Survival of the stillest: predator avoidance in shark embryos.

Sharks use highly sensitive electroreceptors to detect the electric fields emitted by potential prey. However, it is not known whether prey animals are able to modulate their own bioelectrical signals to reduce predation risk. Here, we show that some shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) embryos can detec...

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Auteurs principaux: Ryan M Kempster, Nathan S Hart, Shaun P Collin
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/83aa3feb2a0648d88aa3648abf63fa6a
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