Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis

ON Shipley, P Matich - Oecologia, 2020 - Springer
The development of the isotopic niche, an n-dimensional hypervolume (with n being the
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …

Synopsis of global fresh and brackish water occurrences of the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839 (Pisces: Carcharhinidae), with comments on …

P Gausmann - … Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History, 2021 - BioOne
The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839) is a large, primarily coastally
distributed shark famous for its ability to penetrate far into freshwater bodies in tropical …

Sex‐specific and individual preferences for hunting strategies in white sharks

AV Towner, V Leos‐Barajas, R Langrock… - Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fine‐scale predator movements may be driven by many factors including sex, habitat and
distribution of resources. There may also be individual preferences for certain movement …

Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of immature Australasian white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)

JLY Spaet, TA Patterson, RW Bradford, PA Butcher - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract In Australian and New Zealand waters, current knowledge on white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias) movement ecology is based on individual tracking studies using …

Social preferences and network structure in a population of reef manta rays

RJY Perryman, SK Venables, RF Tapilatu… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2019 - Springer
Understanding how individual behavior shapes the structure and ecology of populations is
key to species conservation and management. Like many elasmobranchs, manta rays are …

Interspecific interactions, movement patterns and habitat use in a diverse coastal shark assemblage

MR Heupel, SEM Munroe, EJI Lédée, A Chin… - Marine Biology, 2019 - Springer
Sharks are a highly diverse predatory taxon and are regularly found in large, potentially
competitive, assemblages. However, the mechanisms that enable long-term coexistence …

Elucidating shark diets with DNA metabarcoding from cloacal swabs

MPM van Zinnicq Bergmann… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Animal dietary information provides the foundation for understanding trophic relationships,
which is essential for ecosystem management. Yet, in marine systems, high‐resolution diet …

Ecological niche partitioning within a large predator guild in a nutrient‐limited estuary

P Matich, JS Ault, RE Boucek, DR Bryan… - Limnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Within oligotrophic ecosystems, resource limitations coupled with interspecific variation in
morphology, physiology, and life history traits may lead to niche partitioning among species …

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) Occurrence along Beaches of South-Eastern Australia: Understanding Where, When and Why

AF Smoothey, Y Niella, C Brand, VM Peddemors… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In Australia, bull sharks are one of the species implicated most regularly in
shark–human interactions. The factors affecting bull shark presence in nearshore waters of …

Diet is correlated with otolith shape in marine fish

T Mille, K Mahe, M Cachera, MC Villanueva… - Marine Ecology …, 2016 - int-res.com
Previous studies have shown that the amount of food influences fish otolith structure, opacity
and shape and that diet composition has an effect on otolith chemical composition. This …