The Phenomenon of Piebaldism in Sharks: A Review of Global Sightings and Patterns [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionChromatic disorders in elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) have been reported in several species, but little is known about their true abundance or consequences for survival and fitness.
Darren A. Whitehead +9 more
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Taxonomic reports of Otobothrioidea (Eucestoda, Trypanorhyncha) from elasmobranch fishes of the southern coast off Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004 Specimens of elasmobranch fishes, captured in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, of the southern coast off Brazil, represented by three families, four genera, and four species, were parasitized with otobothrioid trypanorhynch cestodes: Heptranchias
Marcelo Knoff +4 more
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Evidence of Avian Predation on a Critically Endangered Elasmobranch, the Halavi Guitarfish (Glaucostegus halavi), in the Red Sea [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe Halavi guitarfish (Glaucostegus halavi) is a Critically Endangered but poorly studied batoid found in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Its trophic ecology, both as predator and prey, remains largely undescribed.
E. B. Richardson +8 more
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Aberrant Pigmentation in a Schooling Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWhile pigmentation disorders such as albinism have been documented in a range of elasmobranch species, including the American cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), the implications of these rare conditions for behavior, social dynamics, and fitness remain ...
Morgan F. Bennett‐Smith +4 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2023 Elasmobranchs are being depleted on a global scale, caused mainly by fisheries. Demersal trawling is a component of mortality but is often not assessed.
TC Barnes, DD Johnson
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The current knowledge gap on metallothionein mediated metal-detoxification in Elasmobranchs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Elasmobranchs are particularly vulnerable to environmental contamination, especially pollutants that may bioaccumulate and biomagnify, throughout the trophic web, such as metals.
Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis
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Trading card games and Environmental Education
Revista da SBEnBIO, 2023 The relationship established between popular media and elasmobranchs, especially sharks, is barely sympathetic and generally includes a common-sense idea of terrible ocean creatures that are a threat to human life.
Augusto Barros Mendes +3 more
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Nature Communications, 2023 Environmental temperature affects physiological functions, representing a barrier for the range expansions of ectothermic species. To understand the link between thermal physiology and biogeography, a key question is whether among-species thermal ...
Yuuki Y. Watanabe, Nicholas L. Payne
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Contrasting Responses to Harvesting and Environmental Drivers of Fast and Slow Life History Species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 According to their main life history traits, organisms can be arranged in a continuum from fast (species with small body size, short lifespan and high fecundity) to slow (species with opposite characteristics).
Antoni Quetglas +4 more
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Multi-Model Approach on Growth Estimation and Association With Life History Trait for Elasmobranchs
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Age and growth information is essential for stock assessment of fish, and growth model selection may influence the accuracy of stock assessment and subsequent fishery management decision making.
Kwang-Ming Liu +8 more
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