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Geographic bias in the media reporting of aquatic versus terrestrial human predator conflicts and its conservation implications

open access: yesPerspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Interactions or conflicts between humans and large predators occur globally, but an understanding of their spatial occurrence and associated media reporting remains limited.
Hugo Bornatowski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Before and after Jaws: Changing representations of shark attacks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
When the film Jaws (1975), about a rogue shark that terrorised a small seaside island community was released, it had an unprecedented paranoia effect on its audience that became entrenched into the psyche of bathers around the world; a fear that media ...
Francis, Beryl
core   +1 more source

Structural insights and biomedical potential of IgNAR scaffolds from sharks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Barelle, Caroline   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Functional anatomy, jaw mechanisms, and feeding behavior of Dunkleosteus terrelli (Placodermi, Arthrodira)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
A new musculoskeletal reconstruction and revision of the cranio‐mandibular anatomy of the Devonian arthrodire placoderm Dunkleosteus terrelli from a comparative and functional anatomical perspective. Dunkleosteus is a specialized arthrodire with many specializations for feeding on large vertebrates, and many of its features are part of broader ...
Russell K. Engelman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parotid duct injury secondary to shark bite injury: Repair with a Crawford stent

open access: yesJPRAS Open, 2016
Introduction: Here we present a unique case of repair of a parotid injury caused by a shark attack. The repair technique is of interest due to the novel use of a Crawford stent, typically reserved for lacrimal duct injuries. Case description: Our patient
Mallory Highstein   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fathom Magazine, v. 8, no. 2, Summer 1996 22pp :Florida sharks [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
CONTENTS. Protecting the Predators, by Jay Humphrey. Economics Create Responsible Shark Management, by Jay Humphreys. The Healing Power of Sharks, by Kelly Marie Sokol. Shark! by Jay Humphreys. Florida's Sharks. Entering the Sharks' Environment, by
Grantham, Susan   +3 more
core  

A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fine-scale movements of the Broadnose Sevengill shark and its main prey, the Gummy shark. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2010
Information on the fine-scale movement of predators and their prey is important to interpret foraging behaviours and activity patterns. An understanding of these behaviours will help determine predator-prey relationships and their effects on community ...
Adam Barnett   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The repulsive and feeding-deterrent effects of electropositive metals on juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Reducing shark bycatch and depredation (i.e., damage caused by sharks to gear, bait, and desired fish species) in pelagic longline fisheries targeting tunas and swordfish is a priority. Electropositive metals (i.e., a mixture of the lanthanide elements
Brill, Richard   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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