Includes bibliographical references and index. Errata slip inserted.
Contents:
Assessing habitat use and movement / Colin A. Simpfendorfer and Michelle R. Heupel. Elasmobranch phylogeny : a mitochondrial estimate based on 595 species / Gavin J.P. Naylor ... [et al.] -- Phylogeny of Batoidea / Neil C. Aschliman, Kerin M. Claeson, and John D. McEachran -- Phylogeny, biology, and classification of extant holocephalans / Dominique A. Didier, Jenny M. Kemper, and David A. Ebert -- Biomechanics of locomotion in sharks, rays, and chimeras / Anabela M.R. Maia, Cheryl A.D. Wilga, and George V. Lauder -- Prey capture behavior and feeding mechanics of elasmobranchs / Philip J. Motta and Daniel R. Huber -- Energetics, metabolism, and endothermy in sharks and rays / Diego Bernal ... [et al.] -- Food consumption and feeding habits / Bradley M. Wetherbee, Enric Cortés, and Joseph J. Bizzarro -- Integrative multisensor tagging : emerging techniques to link elasmobranch behavior, physiology, and ecology / Nicholas M. Whitney, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Adrian C. Gleiss -- Reproductive biology of elasmobranchs / Christina L. Conrath and John A. Musick -- Hormonal regulation of elasmobranch physiology / James Gelsleichter and Andrew N. Evans -- Sensory physiology and behavior of elasmobranchs / Jayne M. Gardiner ... [et al.] -- Recent advances in elasmobranch immunology / Carl A. Luer, Catherine J. Walsh, and Ashby B. Bodine -- Assessing the age and growth of chondrichthyan fishes / Kenneth J. Goldman ... [et al.] -- Population dynamics, demography, and stock assessment / Enric Cortés, Elizabeth N. Brooks, and Todd Gedamke -- Genetics of sharks, skates, and rays / Edward J. Heist -- Predator-prey interactions / Michael R. Heithaus and Jeremy J. Vaudo -- An updated look at elasmobranchs as hosts of metazoan parasites / Janine N. Caira, Claire J. Healy, and Kirsten Jensen -- Assessing habitat use and movement / Colin A. Simpfendorfer and Michelle R. Heupel.
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