Long-lived species share life history traits such as slow growth, late maturity, and low
fecundity, which lead to slow recovery rates and increase a population's vulnerability to …

Abstract The Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus is a large-bodied and broad-ranging
squaliform shark that occupies diverse habitats throughout the Pacific Ocean. Despite its …

The numbers of deep-sea fish species and their genetic diversities are poorly understood
because of taxonomic confusion and the lack of robust diagnostic features. However, DNA …

Inferences made from molecular data support regional stock assessment goals by providing
insights into the genetic population dynamics of enigmatic species. Population genomics …

After initial detection of target archival DNA of a 116-year-old syntype specimen of the
smooth lantern shark, Etmopterus pusillus, in a single-stranded DNA library, we shotgun …

The ringed seal is a small phocid seal that has a northern circumpolar distribution. It has
long been recognized that body size is variable in ringed seals, and it has been suggested …

ABSTRACT highlighting the diversity of the elasmobranchs. This chapter also examines the
broad zoogeographic patterns of elasmo-This chapter discusses the importance of …

Context Knowledge of sawshark reproductive biology is limited to general parameters such
as reproductive mode and litter size. The mating system is currently unknown. Aim To test for …

Background Spiraea L. is a genus comprising approximately 90 species that are distributed
throughout the northern temperate regions. China is recognized as the center of species …

Aim During ecological speciation, reproductive isolation is predicted to evolve between
populations adapted to different biotic or abiotic environments despite the absence of …