M. J. Smale

M. J. Smale publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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M. J. Smale D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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Best Publications

• Biology of Octopus vulgaris off the east coast of South Africa

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  141
  Citations

• Abundance and Distribution Patterns of Three Temperate Marine Reef Fish (Teleostei: Sparidae) in Exploited and Unexploited Areas Off the Southern Cape Coast

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  136
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• Cephalopods as prey. IV. Fishes

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  134
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• Choreography of the squid's "nuptial dance"

  Warwick H. H. Sauer;Mike J. Roberts;Marek R. Lipinski;Malcolm J. Smale

  125
  Citations

• Sex-specific and individual preferences for hunting strategies in white sharks

  Alison V. Towner;Vianey Leos‐Barajas;Roland Langrock;Roland Langrock;Robert S. Schick

  124
  Citations

• Recent strandings and sightings of whale sharks in South Africa

  Lynnath E. Beckley;Geremy Cliff;Malcolm J. Smale;Leonard J.V. Compagno

  122
  Citations

• Ultrasonic telemetry, tracking and automated monitoring technology for sharks

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  114
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• Residency patterns and migration dynamics of adult bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) on the east coast of southern Africa.

  Ryan Daly;Malcolm J. Smale;Paul D. Cowley;Pierre W. Froneman

  107
  Citations

• Ultrasonic Telemetry, Tracking and Automated Monitoring Technology for Sharks

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  102
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• The location of spawning grounds, spawning and schooling behaviour of the squid Loligo vulgaris reynaudii (Cephalopoda: Myopsida) off the Eastern Cape Coast, South Africa

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  99
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• Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 10. The dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur 1818)

  Sfj Dudley;G Cliff;MP Zungu;MJ Smale

  98
  Citations

• The mating system of the squid Loligo vulgaris reynaudii (Cephalopoda, Mollusca) off South Africa: Fighting, guarding, sneaking, mating and egg laying behavior

  Roger T. Hanlon;Malcolm J. Smale;Warwick H. H. Sauer

  94
  Citations

• Spatial and seasonal distribution patterns of juvenile and adult raggedtooth sharks (Carcharias taurus) tagged off the east coast of South Africa

  M. L. Dicken;A. J. Booth;M. J. Smale;G. Cliff

  87
  Citations

• Diet and trophic ecology of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) from South African waters.

  Matthew L. Dicken;Nigel E. Hussey;Heather M. Christiansen;Malcolm J. Smale

  86
  Citations

• The feeding ecology of skates (Batoidea: Rajidae) off the Cape south coast, South Africa

  M. J. Smale;P. D. Cowley

  86
  Citations

• Occurrence and feeding of three shark species,<i>Carcharhinus brachyurus, C. obscurus</i>and<i>Sphyrna zygaena</i>, on the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa

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  82
  Citations

• Life history and diet of two southern African smoothhound sharks, <i>Mustelus mustelus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) and <i>Mustelus palumbes</i> Smith, 1957 (Pisces: Triakidae)

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  80
  Citations

• Future Research Directions on the “Elusive” White Shark

  Charlie Huveneers;Kirin Apps;Edgar E. Becerril-García;Barry Bruce

  74
  Citations

• Cephalopods in the diets of four shark species (Galeocerdo cuvier, Sphyrna lewini, S. zygaena and S. mokarran) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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  66
  Citations

• Close proximity detection interference with acoustic telemetry: the importance of considering tag power output in low ambient noise environments

  Steven Thomas Kessel;Nigel Edward Hussey;Dale Mitchell Webber;Samuel Harvey Gruber

  50
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