… studied group than their relatives, the rays and sharks. This last group, the sharks, is perhaps
… Regarding their conservation status, Chondrichthyes possess life histories that make them …

… Most sharks and their relatives are usually characterized as slow-growing species. Furthermore,
Musick (1999) [55] concluded that species with annual intrinsic growth rates less than 10…

… senses are also well-developed and finely tuned to best perform in their particular ecological
niche. The long evolutionary history of chondrichthyans and their great diversity as well as …

… sharks rely heavily on electroreception to localize prey; thus, it is unclear how representative
their … Here, we have mined the genome of a true shark, Scyliorhinus canicula (catshark) for …

… It has become pretty clear that international demand for shark fins is the main reason for
shark fisheries. Sharks are also caught for their meat and liver oil, and also their cartilaginous …

… The microstructures of the oral cavity in sharks have received relatively little study, despite
their potential functional importance for gustation, feeding, and ventilation. Accordingly, here …

… and help guide our quest to build a proper shark (or ray, skate, or chimaera). Before we
can fully assess performance in sharks (or any of their relatives), we must first deal with the …

… Nurse Shark serum EPH fraction RIs provided in this study may be utilized to clinically
evaluate the health of Nurse Sharks in captivity and in the wild, and to compare the health of their …

… Among these, cartilaginous fishes such as sharks, batoids (skates and rays) and chimaeras
… to their fundamental ecological role as top predators [11,12]. At the same time, due to their k-…

… also to sharks, we compared metabolic rates of draughtsboard sharks (Cephaloscyllium …
to be sleep, along with restful and actively swimming sharks across a 24 h period. We also …