Nursery areas are critical to the survival of many marine species, and it is widely accepted
that elasmobranch species use nursery areas where they improve species fitness. A 2007 …

Animal movements and the acquisition and allocation of resources provide mechanisms for
individual behavioural traits to propagate through population, community and ecosystem …

The chemical composition of calcified structures in fish (otoliths, spines, rays, scales, and
vertebrae) has been identified as a useful natural marker of stock structure. This application …

Understanding the ontogenetic habitat linkages of sharks is important for conservation and
managing human interactions. We used acoustic telemetry, catch data, elemental and stable …

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839) is a large, primarily coastally
distributed shark famous for its ability to penetrate far into freshwater bodies in tropical …

Endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) were opportunistically sampled in south
Florida and aged by counting opaque bands in sectioned vertebrae (n= 15). Small sample …

The scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini is a migratory species that exhibits
complex patterns of spatial organization associated with the use of both coastal and oceanic …

Sharks are among the most endangered and data poor vertebrates in the world. The lack of
information regarding their habitat use is especially concerning since these are crucial for …

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 …

Quantifying the elemental composition of elasmobranch calcified cartilage (hard parts) has
the potential to answer a range of ecological and biological questions, at both the individual …