The development of adaptive responses to novel situations via learning has been
demonstrated in a wide variety of animal taxa. However, knowledge on the learning abilities …

Basic understanding of the fundamental principles and mechanisms involved in learning is
lacking for elasmobranch fishes. Our aim in this study was to experimentally investigate the …

The role of learning in behaviour is well known for many animal taxa, including teleost
fishes, insects, birds and mammals. However, its importance to sharks in everyday …

Like other vertebrates, fish can learn to solve a wide variety of tasks; however, many of their
cognitive abilities, particularly in cartilaginous fishes, still remain unknown. This study …

Shark depredation (damage to gear and loss of bait or hooked fish by a non-target species)
is a common global occurrence. Depredation events by sharks can have negative impacts …

The marine environment is filled with biotic and abiotic sounds. Some of these sounds
predict important events that influence fitness while others are unimportant. Individuals can …

Recent studies suggest sharks cognitive abilities are comparable to other vertebrates such
as mammals and birds, but we still know relatively little about the long-term memory capacity …

Highlights•Sharks did not learn time-place association after 41 days.•Association learnt
likely linked to the arrival of the feeding personnel.•Introduction of high-contrast landmark …

Highlights•We tested whether sharks habituate to olfactory cues.•Shark response to olfactory
cues decreased over time.•Sharks showed both short-and long-term habituation.• …

This study describes the effect of different baits on the attraction, surface behaviour and
conditioning of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias during local ecotourism activities. The …