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Paired uteri from one pregnant M. henlei individual, prior to extraction of embryos and measurement of embryos.

Paired uteri from one pregnant M. henlei individual, prior to extraction of embryos and measurement of embryos.

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Elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) exhibit a wide range of body forms adapted to various ecological niches. Body form differs not only between species, but between life stages of individual species as a result of ontogenetic allometry. In sharks, it has been proposed that these ontogenetic shifts in body form result from shifts in trophic and/or spati...