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Expanding records of occurrence of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in The Bahamas and a call for sustainable tourism practices. Journal of Fish Biology, in press
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First report on metal and metalloid contamination of Ampullae of Lorenzini in sharks: A case study employing the Brazilian sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon lalandii from Southeastern Brazil as an ecotoxicological model. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 179, Article 113671
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Some euryhalinity may be more common than expected in marine elasmobranchs: The example of the South American skate Zapteryx brevirostris (Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Rhinobatidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 166, 36–43
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