2003
Calcitonin‐like immunoreactivity in serum and tissues of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo
Nichols S, Gelsleichter J, Manire C, Cailliet G. Calcitonin‐like immunoreactivity in serum and tissues of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo. Journal Of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological And Integrative Physiology 2003, 298A: 150-161. PMID: 12884277, DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.10271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. tiburoSphyrna tiburoBonnethead sharksHeterologous enzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySerum calcitonin concentrationEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayMature femalesSphyrnaBonnetheadSharksYolk dependenceElasmobranchsNonmammalian vertebratesReproductionEmbryonic developmentAnimal reproductionEarly stages of gestationRegulate certain aspectsPeptide hormonesStages of gestationYolk digestionCalcium homeostasisCalcitonin-like immunoreactivityMaternal sources
1999
Food habits of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, and the sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, from the northwest Atlantic Ocean
Gelsleichter J, Musick J, Nichols S. Food habits of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, and the sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, from the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Biology Of Fishes 1999, 54: 205-217. DOI: 10.1023/a:1007527111292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorthwest Atlantic OceanSand tigersAtlantic OceanGeneralized feedersCarcharhinus obscurusRhizoprionodon terraenovaeAnalysis of stomach contentsCumulative prey curvesSandC. taurusC. obscurusSmooth dogfishPrey importanceAtlantic sharpnose sharksCarchariasSharksR. terraenovaeRocksOceanFeeding habitsDusky sharksSharpnose sharkCharacterize dietStomach contentsCarcharias taurus