Using genetic inference to re-evaluate the minimum longevity of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris Article

Brooks, JL, Guttridge, TL, Franks, BR et al. (2016). Using genetic inference to re-evaluate the minimum longevity of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris . JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 88(5), 2067-2074. 10.1111/jfb.12943

cited authors

  • Brooks, JL; Guttridge, TL; Franks, BR; Grubbs, RD; Chapman, DD; Gruber, SH; Dibattista, JD; Feldheim, KA

authors

abstract

  • A combination of mark-recapture and genetic sampling was used to extend the minimum longevity of an elasmobranch species and the life span estimate of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris was increased conservatively from 20ยท2 to 37 years. This increase in longevity means higher vulnerability and a longer recovery time from exploitation.

publication date

  • May 1, 2016

published in

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start page

  • 2067

end page

  • 2074

volume

  • 88

issue

  • 5