… the diversity of sharks and rays found in the Samoan archipelago, and their conservation
status, threats, and a summary of current management. The number of shark and ray species …

… their biodiversity and shedding light on their … , their phylogeny is still controversial at all
levels, ranging from superorders to genera [24]. A significant obstacle towards resolving their …

… extant or very close relatives of extant taxa. Conservation biologists have used data from …
and understand anthropogenic influence on sharks and their relatives prior to the last several …

… All variables were standardized to a mean of 0 and variance of 1 so that their relative
importance could be assessed on a common scale. Geographic region could not be standardized, …

… Moreover, their large body sizes restrict sustainable captive breeding, while their high body
… has also limited our knowledge of their chromosomal organization for validation of genome …

… The paper also looks into biological aspects of pelagic shark species including their food
and feeding habits as well as information about their reproduction (mainly fecundity). The …

… The paper also encompasses biological aspects of large demersal sharks including their
food and reproduction (mainly fecundity). The paper also narrates details about management …

… and reproductive behaviour of these species are thus of particular importance, notably for
stock assessment or to manage their populations in human-shark interactions in coastal areas. …

… recreation; their inspiration for art; and their serving as an object of myth set sharks apart
from … The spiral valve is an organ unique to sharks and their relatives. In sharp contrast to our …

… review to separate the coastal species based on their maximum body size. Also, since most
… into the following four categories based on their maximum body size (Table 2) and lifestyle. …