The Early Pliocene extinction of the mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon: a view from the eastern North Pacific by Robert W. Boessenecker, Dana J. Ehret, Douglas J. Long, Morgan Churchill, Evan Martin, Sarah J. Boessenecker

“…Post-middle Miocene oceanographic changes and cooling sea surface temperature may have resulted in range fragmentation, while alongside competition with the newly evolved great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) during the Pliocene may have led to the demise of the megatoothed shark. …”
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The Functional Significance of Bacterial Predators by Bruce A. Hungate, Jane C. Marks, Mary E. Power, Egbert Schwartz, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Steven J. Blazewicz, Peter Chuckran, Paul Dijkstra, Brianna K. Finley, Mary K. Firestone, Megan Foley, Alex Greenlon, Michaela Hayer, Kirsten S. Hofmockel, Benjamin J. Koch, Michelle C. Mack, Rebecca L. Mau, Samantha N. Miller, Ember M. Morrissey, Jeffrey R. Propster, Alicia M. Purcell, Ella Sieradzki, Evan P. Starr, Bram W. G. Stone, César Terrer, Jennifer Pett-Ridge

“…The word “predator” may conjure images of leopards killing and eating impala on the African savannah or of great white sharks attacking elephant seals off the coast of California. …”
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AS FUNÇÕES DA LINGUAGEM NO PROCESSO DE RETEXTUALIZAÇÃO: UM ESTUDO A PARTIR DA OBRA EMOJI DICK, OR THE WHALE by Jairo Venício Carvalhais Oliveira, Rubens Júlio Lopes Júnior

“…As well as other famous works, the story of the great white whale has been retold in different occasions, in a wide variety of genres. …”
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Interview with Arthur Caplan by Kaitlynd Hiller, Rachel F Bloom

“…I like public health ethics, but I don’t think it all has to be in the poorest places on earth where the great white saviors arrive.   There’s probably too much attention to some of the weird reproductive technology stuff, because it’s rare.  …”
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A content analysis of 32 years of Shark Week documentaries by Lisa B. Whitenack, Brady L. Mickley, Julia Saltzman, Stephen M. Kajiura, Catherine C. Macdonald, David S. Shiffman

“…While criticisms of disproportionate attention to particular charismatic species (e.g. great whites, bull sharks, and tiger sharks) are accurate and supported by data, 79 shark species have been featured briefly at least once. …”
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A content analysis of 32 years of Shark Week documentaries. by Lisa B Whitenack, Brady L Mickley, Julia Saltzman, Stephen M Kajiura, Catherine C Macdonald, David S Shiffman

“…While criticisms of disproportionate attention to particular charismatic species (e.g. great whites, bull sharks, and tiger sharks) are accurate and supported by data, 79 shark species have been featured briefly at least once. …”
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