Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Sharks and rays make up 96% of the class Chondrichthyes. They are among the most
endangered of any taxa, threatened through habitat loss, overfishing and hunting for shark …

Oophagous reproduction (ie, consumption of unfertilized ova in utero) in sharks has been
hypothesized to result in fewer but larger pups relative to those produced by viviparous …

The many diverse reproductive strategies of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays) from
lecithotrophic oviparity to matrotrophic viviparity have attracted significant research attention …

Abstract The Maugean skate, Zearaja maugeana, is endemic to two isolated western
Tasmanian (Australia) estuaries. The species' persistence in one of these estuaries …

Information on the movements of highly migratory species is important to understand their
ecology, including habitat use, population connectivity, and stock structure, to implement …

The study of the reproductive aspects of chondrichthyans through the analysis of steroid
hormones has been carried out for more than five decades in several species around the …

Ultrasonography is widely used to monitor pregnancy in viviparous species, but it is
underutilized as a tool to characterize embryonic development in oviparous species …

Preliminary insight into the reproductive traits of the flapper skate Dipturus intermedius using
in-field ultrasonography and ci Page 1 Preliminary insight into the reproductive traits of the …

Simple Summary The reproduction of key reef species is still largely unknown due to
difficulties in documenting all elements and steps involved. Sharks are particularly affected …