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Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) exclusion properties of the sharksafe barrier and behavioral validation using the ARIS technology

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2014
Magnetic deterrents have recently been employed to assess their ability to reduce elasmobranch mortality in beach nets. With previous studies exhibiting promise, the present study examined the ability of a magnetic barrier technology, known as the ...
Craig P. O’Connell, Saang-Yoon Hyun, Chris B. Rillahan, Pingguo He   +3 more
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The successful use of a submersible ultrasound to confirm pregnancy on free swimming bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, in a provisioned shark site

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
A prototype, fully submersible, high definition ultrasound was used to determine the reproductive state of wild, free-swimming bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, at a provisioned shark diving site in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Edgar Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Edgar Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Irene Casanova-Santamaría, Irene Casanova-Santamaría, Jorge Carlos Loria-Correa, James Sulikowski   +5 more
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Whoʼs the biggest fish in the pond? The story of bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in an Australian golf course lake, with deliberations on this speciesʼ longevity in low salinity habitats

Marine and Fishery Sciences, 2023
This article addresses the history of a resident population of bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in an isolated stagnant body of water in subtropical Australia. From 1996 to 2013, six bull sharks were landlocked in a golf course lake near Brisbane.
Peter Gausmann
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Phylogeny and adaptive evolution of the brain-development gene microcephalin (MCPH1) in cetaceans. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Representatives of Cetacea have the greatest absolute brain size among animals, and the largest relative brain size aside from humans. Despite this, genes implicated in the evolution of large brain size in primates have yet to be surveyed in ...
Clark, Clay, Gatesy, John, McGowen, Michael R, Montgomery, Stephen H   +3 more
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Tribology Online, 2023
Volume and issue: Vol. 16 , No.1 (2021) Page: pp. 70-80 Title: Evaluation of an Antifouling Surface Inspired by Malaysian Sharks Negaprion Brevirostris and Carcharhinus Leucas Riblets Authors: Mohd Danial Ibrahim, Susan Philip, Su Shiung Lam, Yuta ...
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Evaluating the Shark Deterrent Effects of the Novel Exclusion Barrier in Comparison to the Rigorously Tested Sharksafe Barrier Technology

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Although exceedingly rare, shark attacks have a disproportionately large impact on human behavior, often resulting in shark culls. Due to the invasive nature of shark culls, innovating and testing non-invasive deterrent technologies that may minimize the
Craig P O’Connell, Julia Crews, Andre King, Juliet Gressle   +3 more
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Effects of organic extracts of six Bangladeshi plants on in vitro thrombolysis and cytotoxicity

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013
Background Thrombus formed in blood vessels lead to atherothrombotic diseases such as myocardial or cerebral infarction. Thrombolytic agents are used to dissolve the already formed clots in the blood vessels; however, these drugs sometimes cause serious ...
Rahman M Atiar, Sultana Rabeya, Bin Emran Talha, Islam M Saiful, Rahman M Ashiqur, Chakma Joti Sankhar, Rashid Harun-ur, Hasan Chowdhury Mohammad Monirul   +7 more
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Inhibition of Naja naja venom enzymes by the methanolic extract of Leucas aspera and its chemical profile by GC–MS

Toxicology Reports, 2014
Purpose: The present investigation was aimed at evaluating the anti-ophidian properties of ethnomedicinal herb Leucas aspera against Indian cobra, Naja naja venom enzymes.
Kadiyala Gopi, Kadali Renu, Gurunathan Jayaraman   +2 more
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Young Belugas Diversify Adult Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Behavior [PDF]

Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2015
Across the animal kingdom, immature animals are characterized by their playfulness and diversity of behavior, but are their actions enriching to adult conspecifics?
Heather Hill, Sara Guarino, Shirlee Crandall, Emily Lenhart, Sarah Dietrich   +4 more
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Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations

Arctic Science, 2022
Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) movements, habitat use, and diving behaviour have been studied using satellite-linked transmitters for decades.
Kasey P. Ryan, Stephen D. Petersen, Steven H. Ferguson, C-Jae C. Breiter, Cortney A. Watt   +4 more
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