Understanding mating systems is a pillar of behavioural ecology, placing the complex
interactions between females and males into a reproductive context. The field of multiple …

Reproducing sharks must provide their offspring with an adequate supply of nutrients to
complete embryonic development. In oviparous (egg-laying) sharks, offspring develop …

Elasmobranchs are among the species most threatened by overfishing and a large body of
evidence reports their decline around the world. As they are large predators occupying the …

In this study, multiple paternity (MP) was investigated in three commercially important shark
species, common smoothhound Mustelus mustelus, dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus …

For threatened and commercially important species, genetic and genomic tools promise
accurate and cost-effective evaluations to contribute to effective conservation strategies and …

This study assessed the presence and prevalence of multiple paternity (MP) in litters of grey
reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) and scalloped hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) …

Elasmobranchs are among the most threatened long-lived marine species worldwide, and
incidental capture is a major source of mortality. The northern central Adriatic Sea, though …

Elasmobranch species are among the most threatened marine fish, and sound biological
data for many of them are lacking. In this context, the smooth-hounds (Mustelus spp …

Multiple paternity (MP) is defined as the behaviour in which females successfully mate with
multiple males leading to offspring from different sires within the same litter. MP seems to be …

Hybridization between closely related species has been documented across a wide range of
taxa but has not been well studied in elasmobranchs. Hammerhead sharks have drawn …