Dental microwear texture analysis as a tool for dietary discrimination in elasmobranchs

Abstract As abundant and widespread predators, elasmobranchs play influential roles in food-web dynamics of marine communities. Clearly, these trophic interactions have significant implications for fisheries management and marine conservation, yet elasmobranch diet is relatively understudied; for th...

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Main Authors: Laura J. McLennan, Mark A. Purnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81258-9