Quantifying the elemental composition of elasmobranch calcified cartilage (hard parts) has
the potential to answer a range of ecological and biological questions, at both the individual …

Many shark species are at risk of overexploitation due to their high economic value, slow
maturation, and low recruitment compared to most teleosts. However, there is insufficient …

The scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini is a migratory species that exhibits
complex patterns of spatial organization associated with the use of both coastal and oceanic …

Sharks are among the most endangered and data poor vertebrates in the world. The lack of
information regarding their habitat use is especially concerning since these are crucial for …

As upper-level predators, sharks are important for maintaining marine food web structure,
but populations are threatened by fishery exploitation. Sustainable management of shark …

The elemental composition of mineralized vertebral cartilage has proven useful for
reconstructing the movement and environmental history of elasmobranchs. However, the …

Vertebral microchemistry recently allowed to infer the migration patterns of the scalloped
hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini in the Mexican Pacific, however conclusions regarding …

Reconstructing movements and environmental histories of sharks may be possible by using
the element composition of vertebrae, but unlocking such possibilities requires an …

Coastal estuaries provide essential juvenile habitat for many commercially and
recreationally important fish, which may move between estuarine and coastal environments …

Effective fisheries management generally requires reliable data describing the target
species' life-history characteristics, the size of its harvested populations, and overall catch …