A review of elasmobranch breaching behavior: why do sharks and rays propel themselves out of the water into the air?

AP Klimley, TH Curtis, EM Johnston, A Kock… - … Biology of Fishes, 2024 - Springer
The elasmobranch fishes, both the sharks and rays, which inhabit the underwater
environment, display breaching behaviors consisting of their sudden propulsion out of the …

A review of shark agonistic displays: comparison of display features and implications for shark–human interactions

RA Martin - Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Agonistic displays in 23 species of sharks of six families are described and illustrated. These
displays are reviewed in terms of ethological concepts and shark hydrodynamic models …

Climate change-driven cooling can kill marine megafauna at their distributional limits

N Lubitz, R Daly, AF Smoothey, P Vianello… - Nature climate …, 2024 - nature.com
The impacts on marine species from secular warming and heatwaves are well
demonstrated; however, the impacts of extreme cold events are poorly understood. Here we …

Host performance as a target of manipulation by parasites: a meta-analysis

EJ McElroy, I De Buron - The Journal of Parasitology, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
The mechanisms underlying parasite-altered host behavior and fitness remain largely
unanswered. The purpose of this review is to provide a perspective that has not been fully …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamics of a Remora-inspired autonomous underwater vehicle approaching and docking to a benchmark submarine

Y Xu, W Shi, Y Song, H Hou - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are applied in a variety of industries to increase
the efficiency and safety of maritime operations. Traditional docking and recovery …

Synopsis of global fresh and brackish water occurrences of the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839 (Pisces: Carcharhinidae), with comments on …

P Gausmann - … Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History, 2021 - BioOne
The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839) is a large, primarily coastally
distributed shark famous for its ability to penetrate far into freshwater bodies in tropical …

The multidimensional spectrum of eco‐evolutionary relationships between sharks and remoras

JH Gayford - Journal of Fish Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Remoras are a highly specialised group of fishes known to associate with a range of marine
megafauna, including elasmobranchs, cetaceans and marine reptiles. Remoras appear to …

[PDF][PDF] Interactions between non-native armored suckermouth catfish (Loricariidae: Pterygoplichthys) and native Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in …

LG Nico, WF Loftus, JP Reid - Aquatic Invasions, 2009 - academia.edu
Non-native suckermouth armored catfishes (Loricariidae) of the genus Pterygoplichthys are
now common throughout much of peninsular Florida. In this paper, we present preliminary …

Are close-following and breaching behaviours by basking sharks at aggregation sites related to courtship?

M Gore, L Abels, S Wasik, L Saddler… - Journal of the Marine …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus tend to aggregate in summer at favoured locations
along Britain and Ireland's west coast. Sharks have been described approaching and close …

Play behavior in ectothermic vertebrates

V Dinets - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Until a few decades ago, play was considered a behavior unique to birds and mammals.
Although play in other vertebrates is still a neglected research subject, data on it has been …