Ciekawostka: When sharks take a bite, their eyes roll back and their teeth jut out

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Sharks take bite out of biodiversity idea

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When Daces Bite Deeper than Sharks – Does the SMEs Public Subsidy Dose Matter?. Abstract One of the EU's main priorities is to boost the competitiveness of its member states through subsidies from the European Structural Funds. As SMEs are key elements of competitiveness, their support through various subsidy programmes is important. However, as our research shows, the distribution of funds among SMEs is highly unequal. While some SMEs are very successful in obtaining subsidies, others (especially the smallest ones) are not. Using a robust dataset of Czech companies, we have identified subsidy ‘sharks‘ receiving multiple times more funds, compared to mediocre ‘salmons‘ and lowly supported ‘…

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Sharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help

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Leadership message helps Sharks to bite back. Purpose This paper aims to examine how change‐management specialist SFL is improving the performance, on and off the pitch, of English Rugby Union club Sale Sharks. Design/methodology/approach Details the leadership message that is helping to achieve success for the team, supporters, sponsors, the community and shareholders. Findings Stresses the importance of sticking together, having courage and integrity, fostering a winning mentality, and combining humility and high performance. Practical implications Highlights the links between success on and off the field. Originality/value Describes how change‐management and leadership principles are bei…

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Feeding Behavior of Subadult Sixgill Sharks (Hexanchus griseus) at a Bait Station.. This is the first in-situ study of feeding behaviors exhibited by bluntnose sixgill sharks. Bait was placed beneath the Seattle Aquarium pier situated on the waterfront in Elliott Bay, Puget Sound, Washington at 20m of water depth. Cameras and lights were placed around the bait box to record sixgill shark presence and behavior while feeding. Analysis of feeding behavior revealed that sixgills utilize a bite comparable to many other elasmobranchs and aquatic vertebrates, have the ability to protrude their upper jaw, change their feeding behavior based on the situation, and employ sawing and lateral tearing du…

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The Pacific angelshark (Squatina californica) is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to the Gulf of California, and from Ecuador to Chile, although those in the Gulf of California and southeastern Pacific may in fact be separate species. The Pacific angelshark inhabits shallow, coastal waters on sandy flats, usually near rocky reefs, kelp forests, or other underwater features. This species resembles other angel sharks in appearance, with a flattened body and greatly enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins. Characteristic features of this shark include a pair of cone-shaped barbels on its snout, angular pectoral fins, and a brown or gray dors…

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