http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/hammer-time/ All the news on the Earth's largest environment. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/hammer-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9345 ResearchBlogging.org News » Blog Archive » Editor’s Selections: Speciation, Sharks, and Invasions Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:00:54 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6396#comment-9345 [...] If you’ve ever wondered why hammerhead sharks have, well, hammerheads, it’s to give them better sight. [...] [...] If you’ve ever wondered why hammerhead sharks have, well, hammerheads, it’s to give them better sight. [...]

]]> http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/hammer-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9340 Dr. M Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:23:48 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6396#comment-9340 @DeLene They don't necessarily rule the other factors out. However, this is the only one of the hypotheses that is tested and/or positively supported. @DeLene
They don’t necessarily rule the other factors out. However, this is the only one of the hypotheses that is tested and/or positively supported.

]]> http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/hammer-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9338 DeLene Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:44:17 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6396#comment-9338 That is really neat! But I don't understand how the field-of-view test results also ruled out the other supposed benefits of the cephalofoil that you mentioned: "greater swimming ability and maneuverability, enhanced ability to capture and eat prey, heightened electrosense, and superior olfactory abilities..."? That is really neat! But I don’t understand how the field-of-view test results also ruled out the other supposed benefits of the cephalofoil that you mentioned: “greater swimming ability and maneuverability, enhanced ability to capture and eat prey, heightened electrosense, and superior olfactory abilities…”?

]]> http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/hammer-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9334 Captain Skellett Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:49:02 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6396#comment-9334 I always thought the first line was "my hair has disco height" and I pictured him with a massive 'fro. Now I'm going to picture a shark. Nice one. I always thought the first line was “my hair has disco height” and I pictured him with a massive ‘fro. Now I’m going to picture a shark. Nice one.

]]> http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/hammer-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9326 Tweets that mention Hammer Time | Deep Sea News -- Topsy.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:15:05 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6396#comment-9326 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Kevin Zelnio, open source. open source said: Hammer Time | Deep Sea News: Photo from Wikimedia Commons and available through the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Lic http://url4.eu/tq8p [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Kevin Zelnio, open source. open source said: Hammer Time | Deep Sea News: Photo from Wikimedia Commons and available through the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Lic http://url4.eu/tq8p [...]

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