How will sharks respond to climate change? It might depend on where they grew up – Phys.org

They may have been around for hundreds of millions of yearslong before treesbut today sharks and rays are are among the most threatened animals in the world, largely because of overfishing and habitat loss.
Climate change adds another overarching stressor to the mix. So how will sharks cope as the ocean heats up?
Our new research looked at Port Jackson sharks to find out. We found individual sharks adapt in different ways, depending where they came from.
Port Jackson sharks from cooler waters in…

Click here to view the original article.