Gareth Fraser

2 weeks ago | biorxiv.org | Karly E. Cohen |Gareth Fraser |Michael Coates

AbstractChimaeras (Holocephali) are an understudied group of mostly deep-ocean cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes) with unique characteristics that distinguish them from their distant relatives, sharks, skates, and rays. Unlike sharks, chimaeras lack scales and do not have serially replacing rows of serrated teeth crowned with enameloid. Instead, they possess a fused dentition of dentine toothplates.

Sep 5, 2024 | discoverymusicscotland.com | Gareth Fraser

“I should teach you a line dance for this song, but 11 out of 12 cities get it wrong, so I won’t bore you,” quipped Lola Kirke as she stood on the dimly lit stage of Stereo, Glasgow. It was a rainy Friday night, but inside, the atmosphere was anything but gloomy. From the moment she delivered this playful line, it was clear the audience was in for a night filled with humour, charm, and a touch of Southern sass.

Mar 13, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Gareth Fraser

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Mar 11, 2024 | news.ufl.edu | Steven Wayne Byrum |Gareth Fraser

Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow. So seeing a hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) embryo, halfway through its five-month development, is very unusual. Access to growing embryos is key for developmental biologists like me as we try to understand the diversity of animals on Earth. Usually the fishes I study, including other shark species, lay eggs, which allows us to easily watch development in real time.

Mar 8, 2024 | caledonianrecord.com | Gareth Fraser

By Gareth J. Fraser, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, University of Florida Steven Byrum and Gareth Fraser, Department of Biology, University of Florida Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow. So seeing a hammerhead shark ( Sphyrna tiburo) embryo, halfway through its five-month development, is very unusual.