How great white sharks nourish their embryos to a large size: evidence of lipid histotrophy in lamnoid shark reproduction

How great white sharks nourish their embryos to a large size: evidence of lipid histotrophy in lamnoid shark reproduction

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) exhibits viviparous and oophagous reproduction. A 4950 mm total length (TL) gravid female accidentally caught by fishermen in the Okinawa Prefecture, Southern Japan carried six embryos (543-624 mm TL, three in each uterus). Both uteri contained copious...

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Main Authors: Keiichi Sato, Masaru Nakamura, Taketeru Tomita, Minoru Toda, Kei Miyamoto, Ryo Nozu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2016-09-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
White shark
Reproduction
Histotrophy
Oophagy
Uterus
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/5/9/1211

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