Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: -- A.P. Klimley and D.G. Ainley, White Shark Research in the Past: A Perspective -- R.C. Murphy, A Plea for White Shark Conservation -- Evolution: -- G. Hubell, Using Tooth Structure to Determine the Evolutionary History of the White Shark -- S.P. Applegate and L. Espinosa-Arrubarrena, The Fossil History of Carcharodon and Its Possible Ancestor, Cretolamna: A Study in Tooth Identification -- D.J. Long and B.M. Waggoner, Evolutionary Relationships of the White Shark: A Phylogeny of Lamniform Sharks Based on Dental Morphology -- A.P. Martin, Systematics of the Lamnidae and the Origination Time of Carcharodon carcharias Inferred from the Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Sequences -- M.D. Gottfried, L.J.V. Compagno, and S.C. Bowman, Size and Skeletal Anatomy of the Giant "Megatooth" Shark Carcharodon megalodon -- R.W. Purdy, Paleoecology of Fossil White Sharks -- Anatomy: -- H.F. Mollet and G.M. Cailliet, Using Allometry to Predict Body Mass from Linear Measurements of the White Shark -- H.F. Mollet, G.M. Cailliet, A.P. Klimley, D.A. Ebert, A.D. Testi, and L.J.V. Compagno, A Review of Length Validation Methods and Protocols to Measure Large White Sharks -- Physiology: -- K.J. Goldman, S.D. Anderson, J.E. McCosker, and A.P. Klimley, Temperature, Swimming Depth, and Movements of a White Shark at the South Farallon Islands, California -- L.S. Demski and R. Gl. Northcutt, The Brain and Cranial Nerves of the White Shark: An Evolutionary Perspective -- H.L. Pratt, Jr., Reproduction in the Male White Shark -- S. Uchida, M. Toda, K. Teshima, and K. Yano, Pregnant White Sharks with Full-Term Embryos from Japan -- M.P. Francis, Observations on a Pregnant White Shark with a Review of Reproductive Biology -- Behavior: -- A.P. Klimley, P. Pyle, and S.D. Anderson, The Behavior of White Sharks and Their Pinniped Prey during Predatory Attacks -- B.J. LeBoeuf and D.E. Crocker, Diving Behavior of Elephant Seals: Implications for Predator Avoidance -- W.R. Strong, Jr., Repetitive Aerial Jaw Gaping: A Thwart-Induced Behavior in White Sharks -- R.S. Collier, M. Marks, and R.W. Warner, White Shark Attacks on Inanimate Objects along the Pacific Coast of North America -- S.D. Anderson, R.P. Henderson, P. Pyle, and D.G. Ainley, Observations of White Shark Reactions to Unbaited Decoys -- W.R. Strong, Jr., Shape Discrimination and Visual Predatory Tactics in White Sharks -- A.P. Klimley, P. Pyle, and S.D. Anderson, Tail Slap and Breach: Agonistic Displays among White Sharks? -- G.W. Barlow, Behavior of the White Shark: An Emerging Picture. Ecology and Distribution: -- D.J. Long, K.D. Hanni, P. Pyle, J. Roletto, R.E. Jones, and R. Bandar, White Shark Predation on Four Pinniped Species in Central California Waters: Geographic and Temporal Patterns Inferred from Wounded Carcasses -- S.D. Anderson, A.P. Klimley, P. Pyle, and R.P. Henderson, Tidal Height and White Shark Predation at the South Farallon Islands, California -- P. Pyle, S.D. Anderson, A.P. Klimley, and R.P. Henderson, Environmental Factors Affecting the Occurrence and Behavior of White Sharks at the Farallon Islands, California -- D.J. Long and R.E. Jones, White Shark Predation and Scavenging on Cetaceans in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean -- J.A. Ames, J.J. Geibel, F.E. Wendell, and C.A. Pattison, White Shark-Inflicted Wounds of Sea Otters in California, 1968-1992 -- D.J. Long, Records of White Shark-Bitten Leatherback Sea Turtles along the Central California Coast -- I.K. Fergusson, Distribution and Autecology of the White Shark in the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea -- O.B.F. Gadig and R.S. Rosa, Occurrence of the White Shark along the Brazilian Coast -- G. Cliff, S.F.J. Dudley, and M.R. Jury, Catches of White Sharks in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and Environmental Influences -- Population Biology: -- A.P. Klimley and S.D. Anderson, Residency Patterns of White Sharks at the South Farallon Islands, California -- P. Pyle, S.D. Anderson, and D.G. Ainley, Trends in White Shark Predation at the South Farallon Islands, 1968-1993 -- C.A. Ferreira and T.P. Ferreira, Population Dynamics of White Sharks in South Africa -- G. Cliff, R.P. Van Der Elst, A. Govender, T.K. Witthuhn, and E.M. Bullen, First Estimates of Mortality and Population Size on the South African Coast -- W.R. Strong, Jr., B.D. Bruce, D.R. Nelson, and R.D. Murphy, Population Dynamics of White Sharks in Spencer Gulf, South Australia -- G.M. Cailliet, An Evaluation of Methodologies to Study the Population Biology of White Sharks -- Interactions with Humans: -- J.E. McCosker and R.N. Lea, White Shark Attacks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: An Update and Analysis -- M. Levine, Unprovoked Attacks by White Sharks off the South African Coast -- J. West, White Shark Attacks in Australian Waters -- G.H. Burgess and M. Callahan, Worldwide Patterns of White Shark Attacks on Humans -- D.R. Nelson and W.R. Strong, Jr., Chemical Repellent Tests on White Sharks, with Comments on Repellent Delivery Methods -- H.D. Baldridge, Jr., Comments on Means for Avoidance or Deterrence of White Shark Attacks on Humans -- B. Heneman and M. Glazer, More Rare Than Dangerous: A Case Study of White Shark Conservation in California -- Bibliography -- Subject Index.