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First record of second-generation facultative parthenogenesis in a vertebrate species, the whitespotted bambooshark
Published online on 03. January 2016 First record of second-generation facultative parthenogenesis in a vertebrate species, the whitespotted bambooshark Chiloscyllium plagiosum N. Straube, K. P. Lampert, M. F. Geiger, J. D. Weiß, J. X. Kirchhauser ABSTRACT: In this study, two parthenogenetic events within a family of the whitespotted bambooshark Chiloscyllium plagiosum are reported. A captive
Olfaction Contributes to Pelagic Navigation in a Coastal Shark
Published on 06. January 2016 Olfaction Contributes to Pelagic Navigation in a Coastal Shark Andrew P. Nosal, Yi Chao, John D. Farrara, Fei Chai, Philip A. Hastings ABSTRACT: How animals navigate the constantly moving and visually uniform pelagic realm, often along straight paths between distant sites, is an enduring mystery. The mechanisms enabling pelagic navigation