Shark Tooth Weapons from the 19th Century Reflect Shifting Baselines in Central Pacific Predator Assemblies

Joshua Drew; Christopher Philipp; Mark W. Westneat

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059855

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Shark Tooth Weapons from the 19^th Century Reflect Shifting Baselines in Central Pacific Predator Assemblies

Joshua Drew ,

* E-mail: jd2977@columbia.edu

Affiliations Division of Fishes and Biodiversity Synthesis Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
⨯
Christopher Philipp,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
⨯
Mark W. Westneat

Affiliation Division of Fishes and Biodiversity Synthesis Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
⨯

Shark Tooth Weapons from the 19^th Century Reflect Shifting Baselines in Central Pacific Predator Assemblies

Joshua Drew,
Christopher Philipp,
Mark W. Westneat

Published: April 3, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059855

Reader Comments

Post a new comment on this article

Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 10 Apr 2013 at 18:09 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: BBC News
Title: “BBC News - Artefacts offer Pacific shark species absence clues”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...

Publication: E Science News
Title: “Shark tooth weapons reveal missing shark species in Central Pacific islands | e! Science News”
http://esciencenews.com/a...

Publication: LA Times
Title: “Shark tooth weapons lead to biodiversity discovery”
http://www.latimes.com/ne...

Publication: Live Science
Title: “Vicious Shark-Tooth Weapons Reveal 2 Lost Species | LiveScience”
http://www.livescience.co...

Publication: Nature World News
Title: “Shark-Teeth Weapons Show Lost Species in Pacific Islands : Animals : Nature World News”
http://www.natureworldnew...

Publication: Press Release
Title: “Exhaled breath carries a 'breathprint' unique to each individual”
http://www.eurekalert.org...

Publication: Sci News
Title: “Ancient Weapons Reveal Two'Lost' Shark Species | Archaeology, Biology | Sci-News.com”
http://www.sci-news.com/a...

Publication: Science World Report
Title: “Shark Tooth Weapons Reveal Two Lost Species in Central Pacific : Nature & Environment : Science World Report”
http://www.scienceworldre...

If you see any additional coverage of this paper in the press or blogosphere, please reply to this thread and add the link to the article.

Competing interests declared: PLOS ONE Staff

RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 12 Apr 2013 at 21:04 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Aktuality.sk
Title: “oológovia sa poučili aj zo starých zbraní tichomorských domorodcov”
http://www.aktuality.sk/c...

If you see any additional coverage of this paper in the press or blogosphere, please reply to this thread and add the link to the article.

Competing interests declared: PLOS ONE Staff

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Sharks
Is the Subject Area "Sharks" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Weapons
Is the Subject Area "Weapons" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Islands
Is the Subject Area "Islands" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Museum collections
Is the Subject Area "Museum collections" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Teeth
Is the Subject Area "Teeth" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Dentition
Is the Subject Area "Dentition" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Reefs
Is the Subject Area "Reefs" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Fish biology
Is the Subject Area "Fish biology" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.

Shark Tooth Weapons from the 19^th Century Reflect Shifting Baselines in Central Pacific Predator Assemblies

Shark Tooth Weapons from the 19^th Century Reflect Shifting Baselines in Central Pacific Predator Assemblies

Reader Comments

Post Your Discussion Comment

Why should this posting be reviewed?

Thank You!

Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 10 Apr 2013 at 18:09 GMT

RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 12 Apr 2013 at 21:04 GMT