September 2nd, 2021

Suspected predatory bites on a snorkeler by an oceanic whitetip shark off Moorea island

Suspected predatory bites on a snorkeler by an oceanic whitetip shark off Moorea island

Suspected predatory bites on a snorkeler by an oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus off Moorea island (French Polynesia) Eric E. G. Clua DVM, PhD, Simon Demarchi MSc, Carl G. Meyer PhD ABSTRACT: Understanding why sharks bite humans is essential for developing strategies to prevent these incidents. Here, we use bite wound characteristics and eye witness

The whale shark genome reveals patterns of vertebrate gene family evolution

The whale shark genome reveals patterns of vertebrate gene family evolution

The whale shark genome reveals patterns of vertebrate gene family evolution Milton Tan, Anthony K Redmond, Helen Dooley, Ryo Nozu, Keiichi Sato, Shigehiro Kuraku, Sergey Koren, Adam M Phillippy, Alistair DM Dove, Timothy Read ABSTRACT: Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) are fundamental for understanding vertebrate evolution, yet their genomes are understudied. We report long-read sequencing of the

Complete mitochondrial genome of the Caribbean reef shark

Complete mitochondrial genome of the Caribbean reef shark

Complete mitochondrial genome of the Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi (Carcharhinformes: Carcharhinidae) Austin J. Gallagher, Oliver N. Shipley, Bo Reese & Vijender Singh ABSTRACT: The Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi; Poey, 1876) is a medium to large-bodied coastal and reef-associated predator found throughout the subtropical and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea,