Using real data sets of elasmobranch fishes as examples, this paper presents a critical
review of selected methods and statistical approaches used in fish feeding studies and …

Sharks as a group have a long history as highly successful predatory fishes. Although, the
number of recent studies on their diet, feeding behavior, feeding mechanism, and …

Among the most common statements made in studies of elasmobranch ecology is
something to the effect that “sharks play an important role in marine ecosystems.” Although …

Stomach content data from 281 tiger sharks caught during shark control programs in Hawaii
between 1967 and 1969, and during 1976 were analyzed to examine feeding habits and …

The extent of the global human footprint [1] limits our understanding of what is natural in the
marine environment. Remote, near-pristine areas provide some baseline expectations for …

We surgically implanted ultrasonic transmitters in 38 lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris,
and manually tracked the sharks for 1–153 days. This yielded 2281 positional fixes recorded …

The ontogeny of the digestive tract of marine fish larvae has been the subject of numerous
studies in the previous two decades. Beyond the scientific interest for such animal species …

Discerning behaviours of free-ranging animals allows for quantification of their activity
budget, providing important insight into ecology. Over recent years, accelerometers have …

Sharks may have an important role in marine ecosystems in relation to populations of fish
and invertebrates at lower trophic levels. Fishery management plans stress the need for an …

There has been considerable debate over the past decade with respect to wildlife
provisioning, especially resultant behavioural changes that may impact the ecological …