Since the early 1990s, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have aggregated primary
research using meta‐analytic methods to understand ecological and evolutionary …

Recent studies have shown that coastal and shelf cephalopod populations have increased
globally over the last six decades. Although cephalopod landings are dominated by the …

For nearly a decade, the metazoan-focused research community has explored the impacts
of ocean acidification (OA) on marine animals, noting that changes in ocean chemistry can …

Species persistence in the Anthropocene is dramatically threatened by global climate
change. Large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from human activities are driving …

Ocean acidification (OA) is an impending environmental stress facing all marine life, and as
such has been a topic of intense research interest in recent years. Numerous detrimental …

Bioindicator species are increasingly valuable in environmental pollution monitoring, and
elasmobranch species include many suitable candidates for that role. By measuring …

The consequences of human influence can arise in vertebrates as primary, secondary, or
even tertiary stressors and may be especially detrimental for slow growing species with long …

Fisheries bycatch is the foremost threat to the conservation of many marine species.
Evaluation of alternative bycatch management strategies can account for the relative …

Global oceans are absorbing over 90% of the heat trapped in our atmosphere due to
accumulated anthropogenic greenhouse gases, resulting in increasing ocean temperatures …

Abstract 450 million years of evolution have given chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and allies)
ample time to adapt perfectly to their respective everyday life challenges and cognitive …