A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the
trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit …

Fishing spans all oceans and the impact on ocean predators such as sharks and rays is
largely unknown. A lack of data and complicated jurisdictional issues present particular …

Growth modelling is a fundamental component of fisheries assessments but is often
hindered by poor quality data from biased sampling. Several methods have attempted to …

Numerous studies have now demonstrated that the most common method of ageing sharks
and rays, counting growth zones on calcified structures, can underestimate true age. I …

Over the last decade, the study of shark biology has benefited from the development,
refinement, and rapid expansion of novel techniques and advances in technology. These …

Inaccurate age estimates can have severe consequences in the management of
elasmobranchs. Numerous studies in shark age validation have demonstrated a disconnect …

During the last several decades, studies on the aerobic metabolism of elasmobranchs have
relied on the use of indirect calorimetry centered on small, generally sedentary species that …

The biology of elasmobranchs makes them very vulnerable to fishing pressure and there is
increasing international concern over their exploitation. In northern Australia the stocks of …

The life histories of two globally endangered hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini and
Sphyrna mokarran, were examined using samples collected from a range of commercial …

Life‐history (age, growth, age validation, reproduction and demography) studies of
elasmobranchs date back to the middle of the last century with major early contributions …