Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are largely solitary, following highly individualized migration routes, yet they exhibit poorly understood aggregation behaviors, ranging from pairs to groups of up...

Consistent individual variation in fine-scale movement traits is unrelated to movements occurring at larger spatio-temporal scales in undulate skates (Raja undulata).

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Nature Ecology & Evolution - The number of individuals in a given space influences animal interactions and network dynamics. Here the authors identify general rules underlying density...

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El proyecto Belas desarrolla iniciativas para preservar los elasmobranquios, que son vitales para mantener el ecosistema costero. Ya han marcado 215 ejemplares de siete familias

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Study highlights just how flexible cephalopod’s bodies are after injury and during recovery

Neglecting to consider mortalities can generate bias in telemetry studies. The R package mort identifies potential mortalities or expelled tags in passive telemetry arrays. Thresholds are derived fro...

Join us in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from May 4 - 8, 2026, to explore the world of sharks, rays, and chimaeras at this ground-breaking conference.

The first-ever sounds of sharks have been captured by researchers, according to a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

Pouvez vous nous expliquer votre parcours ?J’ai un parcours un peu particulier, car j’ai fait une classe préparatoire BCPST Bio pour intégrer une école d’ingénieur en agronomie à Bordeaux (je ne suis ...

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Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight arms.

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