Tavares, R. & Kresge, C.D. & Wetherbee, B.M. (2024)
Movements and habitat use of a nursery area by a widely distributed species of shark in the Southern Caribbean. Marine Biology, 171(6), Article 132
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-024-04447-w
Tavares, R. & Carreon-Zapiain, M.T. & Perez-Jimenez, J.C. (2024)
Vulnerability of elasmobranchs caught by artisanal fishery in the Southeastern Caribbean. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 79, Article 103851
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103851
Elizondo-Sancho, M. & Rodriguez-Arriatti, Y. & Albertazzi, F.J. & Bonilla-Salazar, A. & Arauz-Naranjo, D. & Arauz, R. & Areano, E. & Avalos-Castillo, C.G. & Brenes, O. & Chavez, E.J. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. & Espinoza, M. & Heidemeyer, M. & Tavares, R. & Hernandez, S. (2022)
Population structure and genetic connectivity of the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) across nursery grounds from the Eastern Tropical Pacific: Implications for management and conservation. Plos One, 17(12), Article e0264879
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264879
Postaire, B.D. & Feldheim, K.A. & Clementi, G.M. & Quinlan, J. & Bergmann, M.P.M.V. & Brooks, E.J. & Grubbs, R.D. & Guttridge, T.L. & Henderson, A.C. & Tavares, R. & Chapman, D.D. (2021)
Small localized breeding populations in a widely distributed coastal shark species. Conservation Genetics, 23, 51–61
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-021-01398-3
Tavares, R. & Wetherbee, B.M. & Rodriguez, J.P. (2020)
Age and growth of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at an insular nursery in the southern Caribbean. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72(2), 163–172
DOI: 10.1071/mf20070
Carreon-Zapiain, M.T. & Tavares, R. & Favela-Lara, S. & Onate-Gonzalez, E.C. (2020)
Ecological Risk Assessment with integrated genetic data for three commercially important shark species in the Mexican Pacific. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 39, Article 101431
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101431
Carrillo, L. & Tavares, R. & Sanchez, L. & Velasquez, C. (2020)
Age and growth of the smalleye smooth-hound shark, Mustelus higmani (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from the Venezuelan Caribbean. Revista de Biología Tropical, 68(4): 1211–1220
Macías-Cuyare, M. & Tavares, R. & Oddone, M.C. (2020)
Reproductive biology and placentotrophic embryonic development of the smalleye smooth-hound shark, Mustelus higmani, from the south-eastern Caribbean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100(8), 1337–1347
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315420001186
Tavares, R. & Sanchez, L. & Briceño, J.M. (2019)
First record of the ragged-tooth shark, Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810), in the Venezuelan Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity Records, 12, Article 20
DOI: 10.1186/s41200-019-0179-0
Carreon-Zapiain, M.T. & Favela-Lara, S. & Gonzalez-Perez, J.O. & Tavares, R. & Leija-Tristan, A. & Mercado-Hernandez, R. & Compean-Jimenez, G.A. (2018)
Size, Age, and Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Shortfin Mako in the Mexican Pacific Ocean. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 10(4), 402–410
DOI: 10.1002/mcf2.10029
Cruz-Ramirez, A. & Linan-Cabello, M.A. & Tavares, R. & Santana-Hernandez, H. & Perez-Morales, A. (2017)
Oxidative stress and RNA/DNA ratio following longline capture in the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 45(4), 846–851
DOI: 10.3856/vol45-issue4-fulltext-23
Tavares, R. & Ortiz, M. & Arocha, F. (2012)
Population structure, distribution and relative abundance of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent waters of the North Atlantic. Fisheries Research, 129–130, 137–152
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.06.018
Tavares, R. & Sánchez, L. (2012)
Áreas de cría de tiburones en el Golfo de Venezuela. [Shark nursery areas from the Gulf of Venezuela]. Ciencia, 20(2), 116–124
Ron, E. & Guardia, J.C. & Tavares, R. (2010)
First record of the dogfish shark, Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758 (Elasmobranchii: Squalidae) for Venezuela and the Caribbean Sea. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 5(3), 469–473
Cordoves, M. & Ron, E. & Tavares, R. (2010)
Catch Composition of the Longnose Stingray, Dasyatis guttata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), from the Artisanal Fishery in the Cubagua Island, Venezuela. Poster abstract. Proceedings of the Sixty–Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 529
Cordoves, M. & Ron, E. & Tavares, R. (2010)
Catch Composition of the Longnose Stingray, Dasyatis guttata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), from the Artisanal Fishery Conducted in the Cubagua Island, Venezuela [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Sixty–Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 567–570
Tavares, R. (2009)
Fishery biology of the Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi (Poey, 1876), in a Caribbean insular platform: Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venezuela. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 4(4), 500–512
Tavares, R. & Sanchez, L. & Medina, E. (2009)
Artisanal Fishery and Catch Structure of the Smalleye Smooth-hound Shark, Mustelus higmani (Springer & Low, 1963), from the Northeastern Region of Venezuela. Proceedings of the Sixty–Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 446–449
Tavares, R. & López, D. (2009)
Fishery Production Trends of Elasmobranchs from Venezuela: With Emphasis on Sharks. Proceedings of the Sixty–Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 178–183
Medina, E. & Tavares, R. & Posada, J.M. (2009)
Preliminary Results about the Age and Growth of the Caribbean Sharpnose Shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861), from the Northeastern Region of Venezuela. Proceedings of the Sixty–Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 441–445
Tavares, R. (2009)
Preliminary Results from Tag-Recapture Procedures Applied to Lemon Sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868), at Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Sixty–Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 450–454
Sánchez, L. & Tavares, R. (2009)
The Maracaibo System and its Importance as Shark Nursery Area. Proceedings of the Sixty–Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 527
Tavares, R. (2009)
Análisis de abundancia, distribución y tallas de tiburones capturados por pesca artesanal en el Parque Nacional Archipiélago los Roques, Venezuela. Interciencia, 4(7): 463-470
Tavares, R. (2008)
Occurrence, Diet and Growth of Juvenile Blacktip Sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, from Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venezuela. Caribbean Journal of Science, 44(3), 291–302
Tavares, R. & Lemus, M. & Chung, K.S. (2006)
Evaluation of the instantaneous growth of juvenile smooth dogfish sharks (Mustelus canis) in their natural habitat, based on the RNA/DNA ratio. Ciencias Marinas, 32(2), 297–302
Tavares, R. & Arocha, F. (2006)
Composition, Diversity, and Relative Abundance of Oceanic Sharks in the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Waters [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Fifty Nine Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 593
Tavares, R. (2006)
Crecimiento de Juveniles del Tiburón Macuira (Carcharhinus limbatus) en el Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques, Venezuela: Un inesperado rápido crecimiento. Proceedings of the Fifty Nine Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 577–582
Tavares, R. (2006)
Parámetros Biológicos del Tiburón Coralino (Carcharhinus perezi) en el Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques, Venezuela. Proceedings of the Fifty Nine Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 583–588
Tavares, R. (2005)
Abundance and distribution of sharks in Los Roques Archipelago National Park and other Venezuelan oceanic islands, 1997-1998. Ciencias Marinas, 31(2), 441–454
Tavares, R. & Provenzano, F.R. (2000)
Alimentación de los juveniles del tiburón Macuira, Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839), en el Parque Nacional Archipiélago de Los Roques, Venezuela. [Feeding habits of the Blacktip Shark juveniles, Carcharhinus limbatus (Vatenciennes, 1839), at the Archipielago los Roques Nationalpark, Venezuela.] Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 20(1), 59–67