Reproductive biology, multiple paternity and polyandry of the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14118
Abstract: To improve understanding of bull shark Carcharhinus leucas reproductive biology, we analysed reproductive traits from 118 bull sharks caught along Reunion Island coasts (Western Indian Ocean), including 16 gravid females. Specific microsatellite loci were used… read more here.
Keywords: bull; bull shark; carcharhinus leucas; biology ... See more keywords
Comprehensive analysis of genes contributing to euryhalinity in the bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas; Na+-Cl− co-transporter is one of the key renal factors upregulated in acclimation to low-salinity environment
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.201780
Abstract: ABSTRACT Most cartilaginous fishes live principally in seawater (SW) environments, but a limited number of species including the bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, inhabit both SW and freshwater (FW) environments during their life cycle. Euryhaline elasmobranchs… read more here.
Keywords: bull; bull shark; carcharhinus leucas; key renal ... See more keywords