Why do leopard sharks flash their white bellies in Southern California? Student researchers are on the case
It's no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks come each summer to warm their pregnant bellies on the sand at La Jolla Shores.
It's no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks come each summer to warm their pregnant bellies on the sand at La Jolla Shores.
Plants & Animals
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Sharks often get a bad rap, even though most species are harmless to humans, says Katherine Maslenikov, manager of the UW Fish Collection at the Burke Museum.
Plants & Animals
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The California coast is teeming with young sharks, as warming waters and abundant food have created the ideal conditions for feeding, according to experts.
Ecology
May 6, 2017
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Leonie the leopard shark has made a switch that could save her species – becoming the first shark recorded to change from sexual to asexual reproduction.
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2017
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Olfaction may contribute to shark ocean navigation, likely based on their ability to sense chemical changes in the water as they swim, according to a study published January 6, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by ...
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Jan 6, 2016
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A University of Queensland scientist has cautioned against culling sharks because the long term ecological impact cannot be predicted.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2015
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(AP) -- The tiny Pacific nation of Palau is creating the world's first shark sanctuary, a biological hotspot to protect great hammerheads, leopard sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks and more than 130 other species fighting ...
Ecology
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