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Multispecies fisheries management and conservation: tactical applications using models of intermediate complexity by Plagányi, Éva E, Punt, André E, Hillary, Richard, Morello, Elisabetta B, Thébaud, Olivier, Hutton, Trevor, Pillans, Richard D, Thorson, James T, Fulton, Elizabeth A, Smith, Anthony D M, Smith, Franz, Bayliss, Peter, Haywood, Michael, Lyne, Vincent, Rothlisberg, Peter C

“…Stakeholders increasingly expect ecosystem assessments as part of advice on fisheries management. Quantitative models to support fisheries decision‐making may…”
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Using individual‐based movement information to identify spatial conservation priorities for mobile species by Dwyer, Ross G., Campbell, Hamish A., Pillans, Richard D., Watts, Matthew E., Lyon, Barry J., Guru, Siddeswara M., Dinh, Minh N., Possingham, Hugh P., Franklin, Craig E.

“…The optimal design of reserve networks and fisheries closures depends on species occurrence information and knowledge of how anthropogenic impacts interact…”
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Inferring contemporary and historical genetic connectivity from juveniles by Feutry, Pierre, Berry, Oliver, Kyne, Peter M., Pillans, Richard D., Hillary, Richard M., Grewe, Peter M., Marthick, James R., Johnson, Grant, Gunasekera, Rasanthi M., Bax, Nicholas J., Bravington, Mark

“…Measuring population connectivity is a critical task in conservation biology. While genetic markers can provide reliable long‐term historical estimates of…”
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Multi year observations reveal variability in residence of a tropical Demersal Fish, Lethrinus nebulosus: implications for spatial management by Pillans, Richard D, Bearham, Douglas, Boomer, Andrew, Downie, Ryan A, Downie, Ryan, Patterson, Toby A, Thomson, Damian P, Babcock, Russel C

“…Off the Ningaloo coast of North West Western Australia, Spangled Emperor Lethrinus nebulosus are among the most highly targeted recreational fish species. The…”
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Long-Term Acoustic Monitoring Reveals Site Fidelity, Reproductive Migrations, and Sex Specific Differences in Habitat Use and Migratory Timing in a Large Coastal Shark (Negaprion acutidens) by Pillans, Richard D., Rochester, Wayne, Babcock, Russell C., Thomson, Damian P., Haywood, Michael D. E., Vanderklift, Mathew A.

“…Knowledge of the movement patterns of the lemon shark Negaprion acutidens is poor in contrast to the allopatric N. brevirostis . Using acoustic telemetry, we…”
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Is acoustic tracking appropriate for air-breathing marine animals? Dugongs as a case study by Zeh, Daniel R., Heupel, Michelle R., Limpus, Colin J., Hamann, Mark, Fuentes, Mariana M.P.B., Babcock, Russel C., Pillans, Richard D., Townsend, Kathy A., Marsh, Helene

“…Marine animals face increased pressure through expanded shipping and recreational activities. Effective conservation and management of large species like…”
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A review of the life history and ecology of euryhaline and estuarine sharks and rays by Constance, Julia M., Garcia, Erica A., Pillans, Richard D., Udyawer, Vinay, Kyne, Peter M.

“…One-third of all elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) are threatened with extinction. Euryhaline and estuarine generalist elasmobranchs are a group of 29 species…”
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Plasma osmolyte concentrations and rectal gland mass of bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas, captured along a salinity gradient by Pillans, Richard D, Franklin, Craig E

“…Bull sharks ( Carcharhinus leucas) were captured across a salinity gradient from freshwater (FW) to seawater (SW). Across all salinities, C. leucas were…”
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The secret lives of wedgefish: first insights into fine-scale behaviour and movement ecology of a globally imperilled ray by Lear, Karissa O., Estrabeau, Carlos, Morgan, David L., Whitney, Nicholas M., Gleiss, Adrian C., Bignell, Colby, Pillans, Richard D., Bateman, Rebecca L.

“…Wedgefishes have recently been recognised as one of the most imperilled marine fish families worldwide. However, many knowledge gaps about their biology and…”
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Stable isotope composition of multiple tissues and individual amino acids reveals dietary variation among life stages in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Ningaloo Reef by Stubbs, Jessica L., Revill, Andrew T., Pillans, Richard D., Vanderklift, Mathew A.

“…Diet is fundamental to an individual’s biology because energy acquired from food constrains growth and reproduction, which subsequently influences survival. It…”
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Freshwater to seawater acclimation of juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas): plasma osmolytes and Na+/K+-ATPase activity in gill, rectal gland, kidney and intestine by Pillans, Richard D, Good, Jonathan P, Anderson, W Gary, Hazon, Neil, Franklin, Craig E

“…This study examined the osmoregulatory status of the euryhaline elasmobranch Carcharhinus leucas acclimated to freshwater (FW) and seawater (SW). Juvenile C…”
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Niche partitioning between river shark species is driven by seasonal fluctuations in environmental salinity by Dwyer, Ross G., Campbell, Hamish A., Cramp, Rebecca L., Burke, Colin L., Micheli‐Campbell, Mariana A., Pillans, Richard D., Lyon, Barry J., Franklin, Craig E., Killen, Shaun

“…Tropical rivers and estuaries are highly dynamic environments, where environmental conditions change dramatically over spatial and temporal scales. This…”
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Fine‐scale movement and habitat use of juvenile, subadult, and adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in a foraging ground at Ningaloo Reef, Australia by Pillans, Richard D., Whiting, Scott D., Tucker, Anton D., Vanderklift, Mathew A.

“…The residence, home range, and habitat use of juvenile (42.0–63.5 cm midline curved carapace length, CCL), subadult (68.6–84.6 cm CCL), and adult…”
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One panel to rule them all: DArTcap genotyping for population structure, historical demography, and kinship analyses, and its application to a threatened shark by Feutry, Pierre, Devloo‐Delva, Floriaan, Tran Lu Y, Adrien, Mona, Stefano, Gunasekera, Rasanthi M., Johnson, Grant, Pillans, Richard D., Jaccoud, Damian, Kilian, Andrzej, Morgan, David L., Saunders, Thor, Bax, Nicholas J., Kyne, Peter M.

“…With recent advances in sequencing technology, genomic data are changing how important conservation management decisions are made. Applications such as…”
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Residency, home range and tidal habitat use of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Port Curtis, Australia by Pillans, Richard D., Fry, Gary C., Haywood, Michael D. E., Rochester, Wayne, Limpus, Colin J., Patterson, Toby, Babcock, Russel C.

“…To understand habitat requirements of green turtles in an important foraging area subject to both anthropogenic and natural perturbations, we examined…”
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Comparisons of stable isotope composition among tissues of green turtles by Vanderklift, Mathew A., Pillans, Richard D., Robson, Natalie A., Skrzypek, Grzegorz, Stubbs, Jessica L., Tucker, Anton D.

“…Rationale Ecologists often need to make choices about what body parts (tissues or organs) of an animal to sample. The decision is typically guided by the need…”
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Plasma and erythrocyte solute properties of juvenile bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, acutely exposed to increasing environmental salinity by Pillans, Richard D., Anderson, W. Gary, Good, Jonathan P., Hyodo, Susumu, Takei, Yoshio, Hazon, Neil, Franklin, Craig E.

“…Plasma and erythrocyte solute properties were examined in freshwater (FW) acclimated juvenile Carcharhinus leucas following acute transfer to 75% seawater…”
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Sustainability of threatened species displayed in public aquaria, with a case study of Australian sharks and rays by Buckley, Kathryn A., Crook, David A., Pillans, Richard D., Smith, Liam, Kyne, Peter M.

“…Zoos and public aquaria exhibit numerous threatened species globally, and in the modern context of these institutions as conservation hubs, it is crucial that…”
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Global genetic diversity and historical demography of the Bull Shark by Postaire, Bautisse D., Devloo‐Delva, Floriaan, Brunnschweiler, Juerg M., Charvet, Patricia, Chen, Xiao, Cliff, Geremy, Daly, Ryan, Drymon, J. Marcus, Espinoza, Mario, Fernando, Daniel, Glaus, Kerstin, Grant, Michael I., Hernandez, Sebastian, Hyodo, Susumu, Jabado, Rima W., Jaquemet, Sébastien, Johnson, Grant, Naylor, Gavin J. P., Nevill, John E. G., Pathirana, Buddhi M., Pillans, Richard D., Smoothey, Amy F., Tachihara, Katsunori, Tillet, Bree J., Valerio‐Vargas, Jorge A., Lesturgie, Pierre, Magalon, Hélène, Feutry, Pierre, Mona, Stefano

“…Aim Biogeographic boundaries and genetic structuring have important effects on the inferences and interpretation of effective population size (Ne) temporal…”
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A full life cycle Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model for the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) fitted to data on embryonic development by Stubbs, Jessica L., Mitchell, Nicola J., Marn, Nina, Vanderklift, Mathew A., Pillans, Richard D., Augustine, Starrlight

“…The complex life history of sea turtles presents challenges for researchers. These slow-growing, long-lived reptiles occupy several habitats throughout their…”
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