomes of shortfin mako sharks, Isurus oxyrinchus, from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Marissa R. Mehlrose, Andrea M. Bernard, Kimberly A. Finnegan, Lauren E. Krausfeldt, Jose V. Lopez & Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: We present complete mitogenome sequences of three shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) sampled from the western Pacific, and eastern
Bycatch of a Critically Endangered Shark Glyphis glyphis in a Crab Pot Fishery
Bycatch of a Critically Endangered Shark Glyphis glyphis in a Crab Pot Fishery: Implications for Management Richard D. Pillans, Gary C. Fry, Geoff D. Carlin, Toby A. Patterson ABSTRACT: The speartooth shark Glyphis glyphis is a Critically Endangered whaler shark known from a few tropical river systems in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. There