Table of Contents

Prelude to the anthology in memory of Donald Richard Nelson.- 1. Biography and eulogy.- Shark meets man: the research and academic life of Donald Richard Nelson (1937–1997),.- Donald Richard Nelson: the most unforgettable character I ever met.- 2. Sensory biology and behavior.- The acoustical biology of elasmobranchs.- Morphology of the mechanosensory lateral line system in elasmobranch fishes: ecological and behavioral considerations.- The neuroecology of the elasmobranch electrosensory world: why peripheral morphology shapes behavior.- Comparative neurobiology of the elasmobranch cerebellum: theme and variations on a sensorimotor interface.- Orientation and navigation in elasmobranchs: which way forward?.- Surfactants as chemical shark repellents: past, present, and future.- Advances in the study of feeding behaviors, mechanisms, and mechanics of sharks.- A review of elasmobranch reproductive behavior with a case study on the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.- 3. New techniques — tagging, telemetry and movements.- Shark tagging: a review of conventional methods and studies.- Review of elasmobranch behavioral studies using ultrasonic telemetry with special reference to the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, around Bimini Islands, Bahamas,.- Thermal and bioenergetics of elasmobranchs: bridging the gap.- Ultrasonic telemetry, tracking and automated monitoring technology for sharks.- Archival tagging of school shark, Galeorhinus galeus, in Australia: initial results.- Telemetry and satellite tracking of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, in the Sea of Cortez Mexico, and the north Pacific Ocean.- Species and subject index.

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