Manta and devil rays of the subfamily Mobulinae (mobulids) are rarely studied, large,
pelagic elasmobranchs, with all eight of well‐evaluated species listed on the IUCN Red List …

Manta and devil rays are filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are found circumglobally in
tropical and subtropical waters. Although relatively understudied for most of the Twentieth …

Species diversity assessments are an important step to evaluate the conservation status of a
community, both in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. These assessments are pivotal if …

DNA sequence data from mitochondrial genomes and c. 1000 nuclear exons were analysed
for a complete taxon sampling of manta and devilrays (Mobulidae) to estimate a current …

Practical biodiversity conservation relies on delineation of biologically meaningful units.
Manta and devil rays (Mobulidae) are threatened worldwide, yet morphological similarities …

Background International trade for luxury products, medicines, and tonics poses a threat to
both terrestrial and marine wildlife. The demand for and consumption of gill plates (known as …

DNA barcoding is critical to conservation and biodiversity research, yet public reference
databases are incomplete. Existing barcode databases are biased toward cytochrome …

This multi-decade study on an isolated and unfished population of manta rays (Manta alfredi
and M. birostris) in the Maldives used individual-based photo-ID records and behavioural …

Foraging drives many fundamental aspects of ecology, and an understanding of foraging
behavior aids in the conservation of threatened species by identifying critical habitats and …

Continuously increasing demand for plant and animal products causes unsustainable
depletion of biological resources. It is estimated that one-quarter of sharks and rays are …