Challenges to the assessment of benthic populations and biodiversity as a result of rhythmic behaviour: Video solutions from cabled observatories

J Aguzzi, JB Company, C Costa… - … and Marine Biology …, 2012‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
All marine species studied thus far show rhythmic temporal patterns in their behavioural,
physiological, and molecular functions, which are collectively known as biological rhythms …

The nutritional physiology of sharks

SC Leigh, Y Papastamatiou, DP German - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2017‏ - Springer
Sharks compose one of the most diverse and abundant groups of consumers in the ocean.
Consumption and digestion are essential processes for obtaining nutrients and energy …

Food consumption and feeding habits

BM Wetherbee, E Cortés… - Biology of sharks and their …, 2004‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
Among the most common statements made in studies of elasmobranch ecology is
something to the effect that “sharks play an important role in marine ecosystems.” Although …

How many trophic roles can elasmobranchs play in a marine tropical network?

AF Navia, PA Mejía-Falla, J López-García… - Marine and …, 2017‏ - CSIRO Publishing
The aims of the present study were to identify the trophic roles of shark and batoid species in
a tropical marine food web and to examine how ontogenetic dietary changes affect these …

Natural history, fisheries, and conservation of the Pacific guitarfish: signs of trouble in Peruvian waters

A Gonzalez-Pestana, J Alfaro-Shigueto… - Endangered Species …, 2024‏ - int-res.com
This review examines—with a focus on Peru—the distribution, life-history, ecology, fisheries,
historic and contemporary cultural importance, commerce, and management of the Pacific …

Dietary partitioning by five sympatric species of stingray (Dasyatidae) on coral reefs

OR O'Shea, M Thums, M Van Keulen… - Journal of fish …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dietary characteristics and the degree of dietary partitioning by five species of sympatric
stingray were assessed using stomach content and sediment analyses within a coral reef …

Feeding ecology of common demersal elasmobranch species in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica inferred from stable isotope and stomach content analyses

M Espinoza, SEM Munroe, TM Clarke, AT Fisk… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the feeding ecology and trophic interactions of marine species is
essential to understanding food web dynamics and develo** ecosystem-based …

Feeding comparisons of four batoids (Elasmobranchii) in coastal waters of southern Brazil

H Bornatowski, N Wosnick, WPD do Carmo… - Journal of the Marine …, 2014‏ - cambridge.org
Food partitioning between species is a common strategy for avoiding resource competition
which allows the coexistence of two or more species in the same place. In order to evaluate …

Feeding habits and trophic ecology of Dasyatis longa (Elasmobranchii: Myliobatiformes): sexual, temporal and ontogenetic effects

J López‐García, AF Navia, PA Mejía‐Falla… - Journal of Fish …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sexual, ontogenic and temporal effects in the diet of Dasyatis longa were evaluated to
determine feeding habits and trophic ecology. Numeric indices and the index of relative …

Elasmobranchs of tropical marine ecosystems

WT White, E Sommerville - Sharks and their relatives II, 2010‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
Checklist of Chondrichthyans of the Tropical Marine Ecosystem.............................. 201 Class
Chondrichthyes: Cartilaginous Fishes................................................................. 201Subclass …