Pinhal, D., M.S. Shivji, P.G. Nachtigall, D.D. Chapman and C. Martins. 2012. A streamlined DNA tool for global identification of heavily exploited coastal shark species (Genus Rhizoprionodon). PLoS ONE 7(4): e34797. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034797. Click here for article.
Pinhal, D., M.S. Shivji, M. Vallinoto, D.D. Chapman, O.B.F. Gadig and C. Martins. 2012. Cryptic hammerhead shark lineage occurrence in the Western South Atlantic revealed by DNA analysis. Marine Biology 159:829–836.
Hanner, R., R. Floyd, A. Bernard, B. Collette and M. Shivji. 2011. DNA Barcoding of Billfishes. Mitochondrial DNA. 22(S1): 27-36.
Fitzpatrick, S., M.S. Shivji, D.D. Chapman and P.A. Prodohl. 2011. Development and characterization of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the blue shark, Prionace glauca, and their cross shark-species amplification. Conservation Genetics Resources. DOI 10.1007/s12686-011-9395-6.
Hoolihan, J.P., J. Luo, F.J. Abascal, S.E. Campana, G. De Metrio , H. Dewar, M.L. Domeier, L.A. Howey, M.E. Lutcavage, M.K. Musyl, J.D. Neilson, E.S. Orbesen, E.D. Prince and J.R. Rooker. 2011. Evaluating post-release behaviour modification in large pelagic fish deployed with pop-up satellite archival tags. ICES J. Marine Science 68(5): 880–889.
Benavides, M.T., R.L. Horn, K.A. Feldheim, M.S. Shivji, S.C. Clarke, S. Wintner, L. Natanson, M. Braccini, J. Boomer, J., S. Gulak, D.D. Chapman. 2011. Global phylogeography of the dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus: implications for fisheries management and monitoring the shark fin trade. Endangered Species Research 14: 13-22.
Doukakis, P., R. Hanner, M. Shivji, C. Bartholomew, D. Chapman, E. Wong, G. Amato, G. 2011. Applying Genetic Techniques to Study Remote Shark Fisheries in Northeastern Madagascar. Mitochondrial DNA. 22(S1): 15-20.
Feldheim, K.A., D. D. Chapman, C. A. Simpfendorfer, V. P. Richards, M. S. Shivji, T. R. Wiley, G. R. Poulakis, J. K. Carlson, R. Eng and S. Sagarese. 2010. Genetic tools to support the conservation of the endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata. Conservation Genetics Resources. 2:105–113.
Feldheim, K.A., D. D. Chapman, D. Sweet, S. Fitzpatrick, P. A. Prodohl, M.S. Shivji and B. Snowden. 2010. Shark virgin birth produces multiple, viable offspring. Journal of Heredity. 101(3): 374–377.
Shivji, M.S. 2010. DNA Forensic Applications in Shark Management and Conservation. Pages 593-610. In: Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation (Eds: J.C. Carrier, M.R. Heithaus, J.A. Musick). CRC Press.
Victor, B.C., L. Vasquez-Yeomans, M. Valdez-Moreno, L. Wilk, D.L. Jones, M.R. Lara, C. Caldow and M. Shivji. 2010. The larval, juvenile, and adult stages of the Caribbean goby, Coryphopterus kuna (Teleostei: Gobiidae): a reef fish with a pelagic larval duration longer than the post-settlement lifespan. Zootaxa. 2346: 53-61.
Chapman, D.D., D. Pinhal and M.S. Shivji. 2009. Tracking the fin trade: Genetic stock identification in Western Atlantic scalloped hammerheads sharks (Sphyrna lewini). Endangered Species Research 9: 221-228. View entire paper (333Kb)
Beerkircher, L., F. Arocha, A. Barse, E. Prince, V. Restrepo, J. Serafy and M. Shivji. 2009. Species misidentification effects on population assessment of overfished white marlin Tetrapturus albidus and roundscale spearfish Tetrapturus georgii. Endangered Species Research 9: 81-90. View entire paper (496Kb).
Hoolihan, J.P., N.F. Perez, R.M. Faugue, A. M. Bernard, R. L. Horn, D. Snodgrass and D. R. Schultz. 2009. Surface mucous as a source of genomic DNA from Atlantic billfishes (Istiophoridae) and swordfish (Xiphiidae). Fishery Bulletin 107: 339-342. View entire paper (430Kb).
Victor, B.C., R. Hanner, M. Shivji, J. Hyde and C. Caldow. 2009. Identification of the larval and juvenile stages of the Cubera Snapper, Lutjanus cyanopterus, using DNA barcoding. Zootaxa 2215: 24-36. View entire paper (430Kb).
Wong, E.H.-K, M.S. Shivji and R.H. Hanner. 2009. Identifying sharks with DNA barcodes: assessing the utility of a nucleotide diagnostic approach. Molecular Ecology Resources. 9: 243-256. View entire paper (430Kb).
Richards, V.P., M. Henning, W. Witzell and M. Shivji. 2009. Species Delineation and Evolutionary History of the Globally Distributed Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Journal of Heredity 100(3): 273-283. View entire paper (410Kb).
Smith, W.D., J. J. Bizzarro, V.P. Richards, J. Nielsen, J.F.Márquez-Farías, and M.S. Shivji. 2009. Morphometric convergence and molecular divergence: the taxonomic status and evolutionary history of Gymnura crebripunctata (Peters, 1869) and G. marmorata (Cooper, 1864) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology. 75:761-783. View entire paper (410Kb).
Sebastian, H., P. Haye and M. Shivji. 2008. Characterization of the pelagic shark fin trade in north central Chile by genetic identification and trader surveys. Journal of Fish Biology 73:2293-2304. View entire paper (250Kb).
Chapman, D., B. Firchau and M. Shivji. 2008. Parthenogenesis in a large-bodied requiem shark (family Carcharhinidae). Journal of Fish Biology 73:1473-1477. View entire paper (70Kb).
Shivji, M., M. Pank, L. Natanson, N. Kohler, and M. Stanhope. 2008. Rapid Species Identification of Pelagic Shark Tissues Using Genetic Approaches. In: Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation (eds. M. D. Camhi, E. K. Pikitch and E. A. Babcock). Wiley, John & Sons, Inc.
Beerkircher, L., E. Cortes and M. Shivji. 2008. Elasmobranch Bycatch in the Pelagic Longline Fishery off the Southeastern United States, 1992\2261997. In: Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation (eds. M. D. Camhi, E. K. Pikitch and E. A. Babcock). Wiley, John & Sons, Inc.
Feldheim, K.A., A.J. Stow, H. Ahonen, D.D. Chapman, M.S. Shivji, V. Peddemors and S. Wintner. 2007. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for studies of the conservation and reproductive genetics of imperilled sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus). Molecular Ecology Notes 7 (6), 1366-1368.
Victor, B.C. 2007. Coryphopterus kuna, a new goby (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Caribbean, with the identification of the late larval stage and an estimate of the pelagic larval duration. Zootaxa 1526: 51-61. View entire paper (380Kb).
Chapman, D.D, M. S. Shivji, E. Louis, J. Sommer, H. Fletcher and P.A. Prodöhl. 2007. Virgin birth in a hammerhead shark. Biology Letters 3(4): 425-427. View entire paper (86Kb).
Chapman, D.D., E.K. Pikitch, E.A. Babcock, and M.S. Shivji. 2007. Deep-diving and diel changes in vertical habitat use by Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 344: 271-275. View entire paper (413Kb).
Richards, V.P., J.D. Thomas, M.J. Stanhope and M.S. Shivji. 2007. Genetic connectivity in the Florida reef system: comparative phylogeography of commensal invertebrates with contrasting reproductive strategies. Molecular Ecology 6: 139-157. View entire paper (395Kb).
Magnussen, J.E., E.K. Pikitch, S.C. Clarke, C. Nicholson, A.R. Hoelzel and M.S. Shivji. 2007. Genetic Tracking of Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Products in International Trade. Animal Conservation 10: 199-207. View entire paper (200Kb).
Garla, R.C., D.D. Chapman, M.S. Shivji, B.M. Wetherbee and A.F. Amorim. 2006. Habitat of juvenile Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at two oceanic insular marine protected areas in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas, Brazil. Fisheries Research. 81: 236-247. View entire paper (276Kb).
Shivji, M.S, J.E. Magnussen, L.R.Beerkircher, G. Hinteregger, D.W. Lee, J.E. Serafy and E.D. Prince. 2006. Validity, identification and distribution of the roundscale spearfish, Tetrapturus georgii (Teleostei: Istiophoridae): morphological and molecular evidence.Bulletin of Marine Science. 79: 483-491. View entire paper (426Kb).
Clarke, S.C., M.K. McAllister, E.J. Milner-Gulland, G. P. Kirkwood, C.G.J. Michielsens, D.J. Agnew, E.K. Pikitch, H. Nakano and M.S. Shivji. 2006. Global estimates of shark catches using trade records from commercial markets. Ecology Letters. 9: 1115-1126. View entire paper (595Kb).
Hoelzel, R.A., M. S. Shivji, J. E. Magnussen and M.P. Francis. 2006. Low worldwide genetic diversity in the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). Biology Letters 2(4): 639-642. View entire paper (113Kb).
Garla, R.C., Chapman, D.D., Wetherbee, B.M., Shivji, M. 2006. Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: the potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground.Marine Biology. 149:189-199. View entire paper (455Kb).
Clarke, S.C., J.E. Magnussen, D.L. Abercrombie, M. McAllister and M.S. Shivji. 2006. Identification of shark species composition and proportion in the Hong Kong shark fin market using molecular genetics and trade records.Conservation Biology. 20: 201-211. View entire paper (1.1Mb).
Shivji, M.S., D.D. Chapman, E.K. Pikitch and P.W. Raymond. 2005. Genetic profiling reveals illegal international trade in fins of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. Conservation Genetics. 6: 1035-1039. View entire paper (200Kb).
Pikitch, E.K. D.D. Chapman, E.A. Babcock and M.S. Shivji. 2005. Habitat use and demographic population structure of elasmobranchs at a Caribbean atoll (Glover's Reef, Belize). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 302: 187-197. View entire paper (680 Kb).
Chapman, D., E.K. Pikitch, E. Babcock and M. Shivji. 2005. Marine reserve design and evaluation using automated acoustic telemetry: a case-study involving coral reef-associated sharks in the Mesoamerican Caribbean. Marine Technology Society Journal. 39: 42-53. View entire paper (1Mb).
Abercrombie, D.L., S.C. Clarke and M.S. Shivji. 2005. Global-scale genetic identification of hammerhead sharks: Application to assessment of the international fin trade and law enforcement. Conservation Genetics. 6: 775-788. View entire paper (350 Kb).
Chapman, D.D., P.A. Prodohl, J. Gelsleichter, C.A. Manire and M.S. Shivji. 2004. Predominance of genetic monogamy by females in a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo: Implications for shark conservation. Molecular Ecology 13: 1965-1974. View entire paper (150Kb).
Beerkircher, L., E. Cortes and M. Shivji. 2004. Characteristics of shark bycatch observed on pelagic longlines off the southeastern United States, 1992-2000. Marine Fisheries Review 64(4):40-49. View entire paper (300Kb).
Chapman, D.D., M.J. Corcoran, G.M. Harvey, S. Malan and M.S. Shivji. 2003. Mating behavior of southern stingrays, Dasyatis americana (Dasyatidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 68 (3): 241-245. View entire paper (125Kb).
D. Chapman, D. Abercrombie, C. Douady, E. Pikitch, M. Stanhope and M. Shivji. 2003. A streamlined, bi-organelle, multiplex PCR approach to species identification: application to global conservation and trade monitoring of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. Conservation Genetics 4(4): 415-425. View entire paper (220Kb).
L. Beerkircher, M. Shivji, and E. Cortes. 2003. A Monte Carlo demographic analysis of the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis): implications of gear selectivity. Fishery Bulletin 101: 168-174. View entire paper (115Kb).
C. J. Douady, M. Dosay, M. S. Shivji, and M. J. Stanhope. 2003. Molecular phylogenetic evidence refuting the hypothesis of Batoidea (rays and skates) as derived sharks. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 26: 215-221. View entire paper (212Kb).
D. Chapman and S. Gruber. 2002. A further observation of the prey-handling behavior of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran: predation on the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari. Bulletin of Marine Science 70(3): 947-952.
M. Shivji, S. Clarke, M. Pank, L. Natanson, N. Kohler and M. Stanhope. 2002. Genetic Identification of Pelagic Shark Body Parts for Conservation and Trade-Monitoring.Conservation Biology, 16(4):1036-1047. View entire paper (600Kb).
M. Pank, M. Stanhope, L. Natanson, N. Kohler and M. Shivji . 2001. Rapid and simultaneous identification of body parts from the morphologically similar sharks Carcharhinus obscurus and Carcharhinus plumbeus (Carcharhinidae) using multiplex PCR. Marine Biotechnology 3:231-240. View abstract
Recent GHRI Conference Presentations
2010
Howey, L., B. Wetherbee, L. Jordan, and M. Shivji. 2010. Movement Patterns and Habitat Utilization of Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) in the Northwest Atlantic as Determined by Pop-up Satellite Tags. American Elasmobranch Society 26th Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, July 7-12, 2010.
Wetherbee, B., M. Shivji, G. Harvey, N. Burney, and C. Aming. 2010. Movements and habitat use of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) revealed by tracking with satellite transmitters - the Bermuda-Bahamas connection. American Elasmobranch Society 26th Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, July 7-12, 2010.
Wetherbee, B., J. Marini, K.Fung, M. Shivji, R. Nemeth, J.Blondeau and E. Kadison. 2010. Interactions Among Three Species of Sharks and Grouper Spawning Aggregations in the US Virgin Islands. American Elasmobranch Society 26th Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, July 7-12, 2010.
Chapman, D., K. Feldheim, R.Eng, L. Natanson and M. Shivji. 2010. Is There Genetic Evidence of a Recent Population Bottleneck in White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from the Northwest Atlantic? American Elasmobranch Society 26th Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, July 7-12, 2010.
Bernard, A.M., K.A. Feldheim, M.R. Heithaus, B. Wetherbee, S. Wintner, L.A. Howey and M.S. Shivji. 2010. Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) on a global scale. Sharks International Conference, Cairns, Australia, June 6-11, 2010.
Horn, R.L., W. Robbins, D. McCauley, J. Lea, I. Field, C. Testerman and M.S. Shivji. 2010. The coral reef-associated grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) forms highly structured genetic populations throughout the Indo-Pacific. Sharks International Conference, Cairns, Australia, June 6-11, 2010.
Shivji. M.S., and R.L. Horn. 2010. A meta-analysis of population genetic structure in fishery exploited sharks. Sharks International Conference, Cairns, Australia, June 6-11, 2010.
Testerman, C.B., S. Fitzpatrick, P.A. Prodöhl, D.D. Chapman, C. Simpfendorfer and M.S. Shivji. 2010. Population genetic structure and mating system analysis of the great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran). Sharks International Conference, Cairns, Australia, June 6-11, 2010.
2009
Shivji, M.S., and V. Dragojlovic. 2009. Heavy Metals in Market-Destined, Dried Shark Fins. American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, July, 2009. Portland, USA.
Fox, D.A., B. Wetherbee, L.M. Brown. M.S. Shivji, S.J. Kenneth and J.E. Moore. 2009. Coastal Movements of Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharias taurus) in the Northwest Atlantic as Determined by Acoustic and Satellite Telemetry. American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, July, 2009. Portland, USA.
Howey, L.A., B.M. Wetherbee, A. Wood and M.S. Shivji. 2009. Comparative habitat utilization of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) and shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus). American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, July, 2009. Portland, USA.
Testerman, C.B., D. D. Chapman and M. S. Shivji. 2009. Population Genetic Structure of the Night Shark (Carcharhinus signatus) in the Western Atlantic Assessed Using Nuclear Microsatellite Markers and Mitochondrial Control Region Sequences. American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, July, 2009. Portland, USA.
2008
Bernard, A., K. Feldheim, L. Howey, B. Wetherbee, M. Heithaus and M. Shivji. 2008. Defining Management Units of a Migratory Species: the Global Genetic Population Structure of the Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting, July, 2008. Montreal, Canada.
Horn, R., W. Robbins, D. McCauley and M. Shivji. 2008. Genetic Structure of the Gray Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Based on Microsatellite and Mitochondrial DNA Analyses with Implications for Management. American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting, July, 2008. Montreal, Canada.
Howey, L., B. Wetherbee and M. Shivji. 2008. Movement Patterns and Environmental Preferences of Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) Determined by Satellite Archival Tagging. American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting, July, 2008. Montreal, Canada.
Testerman, C., P. Prodohl and M. Shivji. 2008. Global Phylogeography of the Great (Sphyrna mokarran) and Smooth (Sphyrna zygaena) Hammerhead Sharks. American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting, July, 2008. Montreal, Canada.
