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No rainbow for grey bamboo sharks: evidence for the absence of colour vision in sharks
Published online on 24. September 2014 No rainbow for grey bamboo sharks: evidence for the absence of colour vision in sharks from behavioural discrimination experiments V. Schluessel, I. P. Rick, K. Plischke ABSTRACT: Despite convincing data collected by microspectrophotometry and molecular biology, rendering sharks colourblind cone monochromats, the question of whether sharks can perceive colour
The first record, tagging and release of a neonatal whale shark in Taiwan
Published online on 08. September 2014 The first record, tagging and release of a neonatal whale shark Rhincodon typus in Taiwan H. H. Hsu, C. Y. Lin, S. J. Joung ABSTRACT: On 27 October 2013, a Rhincodon typus was apparently chased by a group of Caranx ignobilis into nearshore waters near Green Island (Ludao), east
South Africa: Shark mitigation measures sought for Port St Johns
Published on 27 Sep, 2014 at 2:59 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
South African Government News Agency 26. September 2014 ———————— Public invited to comment on measures to mitigate shark attacks Pretoria – Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has invited the public to give their inputs on ways to mitigate shark attacks in Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs spokesperson Zolile