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Development of the Lunate-shaped Caudal Fin in White Shark Embryos
Published online on 06. January 2018 Development of the Lunate-shaped Caudal Fin in White Shark Embryos Taketeru Tomita, Minoru Toda, Kei Miyamoto, Shin-Ichiro Oka, Keiichi Ueda, Keiichi Sato ABSTRACT: The lunate-shaped caudal fin in lamnid sharks is a morphological specialization for their thunniform mode of locomotion, but its developmental process during gestation has been poorly
Predator declines and morphological changes in prey
Published on 11. January 2018 Predator declines and morphological changes in prey: evidence from coral reefs depleted of sharks Neil Hammerschlag, Shanta C. Barley, Duncan J. Irschick, Jessica J. Meeuwig, Emily R. Nelson, Mark G. Meekan ABSTRACT: Evidence from the wild as to the ecological and evolutionary consequences of top predator depletions remains limited, especially