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This study examines how the morphology of Mediterranean blue sharks (Prionace glauca ) changes throughout their development. Using linear and geometric morphometrics, it reveals that juveniles and adults differ in fin and head shape, reflecting adaptations to different ecological and swimming demands.
P. Carbonara +9 more
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Ontogenetic stomach development in catshark Scyliorhinus canicula.
The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of vertebrates develops from a simple undifferentiated tube into highly differentiated regions for the digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Odete Goncalves +4 more
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Pelagic and demersal sharks played different top‐down controls in the food web. Pelagic sharks act as apex predators impacting mesoconsumers. Trophic controls patterns by demersal sharks change according to ecosystem traits. ABSTRACT Pelagic and demersal Chondrichthyes can assume different patterns of trophic controls on marine food webs, sustaining ...
P. Ricci +7 more
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In order to gain insight into the impact of yolk increase on endoderm development, we have analyzed the mechanisms of endoderm formation in the catshark S. canicula, a species exhibiting telolecithal eggs and a distinct yolk sac.
Benoit G. Godard +13 more
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Inventory and comparison of abundance of parasitic copepods on fish hosts in the western Wadden Sea (North Sea) between 1968 and 2010 [PDF]
A conspicuous part of the parasite fauna of marine fish are ectoparasites, which attach mainly to the fins or gills. The abundant copepods have received much interest due to their negative effects on hosts.
Boer, P. +4 more
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Multiple paternity and hybridization in two smooth-hound sharks [PDF]
Multiple paternity appears to be a common trait of elasmobranch mating systems, with its occurrence likely driven by convenience, due to females seeking to minimize the stress of male harassment.
Gristina, Michele +5 more
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Report on the rare quagga cat shark landed [PDF]
Quagga catshark, Halaelurus quagga (Alcock, 1899) one of the rarest sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae (Order Carcharhiniformes) was observed at Muttom landing centre, Tamil Nadu on June 5 2017.
Ambarish, Gop P +2 more
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VNARs: An Ancient and Unique Repertoire of Molecules That Deliver Small, Soluble, Stable and High Affinity Binders of Proteins [PDF]
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Clem +4 more
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The small-spotted catshark and the smooth-hound are cartilaginous, carnivorous fish with similar depth ranges in their habitats. These two species are among the most abundant elasmobranchs in the Adriatic Sea and are frequently caught by local fishermen ...
Lucija Devčić +7 more
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Fishes of the deep demersal habitat at Ngazidja (Grand Comoro) Island, Western Indian Ocean [PDF]
Underwater observations of the coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939, from a research submersible provided opportunities to study the deep demersal fish fauna at the Comoro Islands. The demersal habitat in depths of 150–400 m at the volcanic island
Fricke, H, Heemstra, P C, Hissmann, K
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