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A shark's eye view: testing the ‘mistaken identity theory’ behind shark bites on humans

Shark bites on humans are rare but are sufficiently frequent to generate substantial public concern, which typically leads to measures to reduce their frequency. Unfortunately, we understand little about why sharks bite humans. One theory for bites occurring at the surface, e.g. on surfers, is that...

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Autores principales: Ryan, Laura A., Slip, David J., Chapuis, Lucille, Collin, Shaun P., Gennari, Enrico, Hemmi, Jan M., How, Martin J., Huveneers, Charlie, Peddemors, Victor M., Tosetto, Louise, Hart, Nathan S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34699727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0533