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Changing trends: Beliefs and attitudes toward sharks and implications for conservation
Changing trends: Beliefs and attitudes toward sharks and implications for conservation Joao Neves, Terran McGinnis, Jean-Christophe Giger ABSTRACT: As history shows, and contrary to modern western society’s feelings, sharks were once respected and worshipped. Sensationalized media coverage negatively impacts the public’s perception of sharks and lack of information about management and conservation options negatively impacts
A Fine Developmental Timeline of Kong Skate
How the Skate Embryo Develops: A Fine Developmental Timeline of Kong Skate Okamejei kenojei (Müller & Henle, 1841) Gao Guang, Xiao Zhizhong, Ma Yuting, Chen Xiao, Xiao Yongshuang, Li Jun ABSTRACT: Cartilaginous fishes, as an important group of jawed vertebrates, hold great promise for improving our understanding of vertebrate evolution. Previous studies have established a
Grouping behaviour impacts on the parasitic pressure and squamation of sharks
Grouping behaviour impacts on the parasitic pressure and squamation of sharks Humberto G. Ferrón and Jose F. Palacios-Abella ABSTRACT: The evolution of grouping behaviour involves a complex trade-off of benefits and costs. Among the latter, an increase in the risk of parasitic transmission is a well-documented phenomenon that has likely promoted the evolution of defensive