The role of learning in behaviour is well known for many animal taxa, including teleost
fishes, insects, birds and mammals. However, its importance to sharks in everyday …

Basic understanding of the fundamental principles and mechanisms involved in learning is
lacking for elasmobranch fishes. Our aim in this study was to experimentally investigate the …

Social learning is taxonomically widespread and can provide distinct behavioural
advantages, such as in finding food or avoiding predators more efficiently. Although …

Baited video systems have been widely used to assess the relative abundance and diversity
of sharks in locations around the world, however they provide limited information on …

Ecotourism operations which provide food to large predators have the potential to negatively
affect their target species, by conditioning them to associate humans with food, or by …

Highlights•Nonsocial, juvenile Port Jackson sharks learnt faster with trained demonstrators.•
Acquisition occurred between training bouts.•Social living is not a prerequisite for social …

This study investigated memory retention capabilities of juvenile gray bamboo sharks
(Chiloscyllium griseum) using two-alternative forced-choice experiments. The sharks had …

Learning plays a pivotal role in the behavioural development of all vertebrates, and fish are
no exception. This collection of essays on learning in fishes is timely for at least two reasons …

This study describes the effect of different baits on the attraction, surface behaviour and
conditioning of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias during local ecotourism activities. The …

Top predators inhabiting a dynamic environment, such as coastal waters, should
theoretically possess sufficient cognitive ability to allow successful foraging despite …