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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:

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Elasmobranch morphometry and comparative anatomy

Geographical Variation in Body Size and Sexual Size Dimorphism (SSD) in the Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum). Journal of Biogeography, 53(4), p.e70214.

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First reported evidence of healing after a traumatic mandibular fracture with associated soft‐tissue avulsion in the deep‐sea sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo). Journal of Fish Biology, 108(6), pp.2164-2170.

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Sexual ornamentation and weapons of sexual conflict in cartilaginous fishes. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 35(4), pp.2217-2233.

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The geometry of life: testing the scaling of whole-organism surface area and volume using sharks. Royal Society Open Science, 12(6), p.242205.

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Ontogenetic scaling of disc width with total length in west African batoids. Evolutionary Ecology.

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Allometric Growth and Scaling of Body Form of the Spadenose Shark (Scoliodon laticaudus). Ecology and Evolution, 14: e70414.

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Evolutionary trends in the elasmobranch neurocranium. Sci Rep 14, 11471.

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Ontogenetic shifts in body form in the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas. Journal of Morphology,  285, e21673.

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

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

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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

Stay grounded: hydrodynamic interactions between river stingrays and the ground. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.

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SharkTrack: an accurate, generalisable software for streamlining shark and ray underwater video analysis. Ecological Informatics, p.103713.

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First documented evidence of a mating event of blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the pelagic zone off Baja California Peninsula. Bulletin of Marine Science, 102(1), pp.49-53.

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

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

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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.

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Chondrichthyan macroevolution and phylogenetics

Habitat Availability, Jurassic and Cretaceous Origins of the Deep‐Bodied Shark Morphotype and the Rise of Pelagic Sharks. Ecology and Evolution, 15(9), p.e72082.

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Tonic immobility in cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes): function, evolutionary history, and future directions. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 35(3), pp.1301-1315.

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Sexual size dimorphism in rays and skates (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea). Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), p.e71858.

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Drivers of diversification in sharks and rays (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 12, p.1530326.

 

Heterochrony and Oophagy Underlie the Evolution of Giant Filter‐Feeding Lamniform Sharks. Evolution & Development, 27(1), p.e12496.

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No evidence for population-level benefits of polyandry in sharks and rays. PloS one, 19(9), p.e0308141.

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Sharks violate Rensch's rule for sexual size dimorphism. Integrative Organismal Biology, p.obae025.

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The origins and drivers of sexual size dimorphism in sharks. Ecology and Evolution, 14(3), p.e11163.

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

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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

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Community perceptions of Elasmobranch ecology and biology

Coming soon!

Other publications

First confirmed records of the Tortonese’s stingray Dasyatis tortonesei (Elasmobranchii: Dasyatidae) in the Adriatic Sea, with notes on diagnostic characters and conservation implications. Mediterranean Marine Science, 27(1), pp.184-192.

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Insights into the rare Electric Ray, Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte, 1835) from the eastern Adriatic Sea: novel records and deep-sea preferences. Marine Biodiversity, 56(2), p.30.

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A complex pigmentation disorder reveals energetic and ecological costs of coloration in a deep‐sea sharpnose sevengill shark. Journal of Fish Biology.

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The ideal candidate for the job: how epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) have emerged as a model for climate-ready shark conservation. Conservation physiology, 14(1), p.coag039.

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The phenomenon of Piebaldism in sharks: A review of global sightings and patterns. Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), p.e71680.

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The adaptability of facultative parthenogenesis and ‘multiple embryos per eggcase’as alternative reproductive strategies in Chondrichthyes. Royal Society Open Science, 12(4), p.242030.

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A global synthesis of population demographic models in sharks and rays. Fish and Fisheries, 26(4), pp.587-602.

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Harnessing physiological research for smarter environmental policy. Journal of Experimental Biology, 228(8), p.jeb249867.

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Two's company: Monozygotic twinning in the small‐spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula). Journal of Fish Biology, 107(2), pp.662-666.

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Trace element concentration and toxicity in blackspotted smooth-hound sharks (Mustelus punctulatus) from the southern Adriatic Sea: Implications for consumer safety. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 213, p.117630.

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Cautionary tales on the use of proxies to estimate body size and form of extinct animals. Ecology and Evolution, 14(9), p.e70218.

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First record of a neonate bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) from Baja California Sur, Mexico. Ecology and Evolution,  14, e11664.

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Heavy metal and trace element concentrations in the blood of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) from La Paz Bay, México. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 201, p.116155.

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The multidimensional spectrum of eco‐evolutionary relationships between sharks and remoras. Journal of Fish Biology.

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The biology and ecology of the Pacific sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon longurio. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), p.e10600.​

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