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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: December 8th, 2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

  • Rays chew. Who knew? From this paper by Kolmann and friends

    From Kolmann and friends 2016, "Always chew your food. Freshwater stingrays use mastication to process insect prey." Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
    From Kolmann and friends 2016, “Always chew your food. Freshwater stingrays use mastication to process insect prey.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
  • Follow Dr. Leanne Currey @LeanneMCurrey, a postdoc working on the Global FinPrint project, on twitter! Follow her for great videos of sharks and other marine life approaching baited underwater video stations around the world.
  • Our friends at the Fisheries Blog surveyed their readers about their peer review habits. Do these results match your experience?

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Charlie and the Adventure: July 21, 2010

Posted on July 21, 2010July 15, 2010 By David Shiffman
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A close encounter with an enormous stingray at an Aussie aquarium makes Charlie even more concerned about Australian wildlife

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