Phylogenetic analyses indicate that viviparity (live‐bearing reproduction) has originated
independently in more than 150 vertebrate lineages, including a minimum of 115 clades of …

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The large size, high trophic level and wide distribution of Hexanchiformes (cow and frilled
sharks) should position this order as important apex predators in coastal and deep‐water …

The application of a photographic identification methodology using the unique ventral
surface markings (natural spot patterns) of an observed population in southern Mozambique …

The species that comprise class Chondrichthyes exhibit a wide diversity of reproductive
strategies, but they all have internal fertilization and a relatively small number of large …

The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is the largest shark in the family Carcharhinidae and the
only carcharhinid with aplacental viviparous (ovoviviparous) reproduction. Despite its size …

The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus, Squaliformes: Somniosidae) is a long-
lived Arctic top predator, which in combination with the high historical and modern fishing …

Stable nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) isotopes of Atlantic sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae embryos and mothers were analysed. Embryos were generally …

Embryological stages of oviparous elasmobranch during development can be difficult to
identify, requiring magnification and/or fixation of an anaesthetized embryo. These …

Reproductive modes of vertebrates are classified into two major embryonic nutritional types:
yolk deposits (ie, lecithotrophy) and maternal investment (ie, matrotrophy). Vitellogenin …