Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These
thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history …

Any attempt to describe the spatial ecology of sharks and rays should consider the drivers
responsible for movement. Research has shown fluctuations in the environment (abiotic …

The environmental conditions in the ocean have long been considered relatively more
stable through time compared to the conditions on land. Advances in sensing technologies …

Global declines of shark populations are of concern because of their largely assumed role
as moderators of ecosystem function. Without long-term data on movement patterns for …

Sexual segregation occurs when members of a species separate such that the sexes live
apart, either singly or in single‐sex groups. It can be broadly categorised into two types …

Telemetry is a key, widely used tool to understand marine megafauna distribution, habitat
use, behavior, and physiology; however, a critical question remains:“How many animals …

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 …

Virtually every area of research associated with sharks and their relatives has been strongly
impacted by the revolutionary growth in technology. The questions we can now ask are very …

Recent climatic change has been recorded across the globe. Although environmental
change is a characteristic feature of life on Earth and has played a major role in the …

There are widespread records of grouping behaviour in both adult and juvenile sharks and
rays (Class Chondrichthyes, Subclass Elasmobranchii). Yet despite burgeoning descriptions …