The flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius (Parnell, 1837), is a large‐bodied, slow‐growing and late‐maturing, Critically Endangered elasmobranch with a constrained population distribution. Here, we use two longitudinal community science datasets to investigate the occurrence of flapper skates in Irish waters. The two datasets are as follows: the Inland Fisheries Ireland mark‐recapture tagging programme (1972–2021; n records = 11...

Purpose This study evaluates the accuracy of a model-based image matching (MBIM) approach with model calibration for tracking head impact speeds in uncalibrated spaces from single-camera views. Methods Two validation datasets were used. The first included 36 videos of guided NOCSAE headform drops at varying camera positions (heights, distances, camera angles) where a speed gate measured vertical impact speed. The second datase...

Aim We investigated the biogeographical patterns of a widespread arboreal lizard found throughout Wallacea and the western Pacific islands. Wallacea contains longstanding oceanic currents that flow from the Pacific Ocean into the Indian Ocean, known as the Indonesian Throughflow. Using genetic data, we aim to estimate the timing and sequence of island colonisation in the Lesser Sunda archipelago of southern Wallacea, and to de...

The life history, distribution and diversity of fishes are largely influenced by environmental salinity. Changes in salinity affect a range of physiological processes including metabolism, nutrition, reproduction and growth. Therefore, fish can be conditioned to environmental parameters most suitable for production, where distinct traits are optimised through species‐specific manipulation of salinities. The primary purpose of...