[HTML][HTML] Residency, Habitat Use and Sexual Segregation of White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias in False Bay, South Africa

A Kock, MJ O'Riain, K Mauff, M Meÿer, D Kotze… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are threatened apex predators and identification of
their critical habitats and how these are used are essential to ensuring improved local and …

Direct genetic evidence for reproductive philopatry and associated fine‐scale migrations in female blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in French …

J Mourier, S Planes - Molecular Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation of top predators has been emphasized as essential in an ecosystem due to
their role in trophic chain regulation. Optimizing conservation strategies for these …

Sexual dimorphism of the electrosensory system: a quantitative analysis of nerve axons in the dorsal anterior lateral line nerve of the blue-spotted fantail stingray …

RM Kempster, E Garza-Gisholt, CA Egeberg… - Brain, Behavior and …, 2013 - karger.com
Quantitative studies of sensory axons provide invaluable insights into the functional
significance and relative importance of a particular sensory modality. Despite the important …

Seasonality and site fidelity of the zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, in southeast Queensland, Australia

CL Dudgeon, JM Lanyon, JM Semmens - Animal Behaviour, 2013 - Elsevier
Site fidelity and migratory movements of vertebrate animals occur at many spatial and
temporal scales. Larger migratory movements tend to occur in species that live in seasonal …

Linking temperate demersal fish species to habitat: scales, patterns and future directions

AF Johnson, SR Jenkins, JG Hiddink… - Fish and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Adoption of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management relies on recognition of the
link between fish and other components of the ecosystem, namely their physical and …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental Influences on the Abundance and Sexual Composition of White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Gansbaai, South Africa

AV Towner, LG Underhill, OJD Jewell, MJ Smale - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The seasonal occurrence of white sharks visiting Gansbaai, South Africa was investigated
from 2007 to 2011 using sightings from white shark cage diving boats. Generalized linear …

Insights into the reproductive biology and fisheries of two commercially exploited species, shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and blue shark (Prionace glauca), in the …

C Bustamante, MB Bennett - Fisheries research, 2013 - Elsevier
In 2005 and 2010, 1241 Isurus oxyrinchus and 1153 Prionace glauca were collected from
178 longline sets in a ship-board observer programme in coastal waters off Caldera, Chile …

Demography and movement patterns of leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) aggregating near the head of a submarine canyon along the open coast of southern …

AP Nosal, DC Cartamil, JW Long, M Lührmann… - … Biology of Fishes, 2013 - Springer
The demography, spatial distribution, and movement patterns of leopard sharks (Triakis
semifasciata) aggregating near the head of a submarine canyon in La Jolla, California, USA …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual Dimorphisms in the Dermal Denticles of the Lesser-Spotted Catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)

N Crooks, L Babey, WJ Haddon, AC Love, CP Waring - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The dermal layers of several elasmobranch species have been shown to be sexually
dimorphic. Generally, when this occurs the females have thicker dermal layers compared to …

Multiple paternity in leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) litters sampled from a predominantly female aggregation in La Jolla, California, USA

AP Nosal, EA Lewallen, RS Burton - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2013 - Elsevier
The number of sires per litter was determined for the leopard shark (Triakidae: Triakis
semifasciata) to investigate the potential effect of female-biased aggregation behavior on the …