The Mobulidae are zooplanktivorous elasmobranchs comprising two recognized species of
manta rays (Manta spp.) and nine recognized species of devil rays (Mobula spp.). They are …

Stable‐isotope analysis (SIA) can act as a powerful ecological tracer with which to examine
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …

Among the most common statements made in studies of elasmobranch ecology is
something to the effect that “sharks play an important role in marine ecosystems.” Although …

Rays (superorder Batoidea) are the most diverse group of elasmobranchs, and many are
threatened with extinction. However, there remain areas where research on the ecology of …

Manta and devil rays are filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are found circumglobally in
tropical and subtropical waters. Although relatively understudied for most of the Twentieth …

Stable isotope analysis in mysticete skin and baleen plates has been repeatedly used to
assess diet and movement patterns. Accurate interpretation of isotope data depends on …

Standardised diets and trophic level (TL) estimates were calculated for 75 ray species from
the suborders Myliobatoidei (67 spp.) and Torpedinoidei (8 spp.). Decapod crustaceans …

Many elasmobranch species are undergoing population declines on a global scale;
however, implementation of effective conservation and management strategies is hindered …

Three lineages of cartilaginous fishes have independently evolved filter feeding
(Lamniformes: Megachasma and Cetorhinus, Orectolobiformes: Rhincodon, and Mobulidae …

Mobulid rays are protected in New Zealand, but the spinetail devilray Mobula japanica is
caught as bycatch in skipjack tuna purse seine fisheries. 2. Between 2005 and 2014, rays …