Energetic connectivity of diverse elasmobranch populations–implications for ecological resilience

ON Shipley, P Matich, NE Hussey… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the factors sha** patterns of ecological resilience is critical for mitigating
the loss of global biodiversity. Throughout aquatic environments, highly mobile predators …

Evidence for rapid recovery of shark populations within a coral reef marine protected area

CW Speed, M Cappo, MG Meekan - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
There is limited evidence on the rate at which the shark populations of coral reefs can
rebound from over-exploitation, the baselines that might signify when recovery has occurred …

Personality‐driven life history trade‐offs differ in two subpopulations of free‐ranging predators

F Dhellemmes, JS Finger, MJ Smukall… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Consistent individual differences in behaviour (ie personality) can be explained in an
evolutionary context if they are favoured by life history trade‐offs as conceptualized in the …

Elucidating the role of competition in driving spatial and trophic niche patterns in sympatric juvenile sharks

OC Weideli, R Daly, LR Peel, MR Heithaus, MS Shivji… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
The coexistence of ecologically and morphologically similar species is often facilitated by
the partitioning of ecological niches. While subordinate species can reduce competition with …

Comparing behavioural syndromes across time and ecological conditions in a free-ranging predator

F Dhellemmes, JS Finger, KL Laskowski, TL Guttridge… - Animal Behaviour, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Behavioural syndromes were inconsistent between subpopulations and years in
sharks.•The subpopulation with the most predators displayed stronger behavioural …

Spatio-Temporal Variability in White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Movement Ecology During Residency and Migration Phases in the Western North Atlantic

BR Franks, JP Tyminski, NE Hussey… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Understanding how mobile, marine predators use three-dimensional space over time is
central to inform management and conservation actions. Combining tracking technologies …

Foraging ecology of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) turtles in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico: insights from stable isotope analysis

S Weber, SA Ceriani, MMPB Fuentes - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
An individual's foraging ecology can affect its growth and survival. Stable isotope analysis
has been commonly used to investigate the foraging ecology of marine turtles. However …

Predator abundance drives the association between exploratory personality and foraging habitat risk in a wild marine meso‐predator

F Dhellemmes, MJ Smukall, TL Guttridge… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the incorporation of lower levels of organization to the understanding of
population ecology, has led to an increase in interest for animal personality and individual …

Atlantic cod individual spatial behaviour and stable isotope associations in a no‐take marine reserve

CT Monk, M Power, C Freitas, PM Harrison… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - jyx.jyu.fi
1. Foraging is a behavioural process and, therefore, individual behaviour and diet are
theorized to covary. However, few comparisons of individual behaviour type and diet exist in …

Advances in our understanding of the ecological importance of sharks and their relatives

MR Heithaus, RE Dunn, NF Farabaugh… - Biology of sharks …, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Sharks and their relatives fill many roles in their ecosystems, including as predators,
competitors, and prey, as well as facilitators of other species. In this chapter, we review and …