Ricerca

La ricerca viene svolta in laboratorio e sul campo sia nel Mar Mediterraneo che all’estero. I principali argomenti trattati sono:

  • Gestione in acquario e riproduzione controllata degli Elasmobranchi
  • Biologia, etologia ed ecologia degli Elasmobranchi
  • ricerca@centrostudisquali.org

Progetti


  • Riproduzione squali bentonici mediterranei e tropicali in Laboratorio (Scyliorhinus, Chiloscyllium, Carcharhinus)
  • Biologia ed Ecologia di Scyliorhinus stellaris e canicula (Linnaeus 1758) lungo la Costa Tirrenica
  • Monitoraggio squali lungo la costa italiana
    I monitoraggi nel Mediterraneo si svolgono, nell'ambito della Shark week lungo la costa toscana, sulla barca del Centro Studi Squali - Istituto Scientifico e prevedono l’uso di strumenti quali: Drone Phantom 3, ROV, laser fotogrammetrico, GoPro riprese subacquee.
  • Ecologia e Comportamento dello Squalo bianco Sudafrica, Mediterraneo, Messico(Carcharodon carcharias)
  • Fotoidentificazione Squalo bianco
  • Ecologia dello Squalo balena Gibuti - Madagascar(Rhincodon typus)
  • Monitoraggio Nursery squali grigi di barriera Madagascar (Carcharhinus amblyrynchos)
  • Monitoraggio ed Ecologia comportamentale squali tigre Maldive (Galeocerdo cuvier)
  • Ecotossicologia Squali ramati o bronzei in Sudafrica (Carcharhinus brachyurus)

Immagini



Approfondimento



Il Centro Studi Squali sviluppa ricerche relative a vari aspetti della Biologia degli Squali:

In laboratorio sono sviluppati studi su;

Riproduzione Gattopardi (Micarelli et al.2016),

Fisiologia Sciliorinidi (Micarelli et al.2017 , De Vincenzi Micarelli et al.2019),

Gestione in ambiente controllato di squali bentonici tropicali e mediterranei (Micarelli et al.201220112006),

Ecologia Gattucci (Reinero, Sperone, Micarelli et al.2017, Reinero, Sperone, Micarelli et al.2018, Micarelli et al.2019, Micarelli, Pieraccini, Reinero et al. 2020, Micarelli, Di Grumo, Reinero et al. 2020De Vincenzi – Micarelli – Reinero et al. 2021 , Reinero, Micarelli et al. 2022, Filice, Reinero, Micarelli et al. 2023, Reinero, Micarelli et al.2023)

Progetti in laboratorio:

A) Biologia ed Ecologia di Scyliorhinus stellaris e canicula (Linnaeus 1758) lungo la Costa Tirrenica

Nelle uscite in mare Mediterraneo, Sudafrica, Madagascar e Gibuti, sono sviluppate attività di osservazione dedicate in particolare a;

A) Ecologia, Etologia, Ecotossicologia Squali bianchi ( Micarelli et al., 200620082015,  Sperone, Micarelli et al. 2010 e 2012, Micarelli et al, 2015,  Marsili, Micarelli et al. 2016, Becerril-Garcia, Sperone, Micarelli et al. 2017, Di crescenzo & Micarelli 2018,  Becerril-Garcia, Sperone,  Micarelli et al. 2019,   Micarelli et al.2019, Leone, Tinti, Micarelli et al. 2020, Bevaqua, Reinero, Micarelli et al. 2021, Micarelli, Reinero et al. 2021, Micarelli, Reinero et al. 2021, Mouteira Azevedo, Micarelli, Reinero et al.2022, Reinero, Micarelli et al.2022, Micarelli, Reinero et al. 2023)

B) Ecologia Squali balena (Micarelli et al. 2017, Bava, Micarelli et al., 2019, Di Capua, Micarelli, Reinero, Buttino et al. 2021, Bava, Micarelli, Buttino 2022),

C) Monitoraggio ed individuazione Nursery di varie specie di squali; Squali grigi di barriera, Gattopardi, Squali bianchi, Squali tigre etc, è attiva anche la Shark Week experience presso il CSS con formazione teorica pratica di 4 giorni ( Micarelli et al.2011, 2015, Sperone, Micarelli et al.2012, Sperone, Micarelli et al.2018, Micarelli et., 2019, Micarelli et al., 2019, Sperone, Micarelli, Reinero et al 2019, Leone, Sperone, Micarelli et al 2019, Leonetti, Giglio, Micarelli, Reinero, Sperone et. al 2020, Leone, Micarelli, Sperone et al. 2019 , Micarelli, Reinero 2021

D) Spiaggiamenti (Micarelli, Reinero, Sperone 2021)

Progetti sul campo:

B) Ecologia e Comportamento dello Squalo bianco (Carcharodon carcharias)

C) Fotoidentificazione Squalo bianco

D) Ecologia alimentare e comportamento dello Squalo balena (Rhincodon typus) a Gibuti e Madagascar

E) Monitoraggio squali lungo la costa italiana

F) Nursery e Monitoraggio Squali grigi di barriera (Carcharhinus amblyrhinchos) Madagascar

G) Monitoragggio ed Ecologia comportamentale dello Squalo tigre a Fuvahmulah Maldive

Archivio pubblicazioni


2024
1) Towner A, Micarelli P, Hurwitz D, Smale MJ, Booth AJ, Stopforth C, Jacobs E, Reinero FR, Ricci V, Di Bari A, Gavazzi S, Carugno G, Mahrer M and Gennari E. (2024).
Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa African Journal of Marine Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2024.2311272.

2) Martinengo E, Micarelli P, Reinero FR, Bertelloni F, Fratini F. (2024).
Antibacterial activity in egg samples from small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula and nursehound Scyliorhinus stellaris: A preliminary investigation Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15695

3) Reinero FR, Micarelli P. Giglio g. Sperone E. (2024).
Evidence of macroplastic ingestion in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the central Tyrrhenian Sea Cahier de Biologie Marine. DOI: 10.21411/CBM.A.BB63A956

2023
1) Filice, M. & Reinero, F.R. & Cerra, M.C. & Faggio, C. & Leonetti, F.L. & Micarelli, P. & Giglio, G. & Sperone, E. & Barca, D. & Imbrogno, S. (2023).
Contamination by Trace Elements and Oxidative Stress in the Skeletal Muscle of Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea. Antioxidants, 12(2), Article 524. DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020524.

2) Reinero, F.R. & Becerril-García, E.E. & Elorriaga-Verplancken, F.R. & Melo-Barrera, F.N. & Toraldo-Serra, M.L. & Giglio, G. & Micarelli, P. & Tripepi, S. & Galván-Magaña, F. & Sperone, E. (2023).
Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea. Mediterranean Marine Science, 24(1), 1–6. DOI: 10.12681/mms.27931.

3) Micarelli, P. & Reinero, F.R. & D’Agnese, R. & Pacifico, A. & Giglio, G. & Sperone, E. (2023).
Evidence of Non-Random Social Interactions between Pairs of Bait-Attracted White Sharks in Gansbaai (South Africa). Diversity,15(3), Article 433. DOI: 10.3390/d15030433.

4) Primo Micarelli, Francesca Romana Reinero, Andrea Marsella, Enrico Vernelli, Enrico Vittorini,Luca Monteleone, Matteo Vailati, Letizia Marsili, Fausto Tinti, Emilio Sperone (2023).
Attempts to locate and sample the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Lamniformes: Lamnidae), along the Italian coasts in the Mediterranean Sea Acta Adriatica,64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.64.2.6.

5) Letizia Marsili, Guia Consales, Patrizia Romano, Rachele Rosai, Paolo Bava, Francesca Romana Reinero and Primo Micarelli (2023).
A Cocktail of Plankton and Organochlorines for Whale Shark in the Foraging Areas of Nosy Be (Madagascar),64. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/d15080911

2022
1) Reinero, F.R., Milazzo, C., Minervino. M., Marchio, C., Filice, M.C., Bevacqua, L., Giglio, G., Leonetti, L., Micarelli, P., Tripepi, S., Barca, D., Sperone, E (2022).
Parasitic Load, Hematological Parameters, and Trace Elements Accumulation in the Lesser Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea. Biology, 11(5), 663 doi.org: 10.3390/biology11050663

2) Reinero, F.R. & Sperone, E. & Giglio, G. & Pacifico, A. & Mahrer, M. & Micarelli, P. (2022).
Influence of Environmental Factors on Prey Discrimination of Bait-Attracted White Sharks from Gansbaai, South Africa. Animals, 12(23), Article 3276. DOI: 10.3390/ani12233276

3) Bava, P. & Micarelli, P. & Buttino, I. (2022).
Zooplankton assemblage diversity in the whale shark Rhincodon typus aggregation area of Nosy Be (Madagascar). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 279, Article 108159. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108159.

4) Mouteira Azevedo, O. & Correia, A.M. & Micarelli, P. & Reinero, F.R. & Rijllo, G. & Giglio, G. & Sperone, E. (2022).
Sex Differences in the Individual Behaviour of Bait-Attracted White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias, Linnaeus, 1758) Are Linked to Different Environmental Factors in South Africa. Biology, 11, Article 1735. DOI: 10.3390/biology11121735

2021
1) Micarelli, P., Bonsignori, D., Compagno, L. J. V., Pacifico, A., Romano, C. & F. R. Reinero (2021).
Analysis of sightings of white sharks in Gansbaai (South Africa), The European Zoological Journal, 88:1, 363-374, DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2021.1892216

2) DE Vincenzi, G., Micarelli, P., Viola, S., Buffa, G., Sciacca, V., Maccarrone, V., Corrias, V., Reinero, F.R., Giacoma, C. & FILICIOTTO, F. (2021).
Biological Sound vs. Anthropogenic Noise: Assessment of Behavioural Changes in Scyliorhinus canicula Exposed to Boats Noise. Animals 2021, 11 (1): 174. DOI: 10.3390/ani11010174

3) Bevaqua, L., Reinero, F.R., Becerril-Garcia, E.E., Elorriaga-Verplacken, F.R., Juaristi-Videgaray, D., Micarelli, P., Galvan-Magana, F., Curiel-Godoy, P., Giglio, G., Tripepi, S., Barca, D. & SPERONE, E. (2021).
Trace elements and isotopes analyses on historical samples of white sharks from the Mediterranean Sea. The European Zoological Journal, 88 (1): 132-141. DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2020.1853265

4) Micarelli, P.; Chieppa, F.; Pacifico, A.; Rabboni, E.; Reinero, F.R. (2021)
Passive Prey Discrimination in Surface Predatory Behaviour of Bait-Attracted White Sharks from Gansbaai, South Africa. Animals 2021, 11, 2583. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092583

5) Micarelli, P.; Reinero F.R. & Sperone E. (2021)
Notes on a Rare Case of Bluntnose Sixgill Shark Hexanchus griseus Stranded on the Coast of Tuscany in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea.ANNALES · Ser. hist. nat. · 31 · 2021 · 1. DOI 10.19233/ASHN.2021.05

6) Micarelli, P, Reinero F.R. (2021)
Preliminary Data about Nursery Survey of Nursehound, Scyliorhinus Stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758), around the Peninsula of Monte Argentario (Tuscany, Italy) Using a New Tool: Poseidon R.O.V. (Remote Operative Vehicle).” Academia Letters : DOI; https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2013

7) Di Capua I., Micarelli P., Tempesti J., Reinero F.R., Buttino I. (2021)
Zooplankton size structure in the Gulf of Tadjoura (Djibouti) during whale shark sighting: a preliminary study Cah. Biol. Mar. 62 : 290-294. DOI: 10.21411/CBM.A.48866486

2020
1) Leonetti, F., Giglio, G., Leone, A., Coppola, F., Romano, C., Bottaro, M., Reinero, F., Milazzo, C. Micarelli, P., Tripepi, S. & SPERONE, E. (2020).
An updated checklist of chondrichthyans of Calabria (Central Mediterranean, southern Italy), with emphasis on rare species. Mediterranean Marine Science, 21 (3): 794-807 DOI: 10.12681/mms.23321

2) Becerril-García, E.E., Hoyos-Padilla, E.M., Micarelli, P., Galvan-Magana, F., Sperone, E. (2020).
Behavioural responses of white sharks to specific baits during cage diving ecotourism. Sci Rep 10, 11152 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67947-x.

3) Micarelli, P. & Di Grumo, D. & Reinero, F. & Giglio, G. & Sperone, E (2020).
Observations about Not Invasive Method for Individual Identificatıon of Small Spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula, Linnaeus 1758) in Controlled Conditions. International Journal of Oceanography & Aquaculture, 4 (1): 000189. DOI: 10.23880/ijoac-16000189.

4) Leone, A. & Puncher, G.N. & Ferretti, F. & Sperone, E. & Tripepi, S. & Micarelli, P. & Gambarelli, A. & Sarà, M. & Arculeo, M. & Doria, G. & Garibaldi, F. & Bressi, N. & Dall'asta, A. & Minelli, D. & Cilli, E. & Vanni, S. & Serena, F. & Diaz-Jaimes, P. & Baele, G. & Cariani, A. & Tinti, F. (2020).
Pliocene colonization of the Mediterranean by Great White Shark inferred from fossil records, historical jaws, phylogeographic and divergence time analyses. Journal of Biogeography. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13794.

5) Micarelli, P. & Pieraccini, F. & Reinero, F.R. & Sperone, E. (2020).
Influence of Male Presence on the Socıal Structure of Lesser Spotted Dogfısh (Scyliorhinus canicula) Female Groups. International Journal of Oceanography & Aquaculture, 4 (1): 000179. DOI: 10.23880/ijoac-16000179.

6) Mancusi, C. . & Sperone, E. & Micarelli, P. & Seret, B. & Ferretti F.& Megalofonou, P. & Vacchi, M. Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G. & Serena, F. et al. (2020).
MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas. Mediterranean Marine Science, 0: 276-288. DOI: 10.12681/mms.21148.

2019
1) Micarelli P., Venanzi E.
New grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) nursery in the Mozambico channel close to Nosy be Island – Madagascar. XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association - Rende.

2) Micarelli P., Reinero F.R., Sperone E.
Nursery survey of Nursehound, Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758), around Monte Argentario peninsula (Tuscany, Italy) with new tools: Poseidon R.O.V. (Remote Operative Vehicule). XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association - Rende.

3) Becerril-Garcia, E.E. & Hoyos-Padilla, E.M. & Micarelli, P. & Galvan-Magana, F. & Sperone, E.
The surface behaviour of white sharks during ecotourism: A baseline for monitoring this threatened species around Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3057

4) Micarelli P., Bonsignore D., Reinero R.F., Pacifico A., Sperone E.
Preliminary data on population trends of Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758), in Gansbaai (Southafrica) between 2009 and 2019. XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association - Rende ITa.

5) Bava P., Micarelli P., Sperone E., Di Capua I., Buttino I.
Preliminary data on Zooplankton community structure in Nosybe Madagascar – Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding ecology project. XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association. Rende.

6) Bolinesi F., Arpaia M., Lopez M., Sperone E., Giglio G., Zicarelli G., Battaglia V., Gallo S., Romano C., Palopoli A., Tripepi S., Micarelli P., Barba C., Mangoni O.
Correlation between phytoplancton abundance and whale shark feeding behaviour at Nosy Be. XXIII° Euroepan Elasmobranch Association - Rende Ita.

7) Consales C., Cagnazzi D., Micarelli P., Sperone E., Broadhurst M.K., Rizzuto S., Schillaci F., Coppola D., Carletti L.Marsili L.
Sharks and organochlorine compounds: from Australia to South Africa passing by Mediterranean Sea. 7th International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2019) and SECOTOX Conference. May.

8) Sperone E., Carotenuto A., Leporati L., Rijllo G., Giglio G., Fabietti Y., Chiriaco S., Graziadio L., Spadaro C., Tigani A., Tripepi S., Micarelli P., Compagno L.J.V.
Behavioural complexity in white sharks: influence of age, sex and environment. XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association - Rende Ita.

9) Leonetti F.L., Giglio G., Santoro A., Bernabò I., Mauro G., Rizzo P., Scarcelli F., Giovannelli P., Leone A., Micarelli P., Circosta V., Tripepi S., Compagno L.J.V., Sperone E.
An updated check-list of elasmobranchs of Calabria. XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association - Rende.

10) De Vincenzi G., Micarelli P., Viola S., Buffa G., Sciacca V., Maccarrone V., Corrias V., Reinero R.F., Filiciotto F.
Effects of biological acoustic signals and shipping noise on behavioural parameters in small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula). XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association - Rende

11) Bevacqua L., Becerril-Garcia E., Elloriaga-Verplancken F., Juaristi-Videgaray D., Reinero F.R., Micarelli P., Galvan-Magana F., Giglio G., Barca D., Tripepi S., Sperone E.
Trace elements and isotopes analysis on historical samples of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from central Mediterranean Sea. XXIII° European Elasmobranch Association - Rende.

12) Marchio C., Reinero R.F., Leonetti F., giglio G., Filice M., Riviello F., Minervino M., Micarelli P., Sperone E., Imbrogno S., Milazzo C.
White blood cells number is correlated to parasitic charge in the small spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. XXIII° Euroepan elasmobranch Association - Rende.

2018
1) Sperone, E. & Micarelli, P. & Romano, C. & Giglio, G. & Giovannelli, P. & Reinero, F.R. & Rijillo, G. & Leporati, L. & Fabietti, Y. & Chiriaco, S.
Biological and ecological factors affecting individual surface behaviours af bait attracted White Sharks. Sharks International, João Pessoa, Brazil 2018

2) Giglio, G. & Marzullo, A. & Calimieri, F. & Cauteruccio, F. & Ianni, G. & Micarelli, P. & Romano, C. & Sperone,E.&Tripepi,S.&Terracina,G.
Individual identification of sharks through dorsal fin: a new approach thanks to advances in computer science. Poster Abstract. Sharks International, João Pessoa, Brazil 2018

3) Reinero, F.R. & Sperone, E. & Marchio, C. & Minervino, M. & Bevacqua, L. & Toraldo Serra, M.L. & Giglio, G. & Micarelli, P. & Tripepi, S. & Milazzo, C. & Barca, D.
Preliminary data on trace elements concentration in a population of lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) from Central Mediterrranean Sea. Poster Abstract. Sharks International, João Pessoa, Brazil 2018

4) Sperone, E. & Micarelli, P. & Giglio, G. & Romano, C. & Tripepi, S. & Mari, O. & Gallo, S. & Pascolo, G. & Zicarelli, G. & Barba, C. & Bolinesi, F. & Mangoni, O.
Feeding Behaviour of Whale Shark at Nosy Be (Madagascar): Correlation with Phytoplancton Assemblages. Abstract. European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Conference, 12 – 14 October 2018, Peniche – Portugal, Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar

5) Di Crescenzo, S. & Micarelli, P. & Scacco, U.
Application of laser photogrammetry on C. carcharias in natural environment. Abstract. Poster.European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Conference, 12 – 14 October 2018, Peniche – Portugal, Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar

6) Sperone, E. & Coppola, F. & Parise, G. & Bernabò, I. & Reinero, F.R. & Micarelli, P. & Giglio, G. & Milazzo, C.
Confirmation of the presence of the bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus in the Tyrrhenian Sea, with first parasitological notes for the Mediterranean Sea. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 59 (2): 181 – 185

2017
1) Micarelli, P. & DE Lucia, L. & Canetti, D. & Sperone, E.
Preliminary Observations on the Ability to Adapt To Salinity Changes in Nursehound Scyliorhinus Stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) and Small Spotted Catsharks Scyliorhinus Canicula (Linnaeus, 1758). International Journal of Oceanography & Aquaculture, 1 (1): 000104

2) Micarelli, P. & Romano, C. & Buttino, I. & Reinero, F. & Serangeli, C. & Sperone, E.
Phytoplankton bloom and seasonal presence of Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) along the coast of Djibouti - Gulf of Aden. Abstract. International Journal of Current Advanced Research, 6 (5): 3948-3949 DOI: 10.24327/ijcar.2017.3949.0403

3) Reinero, F.R. & Micarelli, P. & Barca, D. & Milazzo, C. & Giglio, G. & Becerril Garcia, E.E. & Marchio, C. & Minervino, M. & Toraldo Serra, M.L. & Tripepi, S. & Sperone, E.
A Pilot project for reconstructing life history traits of a population of Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758). Abstract. EEA 2017, Amsterdam

4) Becerril-Garcia, E.E & Hoyos-Padilla, E.M. & Micarelli, P. & Galvan-agana, F. & Sperone, E.
Surface behavior of white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, related to legal and illegal baits in Guadalupe lsland, México. Abstract. EEA 2017, Amsterdam

5) Sperone, E. & Rijllo, G. & Bevacqua, L. & Chiriaco, S. & Giovannelli, P. & Circosta, V. & Fabietti, V. & Ranieri, A. & Giglio, G. & Reinero, F.R. & Santoro, A. & Micarelli, P.
Do environmental factors affect the surf ace behavior of white sharks? Abstract. EEA 2017, Amsterdam

6) Leone, A. & Urso, I. & Damalas, D. & Marthinson, J. & Zanzi, A. & Mariani, S. & Sperone, E. & Micarelli, P. & Garibaldi, F. & Megalofonou, P. & Bargelloni, L. & Franch, R. & Macias, D. & Prodohl, P. & Fitzpatrick, S. & Stagioni, M. & Tinti, F. & Cariani, A.
Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of Mediterranean-North Eastern Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) using mitochondrial DNA: panmixia or complex stock structure?PeerJ.:e4112. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4112

2016
1) Micarelli, P. & Sperone, E.
New record of the great white shark Carcharodon carcharias from Lampedusa. Mediterranean Marine Science, 17 (1): 230–252.

2) Micarelli, P. & Sperone, E. & Serena, F. & Compagno, L.J.V.
Evidence of Sperm Storage in Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris, Linnaeus 1758): Juveniles Husbandry and Tagging Program. International Journal of Oceanography, 2016: ID 8729835.DOI: 10.1155/2016/8729835

3) Marsili, L. & Coppola, D. & Giannetti, M. & Casini, S. & Fossi, M.C. & Van Wyk, J.H. & Sperone, E. & Tripepi, S. & Micarelli, P. & Rizzuto, S.
Skin Biopsies as a Sensitive Non-Lethal Technique for the ecotoxicological Studies of Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Sampled in South Africa. Expert Opinion on Environmental Biology, 4: 1000126 DOI: 10.4172/2325-9655.1000126

2015
1) Micarelli P., Sperone E., Giglio G., Pecchia J., Romano C., Scuderi A., Vespaziani L., Mele.
Dorsal fin photoidentification: tool for long term studies of White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) behaviour. Abstract: 46ç Congresso Società Italiana Biologia Marina Roma, 10-12 giugno 2015 – 144-145.

2) Sperone E., Circosta A.L., Giglio G., Tripepi S., Micarelli P.
Preliminary observations on Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) suface predatory activity: Congresso Società Italiana di Biologia Marina Roma 10-12 giugno; 160-161.

3) Rizzuto S., Casini S., Coppola D., Giannetti M., Fossi M.C., Van Wyk H., Sperone E., Tripepi S., Micarelli P., Marsili L.
Skin biopsy as a sensitive non-lethal technique for the ecotoxicological studies of Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) .: 46° Congresso Società Italiana Biologia Marina Roma 10-12 Giugno; 204-205

2014
1) Giglio G., Sperone E., Rabboni E., Giglioli D., Micarelli P., Tripepi S.
New approaches to study the Great White Shark. Oral presentation Congress U.Z.I. (Unione Zoologica Italiana) october Genova.

2) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Parise G., Circosta V., Giglio G., Tripepi S. Compagno L.J.V..
Social interactions between white sharks around floating objects and influences of some environmental conditions: Program and abstracts of Shark –international, Durban ; 170

3) Mancusi C., Baino R., Barone M., Morey G., Vacchi M., Gil de Sola L., Bradai M.N., Sperone E., Kallianotis A., Hemida F., Saad A.A., Dimech M., Peristeraki P., Bariche M., Cavlan G., Clo S., De Sabata E., Castellano L., Garibaldi F., Tinti F., Pais A., Follesa C., Micarelli P., Poisson F., Carlucci R., Soldo A., Bottaro M., Cebrian D., Kabasakal H., Fortuna C., Seret B., Ferretti F., El-far A., Saygu I., Shakman E.A., Bartoli A., Guallart J., Damalas D., Megalofonou P., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Cannas R., Colombo S., Serena F
A data collection on large cartilagineous fishes in the Mediterranean basin. Abstract of Sharks International Durban; 50

2013
1) Sperone E., Coppola F., Giglio G., Circosta V., Micarelli P., Tripepi S. & Compagno L.J.V.
New Mediterranean Marine biodiversity records (December, 2013): 2.6. On the occurrence of the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus in Calabria (Central Mediterrane an, Southern Italy).Mediterranean Marine Science, 14 (2): 467-468 DOI: 10.12681/mms.676

2) Leone A., Gregory N.P., Cariani A., Sperone E., Tripepi S., Micarelli P., Gambarelli A., Sarà M., Arculeo M., Doria G., Garibaldi F., Dall’Asta A., Minelli D., Cilli E., Vanni S., Serena F., & Tinti F.
Novel insights into the origin of Mediterranean Great White Shark population from ancient mtDNA genetic variation (E.E.A. Plymouth U.K.)

2012
1) Micarelli P., Di Grumo D., Delucia L., & Sperone E.
Individual identification of small-spotted catsharks (Scyliorhinus canicula Linnaeus 1758) for captivity research. Poster Abstract. In: Programm and Abstracts, 16. European Elasmobranch Association Conference (EEA), Italy: 76

2) Sperone e., Parise G., Leone A., Milazzo C., Circosta V., Santoro G., Paolillo G., Micarelli P., Tripepi S.
Spatiotemporal patterns of distribution of large predatory sharks in Calabria (central Mediterranean, southern Italy). ACTA ADRIATICA, 53 (1): 13-24

3) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Andreotti S., Brandmayr P. Bernabo I., Brunelli E., Tripepi S.
Surface behaviour of bait-attracted white sharks at Dyer Island (South Africa). Marine Biology Research, 8 (10): 982-991 DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2012.708043

4) Coppola F., Sperone E., Circosta V., Parise G., Giglio., Madeo E., Micarelli P., Tripepi S., Ribas A., Milazzo.
Preliminary data on the elminthfauna of some elasmobranchs from Calabria (central Mediterranean, Southern Italy). Poster Abstract. In: Programm and Abstracts, 16. European Elasmobranch Association Conference (EEA), Italy: 95

5) Marsili L., Rizzuto S., Giannetti M., Coppola D., Casini S., Fossi M.C., Andreotti S., Conrad M., Van Wyk H., Sperone E., Tripepi S., Micarelli P.
Skin biopsy as a sensitive non-lethal technique for the ecotoxicological studies of South African great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Abstract. In: Programm and Abstracts, 16. European Elasmobranch Association Conference (EEA), Italy: 32

6) Sperone E., Micarelli P., CircostaV., Leone A., Camigliano G., Muià C., Dramisino A., Toscani F., Chieppa F., Iafrate A., Toraldo Serra M.L. & Tripepi S.
Surface behaviour of bait-attracted white sharks at Dyer Island (South Africa). Poster Abstract.In: Programm and Abstracts, 16. European Elasmobranch Association Conference (EEA), Italy: 93

7) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Circosta V., Milazzo C., Parise G., Sangermano I., Madeo E., Rocca D., Scalise S., Cappa P., Lucifora., G., Tripepi S. & Giglio G.
Contribution to the distribution of sharks in the Calabrian seas (central Mediterranean, Southern Italy). Poster Abstract. In: Programm and Abstracts, 16. European Elasmobranch Association Conference (EEA), Italy: 94 2012

2011
1) Micarelli P., Sperone E., Barone M., Bottaro:, Clò S., De Sabata E., Mancusi C., Serena F.
Spatiotemporal distribution of great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias, Linnaeus 1758) along Italian coasts: Records from international Medlem program and other contributions. Abstract (Poster) In: Programme Booklet of The 15th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association, Berlin, 29.10.-30.10.2011

2) Micarelli P., Ventura D., Sperone E., DeLucia L., Lagana A.
Husbandry of tropical benthonic sharks (Chiloscyllium griseum, C. punctatum and Atelomycterus marmoratus): First step to develop protocols for controlled breeding with conservation purpose. Abstract (Poster) In: Programme Booklet of The 15th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association, Berlin, 29.10.-30.10.2011

3) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Parise G., Leone A., Biasone P., Camigliano G., Tripepi S.
Visual approach tactics by white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) under baited conditions and effects of cloud cover. Abstract (Poster) In: Programme Booklet of The 15th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association, Berlin, 29.10.-30.10.

2010
1) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Andreotti S., Spinetti S., Andreani A., Serena F. & Tripepi S.
Social interactions among bait-attracted white sharks at Dyer Island (South Africa). Marine Biology Research, I.F. 1,147.

2) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Camigliano G., Brunelli E., Brandmayr P. & Tripepi S.
Effects of weather conditions on visual predatory tactics in bait-attracted white sharks. First International Sharks Congress, Cairns Australia. Proceeding of congress.

2009
1) Micarelli P., Spinetti S., Muià C., Andreotti S., Vitaro M., Leone A., Camigliano G., Antonucci., Sperone E. & Tripepi S.
Is it good-looking or does it smell good? Preliminary observations about Great White Shark’s discriminatory patterns. 13° EEA Meeting – Palma de Mallorca Spain. Proceeding of the Congress.

2008
1) Sperone E., MicarelliP., Rutzen M., Spinetti S., Andreotti S., Brandmayr P. & Tripepi S.
Osservazioni sul comportamento di superficie del Grande Squalo Bianco Carcharodon carcharias (L.) a Dyer Island (Sudafrica). Atti XXIII Congresso della Società Italiana di Etologia, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 17-21 settembre 2008, 69.

2) Spinetti S., Micarelli P., Camigliano G., Paolino S., Camisa F., Andreotti S. & Sperone E.
Considerazioni preliminari sul comportamento del Grande Squalo Bianco in presenza di prede passive diverse nelle acque antistanti Dyer Island (Sudafrica). Atti XXIII Congresso della Società Italiana di Etologia, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 17-21 settembre 2008, 70.

3) Andreotti S, Micarelli P, Spinetti S, Camigliano G, Ferrero E, Tripepi S & Sperone E.
Curiosità o aggressività? Comportamento predatorio di superficie del grande squalo bianco. 39° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina. Cesenatico (FC), 9-13 giugno 2008.
2007
1) Micarelli P., Spinetti S., Andreotti S., Camigliano G., Rabboni E., Tripepi S. & Sperone E.
Comportamento sociale nel Grande Squalo Bianco Carcharodon carcharias L.: prime osservazioni condotte su una popolazione sudafricana. 68° Congresso UZI, Lecce 24-27 settembre 2007, 109-110.

2) Micarelli P., Canetti D., Sperone E. & Spinetti S.
Effect of salinity on the respiration of the Nursehound, Scyliorhinus stellaris. 11th Meeting European Elasmobranch Association, Brest (France) 23-26 novembre 2007, 33.

3) Micarelli P., Serena F., Sperone E. & Spinetti S.
Public aquaria, useful tools for reproduction and tagging programs. The case of Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) in south of Tuscany, Italy. 11th Meeting European Elasmobranch Association, Brest (France) 23-26 novembre 2007, 39.

4) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Spinetti S., Andreotti S., Camigliano G., Rabboni E., Serena F. & Tripepi S.
Preliminary observations on the Great White Shark social behaviour at Dyer Island (South Africa). 11th Meeting European Elasmobranch Association, Brest (France) 23-26 novembre 2007, 57.

5) Sperone E., Micarelli P., Cugliari D.P., Coppola F., Paolino S., Aloise G., Paolillo G & Tripepi S.
Elasmobranchs of Calabria (southern Italy): a preliminary report. 11th Meeting European Elasmobranch Association, Brest (France) 23-26 novembre 2007, 58.

2006
1) Micarelli P., Spinetti S., Tripepi S, Sperone E.
Observations about surface behaviour of the great white shark Carcharodon carcharias (L.) versus passive preys in DYER ISLAND (SOUTHAFRICA). 37° Congress S.I.B.M. Biol.Mar.Medit. (2006).

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