Flushing submarine canyons
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Observation from a submarine canyon on the Gulf of Lions margin, in the northwest Mediterranean Sea demonstrate that sediment gravity flows could also be triggered by dense shelf water cascading (DSWC), a type of current that is driven solely by sea-water density contrast. The results show that DSWC could transport large amounts of water and sediment, reshape submarine canyon floors and rapidly affect the deep-sea environment.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Raptorial jaws in the throat help moray eels swallow large preys
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The article describes how the moray eel masters reduced suction capacity by launching raptorial pharyngeal jaws out of its throat and into its oral cavity. The eel jaws grasp a struggling prey animal and transport it back to the throat and into the oesophagus.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Replicating genotype-phenotype associations
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New cost-effective genotyping technologies for assessing the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are presented, which can also be employed for studying the phenomenon of replication of the genotype-phenotype associations.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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