| Contributors | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| 1 | White Shark Research in the Past: A Perspective | 3 |
| 2 | A Plea for White Shark Conservation | 5 |
| 3 | Using Tooth Structure to Determine the Evolutionary History of the White Shark | 9 |
| 4 | The Fossil History of Carcharodon and Its Possible Ancestor, Cretolamna: A Study in Tooth Identification | 19 |
| 5 | Evolutionary Relationships of the White Shark: A Phylogeny of Lamniform Sharks Based on Dental Morphology | 37 |
| 6 | Systematics of the Lamnidae and the Origination Time of Carcharodon carcharias Inferred from the Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Sequences | 49 |
| 7 | Size and Skeletal Anatomy of the Giant "Megatooth" Shark Carcharodon megalodon | 55 |
| 8 | Paleoecology of Fossil White Sharks | 67 |
| 9 | Using Allometry to Predict Body Mass from Linear Measurements of the White Shark | 81 |
| 10 | A Review of Length Validation Methods and Protocols to Measure Large White Sharks | 91 |
| 11 | Temperature, Swimming Depth, and Movements of a White Shark at the South Farallon Islands, California | 111 |
| 12 | The Brain and Cranial Nerves of the White Shark: An Evolutionary Perspective | 121 |
| 13 | Reproduction in the Male White Shark | 131 |
| 14 | Pregnant White Sharks and Full-Term Embryos from Japan | 139 |
| 15 | Observations on a Pregnant White Shark with a Review of Reproductive Biology | 157 |
| 16 | The Behavior of White Sharks and Their Pinniped Prey during Predatory Attacks | 175 |
| 17 | Diving Behavior of Elephant Seals: Implications for Predator Avoidance | 193 |
| 18 | Repetitive Aerial Jaw Gaping: A Thwart-Induced Behavior in White Sharks | 207 |
| 19 | White Shark Attacks on Inanimate Objects along the Pacific Coast of North America | 217 |
| 20 | Observations of White Shark Reactions to Unbaited Decoys | 223 |
| 21 | Shape Discrimination and Visual Predatory Tactics in White Sharks | 229 |
| 22 | Tail Slap and Breach: Agonistic Displays among White Sharks? | 241 |
| 23 | Behavior of the White Shark: An Emerging Picture | 257 |
| 24 | White Shark Predation on Four Pinniped Species in Central California Waters: Geographic and Temporal Patterns Inferred from Wounded Carcasses | 263 |
| 25 | Tidal Height and White Shark Predation at the South Farallon Islands, California | 275 |
| 26 | Environmental Factors Affecting the Occurrence and Behavior of White Sharks at the Farallon Islands, California | 281 |
| 27 | White Shark Predation and Scavenging on Cetaceans in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean | 293 |
| 28 | White Shark-Inflicted Wounds of Sea Otters in California, 1968-1992 | 309 |
| 29 | Records of White Shark-Bitten Leatherback Sea Turtles along the Central California Coast | 317 |
| 30 | Distribution and Autecology of the White Shark in the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea | 321 |
| 31 | Occurrence of the White Shark along the Brazilian Coast | 347 |
| 32 | Catches of White Sharks in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and Environmental Influences | 351 |
| 33 | Residency Patterns of White Sharks at the South Farallon Islands, California | 365 |
| 34 | Trends in White Shark Predation at the South Farallon Islands, 1968-1993 | 375 |
| 35 | Population Dynamics of White Sharks in South Africa | 381 |
| 36 | First Estimates of Mortality and Population Size on the South African Coast | 393 |
| 37 | Population Dynamics of White Sharks in Spencer Gulf, South Australia | 401 |
| 38 | An Evaluation of Methodologies to Study the Population Biology of White Sharks | 415 |
| 39 | White Shark Attacks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: An Update and Analysis | 419 |
| 40 | Unprovoked Attacks by White Sharks off the South African Coast | 435 |
| 41 | White Shark Attacks in Australian Waters | 449 |
| 42 | Worldwide Patterns of White Shark Attacks on Humans | 457 |
| 43 | Chemical Repellent Tests on White Sharks, with Comments on Repellent Delivery Methods | 471 |
| 44 | Comments on Means for Avoidance or Deterrence of White Shark Attacks on Humans | 477 |
| 45 | More Rare Than Dangerous: A Case Study of White Shark Conservation in California | 481 |
| References | 493 |
| Index | 515 |
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