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Application of DNA mini-barcoding reveals illegal trade in endangered shark products in southern Africa

Asbury, Tamaryn A.; Bennett, Rhett; Price, Aidan; da Silva, Charlene; Bürgener, Markus; Klein, Juliana D.; Maduna, Simo; Sidat, N.; Fernando, S.; Bester-van der Merwe, Aletta E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-05)

In recent decades, a combination of increasing demand and economic globalisation has created a global market for elasmobranch products, especially the highly prized shark fins for Asian markets. Morphological species ...
A comprehensive phylogenomic study unveils evolutionary patterns and challenges in the mitochondrial genomes of Carcharhiniformes: A focus on Triakidae

Winn, Jessica; Maduna, Simo; Bester-van der Merwe, Aletta E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-12-30)

The complex evolutionary patterns in the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the most species-rich shark order, the Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) has led to challenges in the phylogenomic reconstruction of the families ...