Sharks in nearshore environments: models, importance, and consequences

DM Knip, MR Heupel, CA Simpfendorfer - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2010 - int-res.com
Theoretical models of coastal shark populations have remained largely unchanged since
the 1960s despite limitations in applicability to many species. Smaller bodied coastal …

Evidence for mesothermy in dinosaurs

JM Grady, BJ Enquist, E Dettweiler-Robinson… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Were dinosaurs ectotherms or fast-metabolizing endotherms whose activities were
unconstrained by temperature? To date, some of the strongest evidence for endothermy …

Spatial patterns of fish standing biomass across Brazilian reefs

RA Morais, CEL Ferreira, SR Floeter - Journal of Fish Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A large fish‐count dataset from the Brazilian province was used to describe spatial patterns
in standing biomass and test if total biomass, taxonomic and functional trophic structure vary …

Movement patterns of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris within Atol das Rocas, Brazil: a nursery characterized by tidal extremes

BM Wetherbee, SH Gruber, RS Rosa - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2007 - int-res.com
Movement patterns and habitat use of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris were
monitored at Atol das Rocas, Brazil, an atypical nursery area for this species, characterized …

A global review of white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) parturition

CP O'Connell, JF Dodd, J Crews, J Gressle… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2024 - Springer
The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a globally distributed top predator. Due to its
ecological importance and historical declining population trends, data contributing to …

Are indirect genetic benefits associated with polyandry? Testing predictions in a natural population of lemon sharks

JD DiBATTISTA, KA Feldheim, SH Gruber… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple mating has clear fitness benefits for males, but uncertain benefits and costs for
females. We tested for indirect genetic benefits of polyandry in a natural population, by using …

Network analysis reveals multispecies spatial associations in the shark community of a Caribbean marine protected area

GA Casselberry, AJ Danylchuk, JT Finn… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Many shark species exhibit complex spatial ecology throughout their life histories, posing a
challenge for conservation and management. Although most marine protected areas (MPAs) …

Elasmobranchs of tropical marine ecosystems

WT White, E Sommerville - Sharks and their relatives II, 2010 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Checklist of Chondrichthyans of the Tropical Marine Ecosystem.............................. 201 Class
Chondrichthyes: Cartilaginous Fishes................................................................. 201Subclass …

Movement and activity patterns of the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, in an oceanic Marine Protected Area of the South-western Atlantic

RC Garla, OBF Gadig, D Garrone-Neto - Journal of the Marine …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The movement and activity patterns of the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, a
vulnerable species off Brazil, were investigated using mark-recapture and acoustic telemetry …

Unusually paced life history strategies of marine megafauna drive atypical sensitivities to environmental variability

IM Smallegange, M Flotats Avilés… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Understanding why different life history strategies respond differently to changes in
environmental variability is necessary to be able to predict eco-evolutionary population …