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Karlovic TC, Chioatto FSM, Babcock EA, Dias JF. Secondary sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic shifts in habitat use by the lesser guitarfish Zapteryx brevirostris. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38880934 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Sexual dimorphisms are generated by divergent processes, such as natural or sexual selection and niche convergence. Males and females of the lesser guitarfish, Zapteryx brevirostris, present morphological differences in their discs, and the relationships with the species biology and ecology were unrecognized. Analysing the morphometry of 201 specimens and the influence of bottom features on the frequencies of 188 specimens among life stages and sexes, we found strong evidence that gonadal maturation leads to dimorphisms on discs, validating a concavity on male pectoral fins as a secondary sexual dimorphism and rejecting the hypothesis that such dimorphisms were related to ecological pressures. The principal component analysis (PCA) and permutational MANOVA (PERMANOVA) analyses revealed that males and females shared similar body aspects until they reached maturity, mainly due to lower variations in WD, WR, LD, DPRO, and LSC at younger life stages. The relationships of these variables with LT corroborate the former results, showing a changing point around LT > 30 cm where females started to attain larger measurements than males. Moreover, we revealed ontogenetic shifts, with adults from both sexes exploring different habitats than juveniles and subadults. Differences in frequencies of each life stage were best explained by organic matter (OM) with the adults exploring bottom habitats of higher concentrations of OM than juveniles and subadults, strengthening the assumption that body differences between sexes are not related to ecological pressures. These results bring not only new insights about the possible advantages that those morphometric differences provide to males while mating but also information about the abiotic influences on species distribution, which, along with knowledge of local oceanographic dynamics and benthic community patterns, would inform actions for species conservation.
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- Thamíris C Karlovic
- Laboratório de Ecologia da Reprodução e do Recrutamento de Organismos Marinhos, Departamento de Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto Oceanográfico (IO), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia da Reprodução e do Recrutamento de Organismos Marinhos, Departamento de Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto Oceanográfico (IO), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Laboratório de Ecologia da Reprodução e do Recrutamento de Organismos Marinhos, Departamento de Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto Oceanográfico (IO), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Hermans A, Winter HV, Gill AB, Murk AJ. Do electromagnetic fields from subsea power cables effect benthic elasmobranch behaviour? A risk-based approach for the Dutch Continental Shelf. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 346:123570. [PMID: 38360387 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Subsea power cables cause electromagnetic fields (EMFs) into the marine environment. Elasmobranchs (rays, skates, sharks) are particularly sensitive to EMFs as they use electromagnetic-receptive sensory systems for orientation, navigation, and locating conspecifics or buried prey. Cables may intersect with egg laying sites, mating, pupping, and nursery grounds, foraging habitat and migration routes of elasmobranchs and the effects of encountering EMFs on species of elasmobranchs are largely unknown. Demonstrated behavioural effects are attraction, disturbance and indifference, depending on EMF characteristics, exposed life stage, exposure level and duration. We estimated exposure levels of elasmobranchs to subsea power cable EMFs, based on modelled magnetic fields in the Dutch Continental Shelf and compared these to reported elasmobranch sensory sensitivity ranges and experimental effect levels. We conclude that the risk from subsea power cables has a large uncertainty and varies per life stage and species ecology. Based on estimated no-observed effect levels (from 10-3 to 10-1 μT) we discuss what will probably be the most affected species and life stage for six common benthic elasmobranchs in the Southern North Sea. We then identify critical knowledge gaps for reducing the uncertainty in the risk assessments for EMFs effects on benthic elasmobranchs.
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- Annemiek Hermans
- Marine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. 68, 1970 AB, IJmuiden, the Netherlands
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- Cefas, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0HT, UK
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- Marine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Clements ON, Leurs G, Witbaard R, Pen I, Verkuil YI, Govers LL. Growth, maturity, and diet of the pearl whipray ( Fontitrygon margaritella) from the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau. PeerJ 2022; 10:e12894. [PMID: 35282275 PMCID: PMC8908892 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The pearl whipray Fontitrygon margaritella (Compagno & Roberts, 1984) is a common elasmobranch in coastal western African waters. However, knowledge on their life-history and trophic ecology remains limited. Therefore, we aimed to determine the growth, maturity and diet of F. margaritella from the Bijagós Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau. Growth was modelled with: von Bertalanffy, Gompertz and logistic functions. Model selection revealed no model significantly outperformed another. The sampled age ranged from less than 1 to 7 years (1.8 ± 1.9 cm, mean ± standard deviation) and size (disc width) ranged from 12.2 to 30.6 cm (18.7 ± 5.2 cm). Size-at-maturity was estimated at 20.3 cm (95% CI [18.8-21.8 cm]) for males and 24.3 cm for females (95% CI [21.9-26.5 cm]), corresponding ages of 2.2 and 3.9 years. The diet differed significantly among young-of-the-year (YOY), juveniles and adults (p = 0.001). Diet of all life stages consisted mainly of crustaceans (27.4%, 28.5%, 33.3%) and polychaetes (12.5%, 26.7%, 20.3%), for YOY, juveniles and adults respectively. This study shows that F. margaritella is relatively fast-growing, matures early and experiences ontogenetic diet shifts. These results contribute to status assessments and conservation efforts of F. margaritella and closely related species.
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- Owen N. Clements
- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), Conservation Ecology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), Conservation Ecology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands,Department of Coastal Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Estuarine & Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Yerseke, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), Theoretical Research in Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), Conservation Ecology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), Conservation Ecology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands,Department of Coastal Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, The Netherlands
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Visual discrimination and resolution in freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygon motoro). J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2020; 207:43-58. [PMID: 33263813 PMCID: PMC7875849 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-020-01454-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Potamotrygon motoro has been shown to use vision to orient in a laboratory setting and has been successfully trained in cognitive behavioral studies using visual stimuli. This study explores P. motoro's visual discrimination abilities in the context of two-alternative forced-choice experiments, with a focus on shape and contrast, stimulus orientation, and visual resolution. Results support that stingrays are able to discriminate stimulus-presence and -absence, overall stimulus contrasts, two forms, horizontal from vertical stimulus orientations, and different colors that also vary in brightness. Stingrays tested in visual resolution experiments demonstrated a range of visual acuities from < 0.13 to 0.23 cpd under the given experimental conditions. Additionally, this report includes the first evidence for memory retention in this species.
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Laforest K, Peele E, Yopak K. Ontogenetic Shifts in Brain Size and Brain Organization of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae. BRAIN, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION 2020; 95:162-180. [DOI: 10.1159/000511304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Throughout an animal’s life, species may occupy different environments and exhibit distinct life stages, known as ontogenetic shifts. The life histories of most sharks (class: Chondrichthyes) are characterized by these ontogenetic shifts, which can be defined by changes in habitat and diet as well as behavioral changes at the onset of sexual maturity. In addition, fishes experience indeterminate growth, whereby the brain and body grow throughout the organism’s life. Despite a presupposed lifelong neurogenesis in sharks, very little work has been done on ontogenetic changes in the brain, which may be informative about functional shifts in sensory and behavioral specializations. This study quantified changes in brain-body scaling and the scaling of six major brain regions (olfactory bulbs, telencephalon, diencephalon, optic tectum, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata) throughout ontogeny in the Atlantic sharpnose shark, <i>Rhizoprionodon terraenovae</i>. As documented in other fishes, brain size increased significantly with body mass throughout ontogeny in this species, with the steepest period of growth in early life. The telencephalon, diencephalon, optic tectum, and medulla oblongata scaled with negative allometry against the rest of the brain throughout ontogeny. However, notably, the olfactory bulbs and cerebellum scaled hyperallometrically to the rest of the brain, whereby these structures enlarged disproportionately as this species matured. Changes in the relative size of the olfactory bulbs throughout ontogeny may reflect an increased reliance on olfaction at later life history stages in <i>R. terraenovae</i>, while changes in the relative size of the cerebellum throughout ontogeny may be indicative of the ability to capture faster prey or an increase in migratory nature as this species moves to offshore habitats, associated with the onset of sexual maturity.
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diceCT: A Valuable Technique to Study the Nervous System of Fish. eNeuro 2020; 7:ENEURO.0076-20.2020. [PMID: 32471849 PMCID: PMC7642124 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0076-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Contrast-enhanced X-ray imaging provides a non-destructive and flexible approach to optimizing contrast in soft tissues, especially when incorporated with Lugol's solution (aqueous I2KI), a technique currently referred to as diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT). This stain exhibits high rates of penetration and results in excellent contrast between and within soft tissues, including the central nervous system. Here, we present a staining method for optimizing contrast in the brain of a cartilaginous fish, the brownbanded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum, and a bony fish, the common goldfish, Carassius auratus, using diceCT. The aim of this optimization procedure is to provide suitable contrast between neural tissue and background tissue(s) of the head, thereby facilitating digital segmentation and volumetric analysis of the central nervous system. Both species were scanned before staining and were rescanned at time (T) intervals, either every 48 h (C. punctatum) or every 24 h (C. auratus), to assess stain penetration and contrast enhancement. To compare stain intensities, raw X-ray CT data were reconstructed using air and water calibration phantoms that were scanned under identical conditions to the samples. Optimal contrast across the brain was achieved at T = 240 h for C. punctatum and T = 96 h for C. auratus Higher resolution scans of the whole brain were obtained at the two optimized staining times for all the corresponding specimens. The use of diceCT provides a new and valuable tool for visualizing differences in the anatomic organization of both the central and peripheral nervous systems of fish.
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Egeberg CA, Kempster RM, Hart NS, Ryan L, Chapuis L, Kerr CC, Schmidt C, Gennari E, Yopak KE, Collin SP. Not all electric shark deterrents are made equal: Effects of a commercial electric anklet deterrent on white shark behaviour. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212851. [PMID: 30856187 PMCID: PMC6411110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Personal shark deterrents offer the potential of a non-lethal solution to protect individuals from negative interactions with sharks, but the claims of effectiveness of most deterrents are based on theory rather than robust testing of the devices themselves. Therefore, there is a clear need for thorough testing of commercially available shark deterrents to provide the public with information on their effectiveness. Using a modified stereo-camera system, we quantified behavioural interactions between Carcharodon carcharias (white sharks) and a baited target in the presence of a commercially available electric anklet shark deterrent, the Electronic Shark Defense System (ESDS). The stereo-camera system enabled accurate assessment of the behavioural responses of C. carcharias when approaching an ESDS. We found that the ESDS had limited meaningful effect on the behaviour of C. carcharias, with no significant reduction in the proportion of sharks interacting with the bait in the presence of the active device. At close proximity (< 15.5 cm), the active ESDS did show a significant reduction in the number of sharks biting the bait, but this was countered by an increase in other, less aggressive, interactions. The ESDS discharged at a frequency of 7.8 Hz every 5.1 s for 2.5 s, followed by an inactive interval of 2.6 s. As a result, many sharks may have encountered the device in its inactive state, resulting in a reduced behavioural response. Consequently, decreasing the inactive interval between pulses may improve the overall effectiveness of the device, but this would not improve the effective deterrent range of the device, which is primarily a factor of the voltage gradient rather than the stimulus frequency. In conclusion, given the very short effective range of the ESDS and its unreliable deterrent effect, combined with the fact that shark-bite incidents are very rare, it is unlikely that the current device would significantly reduce the risk of a negative interaction with C. carcharias.
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- Channing A. Egeberg
- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- * E-mail:
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Oceans Research, Mossel Bay, South Africa
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, UNCW Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
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- The UWA Oceans Institute and the Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Kempster RM, Egeberg CA, Hart NS, Ryan L, Chapuis L, Kerr CC, Schmidt C, Huveneers C, Gennari E, Yopak KE, Meeuwig JJ, Collin SP. How Close is too Close? The Effect of a Non-Lethal Electric Shark Deterrent on White Shark Behaviour. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157717. [PMID: 27368059 PMCID: PMC4930202 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Sharks play a vital role in the health of marine ecosystems, but the potential threat that sharks pose to humans is a reminder of our vulnerability when entering the ocean. Personal shark deterrents are being marketed as the solution to mitigate the threat that sharks pose. However, the effectiveness claims of many personal deterrents are based on our knowledge of shark sensory biology rather than robust testing of the devices themselves, as most have not been subjected to independent scientific studies. Therefore, there is a clear need for thorough testing of commercially available shark deterrents to provide the public with recommendations of their effectiveness. Using a modified stereo-camera system, we quantified behavioural interactions between white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and a baited target in the presence of a commercially available, personal electric shark deterrent (Shark Shield Freedom7™). The stereo-camera system enabled an accurate assessment of the behavioural responses of C. carcharias when encountering a non-lethal electric field many times stronger than what they would naturally experience. Upon their first observed encounter, all C. carcharias were repelled at a mean (± std. error) proximity of 131 (± 10.3) cm, which corresponded to a mean voltage gradient of 9.7 (± 0.9) V/m. With each subsequent encounter, their proximity decreased by an average of 11.6 cm, which corresponded to an increase in tolerance to the electric field by an average of 2.6 (± 0.5) V/m per encounter. Despite the increase in tolerance, sharks continued to be deterred from interacting for the duration of each trial when in the presence of an active Shark Shield™. Furthermore, the findings provide no support to the theory that electric deterrents attract sharks. The results of this study provide quantitative evidence of the effectiveness of a non-lethal electric shark deterrent, its influence on the behaviour of C. carcharias, and an accurate method for testing other shark deterrent technologies.
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- Ryan M. Kempster
- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- * E-mail:
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Oceans Research, Mossel Bay, South Africa
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The Oceans Institute and the Centre for Marine Futures, School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The Oceans Institute and the School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Garza-Gisholt E, Kempster RM, Hart NS, Collin SP. Visual Specializations in Five Sympatric Species of Stingrays from the Family Dasyatidae. BRAIN, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION 2015; 85:217-32. [DOI: 10.1159/000381091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The eyes of five ray species (Taeniura lymma, Neotrygon kuhlii, Pastinachus atrus, Himantura uarnak and Urogymnus asperrimus) from the same taxonomic family (Dasyatidae) and the same geographic region (Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia) were studied to identify differences in retinal specializations that may reflect niche specialization. The topographic distributions of photoreceptors (rods and all cones) and ganglion cells were assessed and used to identify localized peaks in cell densities that indicate specializations for acute vision. These data were also used to calculate summation ratios of photoreceptors to ganglion cells in each species and estimate the anatomical spatial resolving power of the eye. Subtle differences in the distribution of retinal neurons appear to be related to the ecology of these closely related species of stingrays. The main specialization in the retinal cell density distribution is the dorsal streak that allows these animals to scan the substrate for potential prey. The blue-spotted fantail ray, T. lymma, showed the highest peak density of rods (86,700 rods mm-2) suggesting a specialization for scotopic vision. The highest peak density of cones (9,970 cones mm-2) was found in H. uarnak, and the highest peak density of ganglion cells (4,500 cells mm-2) was found in P. atrus. The proportion of rods to cones in the dorsal streak was higher in the two smaller species (12.5-14:1 in T. lymma and N. kuhlii) than the larger stingrays (6-8:1 in P. atrus, H. uarnak and U. asperrimus). Visual specializations in different sympatric species are subtle but may reflect specializations to specific ecological niches.
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- Nathan S. HART
- School of Animal Biology and the Oceans Institute; The University of Western Australia; Crawley Perth Australia
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- School of Animal Biology and the Oceans Institute; The University of Western Australia; Crawley Perth Australia
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Behavioral responses of batoid elasmobranchs to prey-simulating electric fields are correlated to peripheral sensory morphology and ecology. ZOOLOGY 2014; 117:95-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Revised: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Camilieri-Asch V, Kempster RM, Collin SP, Johnstone RW, Theiss SM. A comparison of the electrosensory morphology of a euryhaline and a marine stingray. ZOOLOGY 2013; 116:270-6. [PMID: 23988133 DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Victoria Camilieri-Asch
- Neuroecology Group, School of Animal Biology and The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; Coastal Systems Laboratory, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, Sir Fred Schonell Drive, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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