ArticleEcology and evolution2026
Form, Function and Feeding: Changes in Tooth Size and Shape Associated With Ontogenetic Changes in Prey Consumption by Australian White Sharks (
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- When Scientific Reassessment Fails Citizen Science. Comment on Soldo, A. When Citizen Science Becomes Speculation: Evaluating the Reliability of Lamnid Shark Identification from Photographic Records in the Mediterranean.Journal of marine science and engineering · 2026Article
- Investigating the Predation Risk of Coastal Dolphins via the Presence of Shark Bite Scars Across Southeast Queensland, Australia.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Form, Function and Feeding: Changes in Tooth Size and Shape Associated With Ontogenetic Changes in Prey Consumption by Australian White Sharks (Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
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Abstract
White sharks undergo pronounced ecological and dietary shifts across ontogeny, and their teeth play a central role in mediating these changes. Understanding the complexity within shark tooth and jaw mechanics, plus the fine-scale tooth morphology, can provide insights into how feeding strategies and, hence, dietary niches and ecological function evolve with age and size. These morphological changes underpin ontogenetic niche shifts, revealing how functional adaptations in dentition enable white sharks to exploit different prey resources throughout development. This study provides novel insights into the ontogenetic and positional variation in
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