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Shark Measurements

All Publications

A list of all peer-reviewed publications featuring Shark Measurements team members. Click on article or journal names for more information, and reach out via our contact form to request full text copies.

Academic journals published in so far:

Elasmobranch morphometry and comparative anatomy

Ontogenetic morphometry of the brown smoothhound shark Mustelus henlei with implications for ecology and evolution. Journal of Morphology, 284, e21608.

The selective drivers of allometry in sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 198(1), pp.257-277.

Aerial photogrammetry of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Bay of La Paz, using an unoccupied aerial vehicle. Marine Biology, 169(7), 1-8.

Elasmobranch behaviour, movement and kinematics

Quantifying the behavioural consequences of shark ecotourism. Sci Rep 13, 12938

First record of bottom‐feeding behaviour in the whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Journal of Fish Biology.

First description of a sex segregated aggregation of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) and the frequency and distribution of mating wounds off the tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 105(7), pp.953-960.

Chondrichthyan macroevolution and phylogenetics

The evolution of sexual dimorphism in Chondrichthyes: drivers, uncertainties, and future directions. Environmental Biology of Fishes, pp.1-13.

Gayford, J.H., 2023. The genetics‐morphology‐behavior trifecta: Unraveling the single greatest limitation affecting our understanding of chondrichthyan evolution. Ecology and Evolution, 13(6), p.e10204.

Elasmobranch population genetics

Community perceptions of Elasmobranch ecology and biology

Other publications

Gayford, J.H. and Whitehead, D.A., 2023. The biology and ecology of the Pacific sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon longurio. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), p.e10600.

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