Demographic processes play a key role in shaping the patterns of social relations among
individuals in a population. Social network analysis is a powerful quantitative tool for …

Abstract With over 30,000 recognized species, fishes exhibit an extraordinary variety of
morphological, behavioural, and life-history traits. The field of fish cognition has grown …

In the era of “Anthropocene defaunation,” large species are often no longer detected in
habitats where they formerly occurred. However, it is unclear whether this apparent missing …

Background Sharks and rays are some of the most threatened marine taxa due to the high
levels of bycatch and significant demand for meat and fin-related products in many Asian …

Marine and freshwater biodiversity is under threat from both natural and manmade causes.
Biological monitoring is currently a top priority for biodiversity protection. Given present …

Acoustic telemetry has helped overcome many of the challenges faced when studying the
movement ecology of aquatic species, allowing to obtain unprecedented amounts of data …

Abstract 450 million years of evolution have given chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and allies)
ample time to adapt perfectly to their respective everyday life challenges and cognitive …

Understanding how individual behavior shapes the structure and ecology of populations is
key to species conservation and management. Like many elasmobranchs, manta rays are …

Despite our critical dependence on aquatic wildlife, we lack a complete understanding of the
drivers of population stability and structure for most fish species. Social network analysis has …

Background Animals are expected to adjust their social behaviour to cope with challenges in
their environment. Therefore, for fish populations in temperate regions with seasonal and …