Two new species of <i>Mennerotodus</i> Zhelezko, 1994 (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes: Odontaspididae), from the Paleogene of the southeastern United States by D. J. Cicimurri, J. A. Ebersole, G. Martin

“…<p><i>Mennerotodus</i> Zhelezko, 1994, is an extinct lamniform shark known to occur in Paleogene strata of the Tethyan region of Asia and Europe. …”
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Why do dolphins carry sponges? by Janet Mann, Brooke L Sargeant, Jana J Watson-Capps, Quincy A Gibson, Michael R Heithaus, Richard C Connor, Eric Patterson

“…Despite such attention, quantifying the costs and benefits of tool use has been difficult, largely because if tool use occurs, all population members typically exhibit the behavior. In Shark Bay, Australia, only a subset of the bottlenose dolphin population uses marine sponges as tools, providing an opportunity to assess both proximate and ultimate costs and benefits and document patterns of transmission. …”
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Branching patterns of the afferent branchial arteries and their phylogenetic significance in rays (Batoidea) by Karla D. A. Soares, Mônica Toledo-Piza

“…Herein, representatives of 32 genera from 19 families currently recognized of rays were examined as well as some shark taxa. Seven new characters are proposed and tested in two different analyses, one on their own and in the other they were added to the morphological data matrix of the most recent analysis of interrelationships within Batoidea. …”
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Stock Status of Whitespotted Bambooshark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) in Sabah, Malaysia, Using Yield-Per-Recruit and Spawning Per-Recruit Analyses by SUPAPONG PATTARAPONGPAN, SUKCHAI ARNUPAPBOON, ABDUL HARIS HILMI BIN AHMAD ARSHAD, TAKASHI FRITZ MATSUISHI

“… Whitespotted bambooshark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830), is a major shark species caught in waters off Sabah, Malaysia. …”
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Study of Biofilter Planted with Basil for Removal of Ammonia in Aquaponic Water by Mulay Bharat Nandkumar, Reddy Konda Rajasekhar

“…This experimental investigation of a laboratory scale aquaponic system included testing of a biofilter with basil plant as the biofilter part on aquaculture water quality. Irridescent shark was selected as aquaculture species. The biofilter consist of natural biomaterials such as coconut husk, coco peat, and coarse aggregates. …”
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Use of DSRC and other sensor signals for vehicular localization by Gong, Yi Lin

“…This project is focused on receiving the signal from Road Side Unit (RSU) by using a shark fin antenna, low noise amplifier and USRP N210 through GNU radio companion, generating the waveform and determining the Relative Time of Arrival (RTOA) of received signal. …”
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Anion sensitivity and spectral tuning of middle- and long-wavelength-sensitive (MWS/LWS) visual pigments. by Davies, W, Wilkie, SE, Cowing, J, Hankins, M, Hunt, D

“…Although it has been shown that amino acid substitutions at five sites (180, 197, 277, 285 and 308) are useful in predicting the λ(max) values of the LWS pigment class, some species, such as the elephant shark and most marine mammals, express LWS opsins that possess λ(max) values that are not consistent with this 'five-site' rule, indicating that other interactions may be involved. …”

Investigating acceptance of marine tourism levies, to cover the opportunity costs of conservation for coastal communities by Booth, H, Mourato, S, Milner-Gulland, EJ

“…We explored how marine tourism levies could operationalise the beneficiary-pays principle and address these cost-benefit inequities using an online contingent valuation (CV) survey to measure international tourists' willingness-to-pay (WTP) towards community-based shark conservation (N = 1033). Levies were widely supported (96%), with median and Turnbull mean WTP of US$ 10–14.99 and $22.02 per person per day, respectively. …”

The Spitzer Extragalactic Representative Volume Survey and DeepDrill extension: clustering of near-infrared galaxies by van Kampen, E, Lacy, M, Farrah, D, Lagos, CDP, Jarvis, M, Maraston, C, Nyland, K, Oliver, S, Surace, J, Thorne, J

“…We compare these estimates to previous results from the literature, but also to estimates derived from mock samples, selected in the same way as the observational data, using deep light-cones generated from the SHARK semi-analytical model of galaxy formation. …”

The upper Albian and lower Cenomanian succession at Kolbay, eastern Mangyshlak (southwest Kazakhstan) by Kennedy, W, King, C, Ward, D

“…The interval between these two faunas lacks age-diagnostic macrofossils, but the section between 47.5 and 55.2 metres above the base of the sequence has yielded the most diverse shark and ray fauna of late Albian to early Cenomanian age known to us, with isolated teeth representing a total of more than twenty-seven species.…”

Massive consumption of gelatinous plankton by Mediterranean apex predators. by Luis Cardona, Irene Álvarez de Quevedo, Assumpció Borrell, Alex Aguilar

“…In contrast, stable isotope ratios ruled out any relevant consumption of gelatinous plankton by bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), blue shark (Prionace glauca), leerfish (Lichia amia), bonito (Sarda sarda), striped dolphin (Stenella caerueloalba) and loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the neritic stage, all of which primarily relied on fish and squid. …”
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Detection and analysis of photo-acoustic emission in Direct Laser Interference Patterning by Tobias Steege, Sabri Alamri, Andrés Fabián Lasagni, Tim Kunze

“…Abstract Functional laser texturing by means of Direct Laser Interference Patterning is one of the most efficient approaches to fabricate well-defined micro textures which mimic natural surfaces, such as the lotus effect for self-cleaning properties or shark skin for reduced friction. While numerous technical and theoretical improvements have been demonstrated, strategies for process monitoring are yet to be implemented in DLIP, for instance aiming to treat complex and non-plane surfaces. …”
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Data for amino acid alignment of Japanese stingray melanocortin receptors with other gnathostome melanocortin receptor sequences, and the ligand selectivity of Japanese stingray me... by Akiyoshi Takahashi, Perry Davis, Christina Reinick, Kanta Mizusawa, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Robert M. Dores

“…The amino acid sequences of the stingray, D. akajei, MC1R, MC2R, MC3R, MC4R, and MC5R were aligned with the corresponding melanocortin receptor sequences from the elephant shark, Callorhinchus milii, the dogfish, Squalus acanthias, the goldfish, Carassius auratus, and the mouse, Mus musculus. …”
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The vertebrates from the Lower Ladinian (Middle Triassic)bonebed of Lamerden (Germany) as palaeoenvironmentindicators in the Germanic Basin by Diedrich Cajus G.

“…The vertebrate biodiversityincludes five different shark, and several actinopterygianfish species represented by teeth and scales. …”
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POTENSI DAN PENGEMASAN PAKET EKOWISATA DI KABUPATEN BERAU PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TIMUR by Aji Muhammad Fariz, I Putu Sudana, N.G.A.S. Dewi

“…The titles of  the ecotourism packages in this study are (1) Berau Culture and City Tour, (2) Berau Mangrove and Sangalaki Island Tour, (3) Orangutan University and Merabu Forest Tour, (2) Mirror Lake and Whale Shark Tour.…”
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Sympatric elasmobranchs and fecal samples provide insight into the trophic ecology of the smalltooth sawfish by Poulakis, GR, Urakawa, H, Stevens, PW, DeAngelo, JA, Timmers, AA, Grubbs, RD, Fisk, AT, Olin, JA

“…Although both sawfish and bull sharks occupy estuarine waters as juveniles and are piscivorous, the results also indicate that these species partition habitat. …”
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Late Viséan pelagic chondrichthyans from northern Europe by Michał Ginter, Christopher J. Duffin, Mark T. Dean, Dieter Korn

“…The relatively rich assemblages of shark teeth from pelagic limestone (Mississippian, late Viséan, late Asbian–middle Brigantian) of three northern European regions: the Rhenish Mountains (Westenfeld Quarry, Germany), the Holy Cross Mountains (Todowa Grząba at the edge of Ostrówka Quarry, Poland), and Derbyshire (Cawdor Quarry, Matlock, England, UK) display certain similarities, with the absolute predominance of the teeth of Falcatidae (small Symmoriiformes) and the constant presence of Thrinacodus spp. …”
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Bionic Optimization and Aerodynamic Performance Analysis of High-speed Train Pantograph by Qi Zhou, Zhenfeng Wu, Longhui Zhu

“…To enhance train operation characteristics and reduce aerodynamic drag, two optimized pantograph models with bionic non-smooth grooves beneath carbon slide plates were designed based on bionic non-smooth theories, using shark skin as the bionic object. The Navier-Stokes equation and k-ϵ turbulence model were adopted to simulate the flow field structure of two pantograph optimized models. …”
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Fatty Acid Profile and Squalene Content in Cucumber Seed Oil (Cucumis sativus) by Hartati Soetjipto, Teresa Febriyanti, Agus Ign. Kristijanto

“…Squalene is a high-economic value compound that was originally found in shark liver oil. This compound is proven to be very beneficial for health and cosmetics. …”
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A novel technique to neutralize the Yawing moment due to asymmetric thrust in a hybrid buoyant aircraft by Haque Anwar U, Asrar Waqar, Omar Ashraf A, Sulaeman Erwin, Ali Mohamed J.S

“…Dorsal fin is used in swimming animals like shark for the generation of thrust as well as to meet the requirement of the lateral stability. …”
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