Publications

Swim speeds and inferred field metabolic rates in juvenile white sharks

Swim speeds and inferred field metabolic rates in juvenile white sharks

High resolution acoustic telemetry reveals swim speeds and inferred field metabolic rates in juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) James M. Anderson ,Emily Spurgeon, Brian S. Stirling, Jack May III, Patrick. T. Rex, Bobby Hyla, Steve McCullough, Marten Thompson, Christopher G. Lowe ABSTRACT: White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are the largest shark species to display regional endothermy.

Serum protein electrophoresis reference intervals for six species of wild-sampled sharks in South Florida

Serum protein electrophoresis reference intervals for six species of wild-sampled sharks in South Florida

Serum protein electrophoresis reference intervals for six species of wild-sampled sharks in South Florida Samantha L Shinder, Carolyn Cray, Neil Hammerschlag, Liza Merly ABSTRACT: Serum proteins found in the blood have been used as diagnostic markers in both human and animal medicine. Evaluating proteins in the blood of sharks may be a valuable way to

Exploration of the Nurse Shark Plasma Immunoproteome Using High-Resolution LC-MS/MS

Exploration of the Nurse Shark Plasma Immunoproteome Using High-Resolution LC-MS/MS

Exploration of the Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Plasma Immunoproteome Using High-Resolution LC-MS/MS Fiona K. Bakke, Manu Kumar Gundappa, Hanover Matz, David A. Stead, Daniel J. Macqueen, Helen Doole ABSTRACT: Many animals of scientific importance lack species-specific reagents (e.g., monoclonal antibodies) for in-depth studies of immune proteins. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics has emerged as a useful

Status of Southeast Asia’s marine sharks and rays

Status of Southeast Asia’s marine sharks and rays

Status of Southeast Asia’s marine sharks and rays Naomi Clark-Shen, Andrew Chin, Sirachai Arunrugstichai, Jessica Labaja, Meira Mizrahi, Benaya Simeon, Neil Hutchinson ABSTRACT: In Southeast Asia elasmobranchs are particularly threatened. We synthesized knowledge from the peer-reviewed and gray literature on elasmobranchs in the region, including their fisheries, status, trade, biology, and management. Our assessment included

Diet composition and feeding habits of the crocodile shark

Diet composition and feeding habits of the crocodile shark

Diet composition and feeding habits of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Marcos D. Calle-Morán, Ana R. Hernández-Téllez, Evelyn R. Tibán-Vivar, Yari E. Intriago-Vera, Israel G. Del Valle-Coello, Beatriz C. Loor-Jama, Ángel R. Ganchozo-López ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to determine the diet composition and feeding habits of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai,

Artificial Insemination and Parthenogenesis in the Zebra Shark Stegostoma tigrinum

Artificial Insemination and Parthenogenesis in the Zebra Shark Stegostoma tigrinum

Artificial Insemination and Parthenogenesis in the Zebra Shark Stegostoma tigrinum Lance Adams, Kady Lyons, Elizabeth Larkin, Nicole Leier, Janet Monday, Chris Plante, Jean Dubach, Jennifer Wyffels ABSTRACT: Maintaining self-sustaining populations of zoo and aquarium collections can be challenged when natural reproduction fails within mixed-sex populations; however, reproductive success can sometimes be restored with the application

The occurrence and feeding of a critically endangered shark species, Oxynotus centrina in the Sea of Marmara

The occurrence and feeding of a critically endangered shark species, Oxynotus centrina in the Sea of Marmara

The occurrence and feeding of a critically endangered shark species, Oxynotus centrina in the Sea of Marmara Güzin Gül, Mehmet Baki Yokeş, Nazli Demirel ABSTRACT: The angular roughshark, Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758), is a rarely encountered deep-sea demersal shark species. It is listed as “Critically Endangered” in the IUCN’s regional assessment for the Mediterranean. Like

Prey interactions in tiger sharks

Prey interactions in tiger sharks

Prey interactions in tiger sharks: Accounting for visual perception in animal-borne cameras Laura A. Ryan, Samantha Andrzejaczek. Adrian C. Gleiss, Mark G. Meekan, Taylor K.Chapple, Nathan S.Hart ABSTRACT: The ‘evolutionary arms race’ between predator and prey is responsible for many physiological, morphological, and behavioural adaptations and some of the most compelling examples relate to the

Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Juvenile Oceanic Whitetip Shark Incidental Catch in the Western Indian Ocean

Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Juvenile Oceanic Whitetip Shark Incidental Catch in the Western Indian Ocean

Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Juvenile Oceanic Whitetip Shark Incidental Catch in the Western Indian Ocean Leire Lopetegui-Eguren, Jan Jaap Poos, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Gency L. Guirhem, Hilario Murua, Nerea Lezama-Ochoa, Shane P. Griffiths, Jon Ruiz Gondra, Philippe S. Sabarros, José Carlos Báez, Maria José Juan-Jordá ABSTRACT: Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is an important top predator in

Ontogenetic shift in diet and trophic role of Raja clavata inferred by stable isotopes and stomach content analysis in the Sea of Marmara

Ontogenetic shift in diet and trophic role of Raja clavata inferred by stable isotopes and stomach content analysis in the Sea of Marmara

Ontogenetic shift in diet and trophic role of Raja clavata inferred by stable isotopes and stomach content analysis in the Sea of Marmara Güzin Gül, Nazli Demirel ABSTRACT: Trophic ecology studies on predator-prey interactions reveal insights into ecological communities and help understand a species’ role in the food web by contributing to improved fisheries management

Trophic position of Otodus megalodon and great white sharks through time revealed by zinc isotopes

Trophic position of Otodus megalodon and great white sharks through time revealed by zinc isotopes

Trophic position of Otodus megalodon and great white sharks through time revealed by zinc isotopes Jeremy McCormack, Michael L. Griffiths, Sora L. Kim, Kenshu Shimada, Molly Karnes, Harry Maisch, Sarah Pederzani, Nicolas Bourgon, Klervia Jaouen, Martin A. Becker, Niels Jöns, Guy Sisma-Ventura, Nicolas Straube, Jürgen Pollerspöck, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Robert A. Eagle, Thomas Tütken ABSTRACT: Diet

Population structure and seasonal presence of whale sharks in the Gulf of Thailand

Population structure and seasonal presence of whale sharks in the Gulf of Thailand

Citizen science reveals the population structure and seasonal presence of whale sharks in the Gulf of Thailand Kirsty Magson, Emily Monacella, Chad Scott, Noémie Buffat, Sirachai Arunrugstichai, Metavee Chuangcharoendee, Simon J. Pierce, Jason Holmberg, Gonzalo Araujo ABSTRACT: The whale shark Rhincodon typus is a broadly distributed and highly mobile planktivorous shark species. The sharks form

M-Risk: A framework for assessing global fisheries management efficacy of sharks, rays, and chimaeras

M-Risk: A framework for assessing global fisheries management efficacy of sharks, rays, and chimaeras

M-Risk: A framework for assessing global fisheries management efficacy of sharks, rays, and chimaeras C. Samantha Sherman, Glenn Sant, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Eric D. Digel, Patrick Zubick, Grant Johnson, Michael Usher, Nicholas K. Dulvy ABSTRACT: Fisheries management is essential to guarantee sustainable capture of target species and avoid undesirable declines of incidentally captured species. A

Recreational and small-scale shark fisheries in Kenya

Recreational and small-scale shark fisheries in Kenya

Integrating long-term citizen science data and contemporary artisanal fishery survey data to investigate recreational and small-scale shark fisheries in Kenya Nina Wambiji, Nelly Isigi Kadagi, Bernadine I. Everett, Andrew J. Temple, Jeremy J. Kiszka, Edward Kimani, Per Berggren ABSTRACT: Shark catches are common in small-scale (artisanal) and recreational fisheries; the magnitudes of these catches remain

Microplastics in Demersal Sharks From the Southeast Indian Coastal Region

Microplastics in Demersal Sharks From the Southeast Indian Coastal Region

Microplastics in Demersal Sharks From the Southeast Indian Coastal Region Madhuvandhi Janardhanam, Priya Sivakumar, Gomathi Srinivasan, Rekha Sivakumar, Priscilla Niranjani Marcus, Sujatha Balasubramaniam, Krishnamurthy Rajamanickam, Thiagarajan Raman, Gopalakrishnan Singaram, Thilagam Harikrishnan ABSTRACT: Microplastic (MPs) contamination has emerged as a serious worldwide issue. Human activity, commercial enterprises, and fishing are concentrated around the seashore, causing high