Pelvic and reproductive structures in placoderms (stem gnathostomes)

K Trinajstic, C Boisvert, J Long… - Biological …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Newly discovered pelvic and reproductive structures within placoderms, representing some
of the most crownward members of the gnathostome stem group and the most basal jawed …

An inconvenient tooth: Evaluating female choice in multiple paternity using an evolutionarily and ecologically important vertebrate clade

K Lyons, D Kacev, CG Mull - Molecular ecology, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding mating systems is a pillar of behavioural ecology, placing the complex
interactions between females and males into a reproductive context. The field of multiple …

A unified paradigm for defining elasmobranch aggregations

AG McInturf, J Bowman, JM Schulte… - ICES Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Elasmobranchs are highly diverse in movement, sensory capacity, and behavioural
responses to the environment, leading to differences in the function and nature of …

Reproductive biology, multiple paternity and polyandry of the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas

A Pirog, H Magalon, T Poirout… - Journal of Fish …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
To improve understanding of bull shark Carcharhinus leucas reproductive biology, we
analysed reproductive traits from 118 bull sharks caught along Reunion Island coasts …

Multiple paternity and hybridization in two smooth-hound sharks

IAM Marino, E Riginella, M Gristina, MB Rasotto… - Scientific reports, 2015‏ - nature.com
Multiple paternity appears to be a common trait of elasmobranch mating systems, with its
occurrence likely driven by convenience, due to females seeking to minimize the stress of …

The loss of female sperm storage ability as a potential driver for increased extinction in Chondrichthyes

F Lamarca, PH Carvalho, AL Netto-Ferreira - Evolutionary Ecology, 2024‏ - Springer
Female sperm storage (FSS) has been reported in Chondrichthyans species, and involves
the prolonged maintenance of viable sperm after mating events, prior to egg fertilization …

Assessing multiple paternity in three commercially exploited shark species: Mustelus mustelus, Carcharhinus obscurus and Sphyrna lewini

C Rossouw, SP Wintner… - Journal of Fish …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this study, multiple paternity (MP) was investigated in three commercially important shark
species, common smoothhound Mustelus mustelus, dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus …

First evidence of multiple paternity and hybridisation in Australian sawsharks

RJ Nevatte, JE Williamson… - Marine and Freshwater …, 2023‏ - CSIRO Publishing
Context Knowledge of sawshark reproductive biology is limited to general parameters such
as reproductive mode and litter size. The mating system is currently unknown. Aim To test for …

Who's My Daddy? Considerations for the influence of sexual selection on multiple paternity in elasmobranch mating systems

K Lyons, CL Chabot, CG Mull… - Ecology and …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Polyandry resulting in multiply‐sired litters has been documented in the majority of
elasmobranch species examined to date. Although commonly observed, reasons for this …

Variability in multiple paternity rates for grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) and scalloped hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini)

ME Green, SA Appleyard, W White, S Tracey… - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
This study assessed the presence and prevalence of multiple paternity (MP) in litters of grey
reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) and scalloped hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) …