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SUBMITTER: Nielsen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7540863 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nielsen Julius J Hedeholm Rasmus B RB Lynghammar Arve A McClusky Leon M LM Berland Bjørn B Steffensen John F JF Christiansen Jørgen S JS
PloS one 20201007 10
The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus, Squaliformes: Somniosidae) is a long-lived Arctic top predator, which in combination with the high historical and modern fishing pressures, has made it subject to increased scientific focus in recent years. Key aspects of reproduction are not well known as exemplified by sparse and contradictory information e.g. on birth size and number of pups per pregnancy. This study represents the first comprehensive work on Greenland shark reproductive biology b ...[more]