by Renee Piccitto | Aug 7, 2019 | Ecological Concerns, Shark Biology
Given your familiarity with the extinctions and subsequent radiations of the cartilaginous fishes, what do you believe would happen to the abundance and diversity of the sharks, rays, and chimaeras if the climate warms in the future? (Kimley, P. 2013). Radiation...
by Renee Piccitto | Aug 7, 2019 | Shark Biology
Why do sharks, rays, and chimaeras possess specialized organs such as the salt gland, kidney, and gills to maintain their inner ionic composition? Chondrichthyans must adapt to a range of environments. Therefore, the chemicals and salt found within their bodies and...
by Renee Piccitto | Aug 7, 2019 | Shark Behavior, Shark Biology, Shark Mechanics
Can you explain the biomechanics of more complicated movements such as rolling and relate these to the pilot’s control of a fighter airplane? This topic is covered in an article titled “Three-dimensional kinematics and wake structure of the pectoral fins...
by Renee Piccitto | Dec 17, 2018 | Shark Biology
These are the top 10 PSD ranked world’s smallest sharks. This information is based on the most current data. All of these sharks are under 12 inches or a foot long as mature adult shark. Let the countdown begin! HONORABLE MENTION:Granular Dogfish Centroscyllium...
by Renee Piccitto | Oct 29, 2018 | Hammerhead Shark, Shark Mechanics
The Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran is one of the strangest, most unique and memorizing sharks in the ocean. I sat hovered down on the bottom of the ocean floor, 22ft max depth, and the sun shining above me in the warm Caribbean waters. I watched a forbidden...
