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Elephant Shark

Educational resources on Elephant Shark

Elephant Shark or Callorhinchus milii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Elephant Shark

Academic web links for the Elephant Shark.


Elephant Shark Protocadherin Sequence Offers Peek Into Vertebrate ...
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department homepage. This page contains, educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of fishes and sharks. A rich
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/InNews/sequence2008.html

Singapore Scientists Research Gene Sequencing Of Elephant Shark
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department homepage. This page contains, educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of fishes and sharks. A rich
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/innews/elephant2005.html

Cytochrome P450 Homepage
Elephant shark. lamprey. Amphioxus genome rev. Feb. 5, 2008. Ciona (sea squirt) 2003. sea urchin New Nov. 29, 2006-----C. elegans RNAi, revised March 23, 2004
drnelson.utmem.edu/CytochromeP450.html

Sharks, Humans Shared A Common Ancestor 450 Million Years Ago: Study
The researchers not only analyzed the elephant shark genome, but also the genes for other animals including pufferfishes, chickens, mice and dogs.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/InNews/ancestor2007.html

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Basking ...
English language common names include basking shark, bone shark, elephant shark, hoe-mother, shark, and sun-fish. Other names are albafar (Portuguese), an liamhán gréine (Irish
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/baskingshark/baskingshark.html

Humans Have A Bit Of Shark In Them
The elephant shark's genome is so similar to ours that we wind up having more in common with it, genetically speaking, than with other species, such as teleost (bony skeleton
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/InNews/human2007.html

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Ghost Shark
English language common names include ghost shark, elephant fish, elephant shark, silver trumpeter, and whitefish. Other common names are Australská sloní ryba (Czech), elefanten
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GhostShark/GhostShark.html

Ancient Sharks Saw The Deep Sea In Colour
The elephant shark, which evolved about 450 million years ago, is the oldest vertebrate to have "the colour vision system we know as humans", says David Hunt at University College
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/InNews/ghostshark2009.html

Picture Books and the Environment
A fable about the coming of People in an ancient kingdom where Elephant, Shark, and Hawk rule the forest, sea, and sky. After finding they are capable of
www.ferrum.edu/thanlon/ecology/ecopicbks.htm

K-selected species
Many K-selected species, especially those with long generation times and low reproductive rates (such as elephant, shark, and rhinocroses), are prone to extinction.
faculty.plattsburgh.edu/meiyin.wu/304/Homework%20assignment/HW7-r%20and%20k%20species.htm







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