Tuesday, January 3, 2012

"Hybrid-Shark-Species-Found""

http://www.asianscientist.com/in-the-lab/australia-world-first-discovery-of-hybrid-black-tip-sharks-2012/




"....AS STATED “Wild hybrids are usually hard to find, so detecting hybrids and their offspring is extraordinary. To find 57 hybrids along 2000 km of coastline is unprecedented,” said Dr. Jennifer Ovenden, an expert in genetics of fisheries species and a member of the scientific team."

“Hybridization could enable the sharks to adapt to environmental change as the smaller Australian black tip currently favors tropical waters in the north, while the larger common black tip is more abundant in sub-tropical and temperate waters along the south-eastern Australian coastline,” she said."




Meaner, leaner AND just the ticket for divers, scientist and shark enthusiast around the world who can travel and one which is a global topic with graphic detail and stats."