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The whale shark genome project
The 4th International Whale Shark Conference, 2016Background The whale shark forms an interesting subject for a genome project because it represents a phenotypic extreme: the largest body size of any piscine vertebrate. Sharks are also important comparative genomics subjects because they were the first vertebrate lineage to evolve and adaptive immune response.
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Iconic species: great white sharks, basking sharks and whale sharks
2014Sharks are a group of fishes that have captivated human attention throughout history. They comprise more than 400 species that have evolved for over 400 million years, making them one of the oldest living vertebrate groups (Compagno et al., 2004). Over their long evolutionary history, sharks have diversified to become essential components of almost ...
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A School of Whale Sharks in the Bahama Islands
Nature, 1939FOR years I had received newspaper clippings and second-hand verbal recitals of whale sharks seen off the west side of the Bahamas. Much effort was made to verify these, but for a long time I had no evidence of scientific value. However, in July 1936, there came to me authentic data concerning a specimen seen off Bimini, and shortly thereafter I ...
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