Anglerfish earned the name for their unique evolutionary hunting adaptation—a front dorsal fin known as an illicium that functions as a lure.To humans, an illicium may resemble a fishing rod ...

Biology. Whale sharks observed regrowing damaged dorsal fins for the first time By Nick Lavars. February 23, 2021 ... a whale shark regrowing a partially amputated dorsal fin.

If a dorsal fin breaching the water's surface is accompanied by a smaller tail fin a few feet behind, that's another sure sign of a shark sighting, according Dr. Fred Scharf, a professor at UNCW's ...

In addition, in this issue of Nature Cell Biology, Pasakarnis and colleagues 38 provide strong experimental evidence against a mechanical action of the cable on the dynamics of dorsal closure.

Self-regulation is one of the most intriguing properties of early embryos. In 1924, Spemann and Mangold carried out the most famous experiment in experimental embryology, which led to the ...

In October 2014, marine biology professor Peter J. Mumby came across an adult female grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) that was missing her first dorsal fin. She was encountered while ...

Biology A Wounded Shark Regenerated Its Torn-Up Dorsal Fin, Photos Show ... It had a large slice taken out of its dorsal fin, the prominent fin on a shark’s back.

Topic: Marine Biology. Mon 7 Apr Monday 7 April Mon 7 Apr 2025 at 6:01am. ... '"About roughly a quarter to a third from the top of the dorsal fin has been severed off the top, ...