What happens when a shark gets more food than usual? Does it grow faster, reproduce more, or become more resilient to environmental change? These questions aren’t just fascinating: they’re crucial for conservation. Our latest research has discovered that elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) don’t follow fixed life strategies. Instead, they change depending on how much food is available. Dr Isabel Smallegange, Senior Lecturer in Population Biology, explains how this plasticity –...
