Thomas, P. & Peele, E.E. & Yopak, K.E. & Sulikowski, J.A. & Kinsey, S.T. (2024)
Lectin binding to pectoral fin of neonate little skates reared under ambient and projected-end-of-century temperature regimes. Journal of Morphology, 285(5), Article e21698
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21698

Mull, C.G. & Pennell, M.W. & Yopak, K.E. & Dulvy, N.K. (2024)
Maternal investment evolves with larger body size and higher diversification rate in sharks and rays. Current Biology, 34(12), 13
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.019

Sauer, D.J. & Radford, C.A. & Mull, C.G. & Yopak, K.E. (2023)
Quantitative assessment of inner ear variation in elasmobranchs. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 11939
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39151-0

Thomas, P.A. & Peele, E.E. & Yopak, K.E. & Brown, C. & Huveneers, C. & Gervais, C.R. & Kinsey, S.T. (2023)
Intraspecific variation in muscle growth of two distinct populations of Port Jackson sharks under projected end-of-century temperatures. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology a-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 283, Article 111467
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111467

Chapuis, L. & Yopak, K.E. & Radford, C.A. (2023)
From the morphospace to the soundscape: Exploring the diversity and functional morphology of the fish inner ear, with a focus on elasmobranchs. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154(3), 1526–1538
DOI: 10.1121/10.0020850

Peele, E.E. & Huveneers, C. & Brown, C. & Gervais, C.R. & Yopak, K.E. (2023)
Effects of Increased Temperature on Brain and Sensory Development in the Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni). Fishes, 8(12), Article 611
DOI: 10.3390/fishes8120611

Sauer, D.J. & Yopak, K.E. & Radford, C.A. (2023)
Interspecific Variation in the Inner Ear Maculae of Sharks. Integrative Organismal Biology, 5(1), Article obad031
DOI: 10.1093/iob/obad031

Sauer, D.J. & Yopak, K.E. & Radford, C.A. (2022)
Ontogeny of the inner ear maculae in school sharks (Galeorhinus galeus). Hearing Research, 424, Article 108600
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108600

Sauer, D.J. & Yopak, K.E. & Radford, C.A. (2022)
Ontogenetic development of inner ear hair cell organization in the New Zealand carpet shark Cephaloscyllium isabellum. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, Article 1034891
DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1034891

Wong, S.A. & Bigman, J.S. & Yopak, K.E. & Dulvy, N.K. (2021)
Gill surface area provides a clue for the respiratory basis of brain size in the blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus). Journal of Fish Biology, 99(3), 990–998
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14797

Mull, C.G. & Yopak, K.E. & Dulvy, N.K. (2020)
Maternal Investment, Ecological Lifestyle, and Brain Evolution in Sharks and Rays. American Naturalist, 195(6), 1056–1069
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kprr4xh1b

Camilieri-Asch, V. & Shaw, J.A. & Yopak, K.E. & Chapuis, L. & Partridge, J.C. & Collin, S.P. (2020)
Volumetric analysis and morphological assessment of the ascending olfactory pathway in an elasmobranch and a teleost using diceCT. Brain Structure & Function, 225, 2347–2375
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-020-02127-1

Camilieri-Asch, V. & Yopak, K.E. & Rea, A. & Mitchell, J.D. & Partridge, J.C. & Collin, S.P. (2020)
Convergence of Olfactory Inputs within the Central Nervous System of a Cartilaginous and a Bony Fish: An Anatomical Indicator of Olfactory Sensitivity. Brain Behavior and Evolution, 95(3–4), 139–161
DOI: 10.1159/000510688

Laforest, K.V. & Peele, E.E. & Yopak, K.E. (2020)
Ontogenetic Shifts in Brain Size and Brain Organization of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae. Brain Behavior and Evolution, 95(3–4), 162–180
DOI: 10.1159/000511304

Camilieri-Asch, V. & Caddy, H.T. & Hubbard, A. & Rigby, P. & Doyle, B. & Shaw, J.A. & Mehnert, A. & Partridge, J.C. & Yopak, K.E. & Collin, S.P. (2020)
Multimodal Imaging and Analysis of the Neuroanatomical Organization of the Primary Olfactory Inputs in the Brownbanded Bamboo Shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 14, Article 560534
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2020.560534

Egeberg, C.A. & Kempster, R.M. & Hart, N.S. & Ryan, L. & Chapuis, L. & Kerr, C.C. & Schmidt, C. & Gennari, E. & Yopak, K.E. & Collin, S.P. (2019)
Not all electric shark deterrents are made equal: Effects of a commercial electric anklet deterrent on white shark behaviour. PLoS ONE, 14(3), Article e0212851
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212851

Yopak, K.E. & Mcmeans, B.C. & Mull, C.G. & Feindel, K.W. & Kovacs, K.M. & Lydersen, C. & Fisk, A.T. & Collin, S.P. (2019)
Comparative Brain Morphology of the Greenland and Pacific Sleeper Sharks and its Functional Implications. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 10022
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46225-5

Chapuis, L. & Collin, S.P. & Yopak, K.E. & Mccauley, R.D. & Kempster, R.M. & Ryan, L.A. & Schmidt, C. & Kerr, C.C. & Gennari, E. & Egeberg, C.A. & Hart, N.S. (2019)
The effect of underwater sounds on shark behaviour. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 6924
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43078-w

Ryan, L.A. & Chapuis, L. & Hemmi, J.M. & Collin, S.P. & Mccauley, R.D. & Yopak, K.E. & Gennari, E. & Huveneers, C. & Kempster, R.M. & Kerr, C.C. & Schmidt, C. & Egeberg, C.A. & Hart, N.S. (2018)
Effects of auditory and visual stimuli on shark feeding behaviour: the disco effect. Marine Biology, 165(1), Article 11
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-017-3256-0

Lisney, T.J. & Yopak, K.E. & Camilieri-Asch, V. & Collin, S.P. (2017)
Ontogenetic Shifts in Brain Organization in the Bluespotted Stingray Neotrygon kuhlii (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae). Brain Behavior and Evolution, 89(2), 68–83
DOI: 10.1159/000455223

Kempster, R.M. & Egeberg, C.A. & Hart, N.S. & Ryan, L. & Chapuis, L. & Kerr, C.C. & Schmidt, C. & Huveneers, C. & Gennari, E. & Yopak, K.E. & Meeuwig, J.J. & Collin, S.P. (2016)
How Close is too Close? The Effect of a Non-Lethal Electric Shark Deterrent on White Shark Behaviour. PLoS ONE, 11(7), Article e0157717
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157717

Yopak, K.E. & Galinsky, V.L. & Berquist, R.M. & Frank, L.R. (2016)
Quantitative Classification of Cerebellar Foliation in Cartilaginous Fishes (Class: Chondrichthyes) Using Three-Dimensional Shape Analysis and Its Implications for Evolutionary Biology. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 87(4), 252–264
DOI: 10.1159/000446904

Yopak, K.E. & Lisney, T.J. & Collin, S.P. (2015)
Not all sharks are “swimming noses”: variation in olfactory bulb size in cartilaginous fishes. Brain Structure & Function, 220(2), 1127–1143
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0705-0

Chapuis, L. & Yopak, K.E. & Mccauley, R. & Hart, N.S. & Collin, S.P. (2014)
“Shark! What big ears you have: Functional and morphological differences in the auditory system of elasmobranchs” [Abstract]. In Programm and Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 34

Mull, C.G. & Yopak, K.E. & Dulvy, N.K. (2014)
Sex on the brain: placentation and the evolution of brain size and structure in sharks, skates and rays [Abstract]. In Programm and Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 133

Yopak, K.E. & Goh, G. & Heel, K. & Northcutt, R.G. & Collin, S.P. (2014)
Is bigger always better? The evolution of brain size and cognitive ability in sharks [Abstract]. In Programm and Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 187

Yopak, K.E. (2012)
Neuroecology of cartilaginous fishes: the functional implications of brain scaling. Journal of Fish Biology, 80(5), 1968–2023
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03254.x

Mull, C.G. & Yopak, K.E. & Dulvy, N.K. (2012)
Reproductive Strategy, Brain Size and Structure in Chrondrichthyans [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 498–499

Yopak, K.E. & Mcmeans, B.C. & Kovacs, K. & Lydersen, C. & Fisk, A.T. (2012)
Can we infer function from elasmobranch brain morphology? A study of Somniosidae [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 799

Yopak, K.E. & Lisney, T.J. (2012)
Allometric Scaling of the Optic Tectum in Cartilaginous Fishes. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 80(2), 108–126
DOI: 10.1159/000339875

Montgomery, J.C. & Bodznick, D. & Yopak, K.E. (2012)
The Cerebellum and Cerebellum-Like Structures of Cartilaginous Fishes. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 80(2), 152–165
DOI: 10.1159/000339868

Mull, C.G. & Yopak, K.E. & Dulvy, N.K. (2011)
Does more maternal investment mean a larger brain? Evolutionary relationships between reproductive mode and brain size in chondrichthyans. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62(6), 567–575
DOI: 10.1071/MF10145

Yopak, K.E. & Lisney, T.J. (2011)
More than meets the eye: Habitat and lifestyle correlates with relative optic tectum size in chondrichthyans [Abstract]. In Program and Abstracts for the 2011 Workshop and Conference of the Oceania Chondrichthyan Society, 13th–15th September 2011, Sea World Resort and Water Park, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Kajiura, S.M. & Cornett, A.D. & Yopak, K.E. (2010)
Sensory Adaptations to the Environment: Electroreceptors as a Case Study. In Carrier, J.C. & Musick, J.A. & Heithaus, M.R. (Eds) Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation. CRC Press, Boca Raton: 393–434

Yopak, K.E. & Lisney, T.J. & Darlington, R.B. & Collin, S.P. & Montgomery, J.C. & Finlay, B.L. (2010)
A conserved pattern of brain scaling from sharks to primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(29), 12946–12951
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002195107

Yopak, K.E. & Ainsley, S.M. & Ebert, D.A. & Frank, L.R. (2010)
Exploring Adaptive Evolution in the Brains of Bathyal Skates (Family: Rajidae): Phylogenetic and Ecological Perspectives [Abstract]. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 75(4), 316
DOI: 10.1159/000318756

Yopak, K.E. & Frank, L.R. (2009)
Brain size and brain organization of the whale shark, Rhincodon typus, using magnetic resonance imaging. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 74(2), 121–142
DOI: 10.1159/000235962

Yopak, K.E. & Montgomery, J.C. (2008)
Brain organization and specialization in deep-sea chondrichthyans. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 71(4), 287–304
DOI: 10.1159/000127048

Lisney, T.J. & Yopak, K.E. & Montgomery, J.C. & Collin, S.P. (2008)
Variation in Brain Organization and Cerebellar Foliation in Chondrichthyans: Batoids. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 72(4), 262–282
DOI: 10.1159/000171489

Yopak, K.E. & Lisney, T.J. & Collin, S.P. & Montgomery, J.C. (2007)
Variation in Brain Organization and Cerebellar Foliation in Chondrichthyans: Sharks and Holocephalans. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 69(4), 280–300
DOI: 10.1159/000100037

Yopak, K.E. & Montgomery, J.C. (2005)
Comparative morphometrics of the elasmobranch brain: Mapping neuromorphology onto behavior and environment [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida