… areas of study pertaining to sharks and their relatives. I anticipate that every student of this
fascinating group of animals, no matter the stage of their career, will want to own this book. …

… This report documents how growth in shark fisheries in the past was limited by their low
economic value and relatively low abundance. Yet there has been steady growth in shark …

This is the second edition of a very informative book on the general knowledge and recent
advances in the biology of sharks, rays and chimeras, which was first published in 2004. The …

… Chapter 3 provides a description of the swimming styles of the sharks, rays, and
chimaeras, their skeletons and fins, muscles, and external dermal denticles, and finally of how …

… of Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is … with their ecosystem. Topics related to biodiversity,
behavior, and conservation are covered in a separate volume, Sharks and Their Relatives …

… as active, fully developed miniature sharks. The embryos spend their developmental stages
within their mother’s body and so receive protection during their most vulnerable stages. The …

… regulatory agencies give shark and ray management high priority because of the naturally
slow population growth inherent to most sharks and rays, and their resulting vulnerability to …

… The removal of sharks occupying the role of top predators in their ecosystems can … -Sharks
state that nations contributing to fishing mortality of shark stocks should participate in their …

The species that comprise class Chondrichthyes exhibit a wide diversity of reproductive
strategies, but they all have internal fertilization and a relatively small number of large offspring. …

… blacktip sharks from southwest Florida left their nursery area … Juvenile lemon sharks from
Bimini, Bahamas, remain in their … years; the fraction of sharks that were locally born decreases …