Marine reptiles and mammals are phylogenetically so distant from each other that their
marine adaptations are rarely compared directly. We reviewed ecophysiological features in …

̶ The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, is native to the Atlantic coasts of the
Americas and globally one of the most highly invasive marine species. In the present study …

Complex interactions between protected populations may challenge the recovery of whole
ecosystems. In California, white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) mistargeting southern sea …

Sea turtles migrate thousands of miles annually between foraging and breeding areas,
carrying dozens of epibiont species with them on their journeys. Most sea turtle epibiont …

Granular environments, such as sand, are one of the most challenging substrates for robots
to move within due to large depth‐dependent forces, unpredictable fluid/solid resistance …

Lateral preference in behaviors has been widely documented in many vertebrates and
invertebrates. Such preferences are strange, puzzling, and on the surface, not adaptive …

Bycatch is a major global threat to marine megafauna and occurs in nearly all fishing fleets,
including small-scale fisheries that use gillnets. Gillnets represent a threat to endangered air …

Hydrofoil‐shaped limbs (flipper‐hydrofoils) have evolved independently several times in
secondarily marine tetrapods and generally fall into two functional categories:(1) those that …

Grasping behavior and manipulation using the hand and/or foot is widespread among
tetrapods and can be used in various contexts in the daily life of many species. Activities …

The success of carnivorous mammals is determined not only by their ability to locate and kill
prey, but also their efficiency at consuming it. Breaking large prey into small pieces is …