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Examining shark bite scars on dolphins off Bimini
Examining shark bite scars on dolphins off Bimini, The Bahamas: Comparisons between bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins Kelly Melillo-Sweeting, Maria Maust-Mohl, Matthew J. Smukall ABSTRACT: Shark predation risk impacts many facets of dolphin life, including habitat use and foraging strategies. Because direct predation is rarely observed, researchers instead examine dolphins in situ for past injuries
Individual haplotyping of whale sharks from seawater environmental DNA
Individual haplotyping of whale sharks from seawater environmental DNA Laurence Dugal, Luke Thomas, Mads Reinholdt Jensen, Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard, Tiffany Simpson, Simon Jarman, Philip Francis Thomsen, Mark Meekan ABSTRACT: Population genetic data can provide valuable information on the demography of a species. For rare and elusive marine megafauna, samples for generating the data are traditionally
Shark VNAR antibodies neutralize SARS-CoV-2 infection
Single domain shark VNAR antibodies neutralize SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro Aziz Gauhar, Cyril V Privezentzev, Mykhaylo Demydchuk, Tanja Gerlza, Julia Rieger, Andreas J Kungl, Frank S Walsh, J Lynn Rutkowski, Pawel Stocki ABSTRACT: Single domain shark VNAR antibodies can offer a viable alternative to conventional Ig-based monoclonal antibodies in treating COVID-19 disease during the current