The poor fossil record of regular echinoids is commonly attributed to the fact that they
preferentially live as epibenthic grazers on hard rocky substrates in nearshore environments …

Marine historical ecology emerged in the scholarly literature with the aim of understanding
long‐term dynamics in marine ecosystems and the outcomes of past human–ocean …

In this dissertation two approaches were used to increase the knowledge of elasmobranch
population dynamics and life history:(1) the comparative approach and (2) the species …

Elasmobranchii is a clade of chondrichthyans (cartilaginous fishes) that comprises sharks,
skates and rays represented today by approximately 1,200 species. Chondrichthyans have …

Many shark populations are in decline around the world, with severe ecological and
economic consequences. Fisheries management and marine protected areas (MPAs) have …

Gars (Lepisosteidae) and Bowfins (Amiidae), collectively known as holosteans, are
members of an ancient lineage of fish dating back over 200 million years. Holosteans have …

The Subclass Elasmobranchii is widely considered nowadays to be the sister group of the
Subclass Holocephali, although chimaeroid fishes were originally classified as …

Understanding the long-term effects of ongoing global environmental change on marine
ecosystems requires a cross-disciplinary approach. Deep-time and recent fossil records can …

Due to an intense level of interest from the media, the public, conservation NGOs, and
policymakers, the scientific study of charismatic megafauna is perceived by some …