The Role of Temperature in Shaping the Nervous System Phenotype in the Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
While short-term studies, such as this one, cannot capture long-term adaptive potential, understanding the impacts of elevated temperature on brain phenotypes provides critical insights into how elasmobranchs may cope with changing ocean conditions. Such knowledge will be vital for predicting the resilience of these ecologically important species to future environmental stressors.
Authors
- Jennifer T. Wyffels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0680-5419)
- John W. Mandelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4679-2694)
- Emily E. Peele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7750-5344)
- Kara E. Yopak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7870-9066)
- Jodie L. Rummer
- Carolyn R. Wheeler
Institutions
- University of North Carolina Wilmington (US)
- New England Aquarium (US)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (AU)
- North Carolina Aquarium (US)
- Cabot (United States) (US)
- James Cook University (AU)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Behavior and Evolution
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000550398
- Primary Topic
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00