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Escape response kinematics in two species of tropical shark
Escape response kinematics in two species of tropical shark: short escape latencies and high turning performance José E. Trujillo, Ian Bouyoucos, William J. Rayment, Paolo Domenici, Serge Planes, Jodie L. Rummer, Bridie J. M. Allan ABSTRACT: Accelerative manoeuvres, such as fast-starts, are crucial for fish to avoid predation. Escape responses are fast-starts that include fundamental
Smart sharks: a review of chondrichthyan cognition
Smart sharks: a review of chondrichthyan cognition Culum Brown, Vera Schluessel ABSTRACT: 450 million years of evolution have given chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and allies) ample time to adapt perfectly to their respective everyday life challenges and cognitive abilities have played an important part in that process. The diversity of niches that sharks and rays occupy
A new sawtail catshark from the Philippines
Galeus friedrichi (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae), a new sawtail catshark from the Philippines Ebert, David A.; Jang, Jessica J. ABSTRACT: A new species of sawtail catshark, Galeus friedrichi n. sp., is described from the Philippines. The new species is separable from other western Pacific Galeus species by the absence of saddle or blotch markings, a large size,