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Individual personality differences in Port Jackson sharks
Published online on 26. May 2016 Individual personality differences in Port Jackson sharks Heterodontus portusjacksoni E. E. Byrnes, C. Brown ABSTRACT: This study examined interindividual personality differences between Port Jackson sharks Heterodontus portusjacksoni utilizing a standard boldness assay. Additionally, the correlation between differences in individual boldness and stress reactivity was examined, exploring indications of individual
Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
Published online on 25. May 2016 Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico Jeffrey D. Plumlee, R. J. David Wells ABSTRACT: The feeding ecology of 3 coastal shark species—Atlantic sharpnose Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo, and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus shark—was examined in the northwest Gulf of Mexico (GOM). A
Occurrence of juvenile bull sharks in the Navua River in Fiji
Published online on 24. May 2016 Occurrence of juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in the Navua River in Fiji Diego Cardeñosa , Kerstin B. J. Glaus, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler ABSTRACT : Effective species conservation requires the protection of all stages of its life-cycle. The Shark Reef Marine Reserve (SRMR) in Fiji is a marine protected
Structure and Genetic Variability of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark Determined Using Mitochondrial DNA
Published on 17. May 2016 Structure and Genetic Variability of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Determined Using Mitochondrial DNA Sâmia M. Camargo, Rui Coelho, Demian Chapman, Lucy Howey-Jordan, Edward J. Brooks, Daniel Fernando, Natalia J. Mendes, Fabio H. V. Hazin, Claudio Oliveira, Miguel N. Santos, Fausto Foresti, Fernando F. Mendonça ABSTRACT: Information regarding population
Isolation and characterization of eight microsatellite loci from Galeocerdo cuvier (tiger shark)
Published on 17. May 2016 Isolation and characterization of eight microsatellite loci from Galeocerdo cuvier (tiger shark) and cross-amplification in Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus plumbeus and Sphyrna lewini Agathe Pirog, Sébastien Jaquemet, Antonin Blaison, Marc Soria, Hélène Magalon ABSTRACT: The tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier (Carcharhinidae) is a large elasmobranch suspected to have, as other
Post-capture survival of whale sharks encircled in tuna purse-seine nets
Published online on 10. May 2016 Post-capture survival of whale sharks encircled in tuna purse-seine nets: tagging and safe release methods Lauriane Escalle, Hilario Murua, Justin Monin Amande, Igor Arregui, Pierre Chavance, Alicia Delgado de Molina, Daniel Gaertner, Igaratza Fraile, John David Filmalter, Josu Santiago, Fabien Forget, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Laurent Dagorn, Bastien Merigot ABSTRACT: 1.
Devil rays of the Arabian Seas, with a redescription of Mobula kuhlii
Published online on 02. May 2016 Devil rays (Chondrichthyes: Mobula) of the Arabian Seas, with a redescription of Mobula kuhlii (Valenciennes in Müller and Henle, 1841) Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Daniel Fernando, Sylvain Adnet, Henri Cappetta, Rima W. Jabado ABSTRACT: Devil rays (genus Mobula) are pelagic elasmobranchs widely distributed throughout tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate waters.
Elasmobranch captures in the Fijian pelagic longline fishery
Published online on 02. May 2016 Elasmobranch captures in the Fijian pelagic longline fishery Susanna Piovano and Eric Gilman ABSTRACT: Pelagic longline fisheries for relatively fecund tuna and tuna-like species can have large adverse effects on incidentally caught species with low-fecundity, including elasmobranchs. Analyses of observer programme data from the Fiji longline fishery from 2011
A new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray from the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
Published on 04. May 2016 A new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil: the smallest species of Potamotrygon Marcelo R. de Carvalho, Ricardo S. Rosa, Maria Lúcia G. de Araújo ABSTRACT: A new species of Potamotrygon is described from the Rio Negro drainage, Amazonas, Brazil. In spite of
Physiological responses to hypersalinity correspond to nursery ground usage in two inshore shark species
Published online on 09. May 2016 Physiological responses to hypersalinity correspond to nursery ground usage in two inshore shark species (Mustelus antarcticus & Galeorhinus galeus) Louise Tunnah, Sara R. C. Mackellar, David A. Barnett, Tyson J. Maccormack, Kilian M. Stehfest, Andrea J. Morash, Jayson M. Semmens, Suzanne Currie ABSTRACT: Shark nurseries are susceptible to environmental
Largest global shark biomass found in the northern Galápagos Islands
Published on 10. May 2016 Largest global shark biomass found in the northern Galápagos Islands of Darwin and Wolf Pelayo Salinas de León, David Acuña-Marrero, Etienne Rastoin, Alan M. Friedlander, Mary K. Donovan, Enric Sala ABSTRACT: Overfishing has dramatically depleted sharks and other large predatory fishes worldwide except for a few remote and/or well-protected areas.
Comparative Use of a Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem by Three Species of Shark
Published on 04. May 2016 Comparative Use of a Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem and Association with Fish Spawning Aggregations by Three Species of Shark Alexandria E. Pickard, Jeremy J. Vaudo, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Richard S. Nemeth, Jeremiah B. Blondeau, Elizabeth A. Kadison, Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: Understanding of species interactions within mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs;
Integrating social network analysis and fine-scale positioning to characterize the associations of a benthic shark
Published online on 18. April 2016 Integrating social network analysis and fine-scale positioning to characterize the associations of a benthic shark N.C. Armansin, K.A. Lee, C. Huveneers, R.G. Harcourt ABSTRACT: Many shark species form groups; yet the drivers of this behaviour are not well understood. Aggregations have been presumed to be a function of resource
Are critically endangered fish back on the menu? Analysis of U.K. fisheries data suggest post-ban landings of prohibited skates in European waters
Published online on 06. April 2016 Are critically endangered fish back on the menu? Analysis of U.K. fisheries data suggest post-ban landings of prohibited skates in European waters Samantha J. Simpson, David W. Sims ABSTRACT: Skates (Rajidae) have been commercially exploited in Europe for hundreds of years with some species’ abundances declining dramatically during the
Diet comparison between silky sharks and scalloped hammerhead sharks off the south-west coast of Mexico
Published on 11. April 2016 Diet comparison between silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) and scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) off the south-west coast of Mexico Isaac Antonio Flores-Martínez, Yassir Edén Torres-Rojas, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Julia Ramos-Miranda ABSTRACT: Ecologists examine diet composition in order to assess the spatial and temporal variations in interactions between species, the impact of