Despite the long evolutionary history of this group, the challenges brought by the
Anthropocene have been inflicting an extensive pressure over sharks and their relatives …

The occurrence of sharks on coral reefs has been well documented for decades, especially
since the advent of SCUBA diving. Despite this, it is only within the last decade that …

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

Wildlife tourism can benefit conservation of target species, however, it can have detrimental
effects on animal behaviour and physiology. Whale shark Rhincodon typus tourism has …

Wildlife tourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry, where feeding
animals is often applied to increase the probability of up-close encounters. However, directly …

Large-bodied pelagic ectotherms such as sharks need to maintain internal temperatures
within a favourable range in order to maximise performance and be cost-efficient foragers …

Environments where extreme temperatures and low productivity occur introduce
energetically challenging circumstances that may be exacerbated by climate change …

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)–the largest extant fish species–reside in tropical
environments, making them an exception to the general rule that animal size increases with …

Metabolic rate is intricately linked to the ecology of organisms and can provide a framework
to study the behaviour, life history, population dynamics, and trophic impact of a species …

Shark and ray megafauna have crucial roles as top predators in many marine ecosystems,
but are currently among the most threatened vertebrates and, based on historical …