Dr. SKOMAL: Well, you know, the bonnethead is indeed a species. From Wordnik.com. [White Shark Sightings On The Rise On East Coast] Reference
For other populations of sharks, they continue to be robust, and I think the bonnethead falls into that. From Wordnik.com. [White Shark Sightings On The Rise On East Coast] Reference
The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) has a shape that's more spade than hammer. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
The more inconspicuous bonnethead shark has the most narrow skull of all hammerheads. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk] Reference
In an attempt to one-up him, the mayor of Sarasota, Fla. swam in a tank of bonnethead sharks. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: ABCNews] Reference
The mayor of Sarasota, Fla., immersed himself in a tank filled with bonnethead sharks, simply. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Europe agrees on Greek safety net with IMF role] Reference
Richard Clapp, mayor of Sarasota, swam with bonnethead sharks (which eat only crustaceans and small fish) to interest Google. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Technology]
The research team focussed their study on juvenile scalloped hammerheads sharks and bonnethead sharks and tested their eyesight. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
The spotted wobbegong pups are the third shark species born at the aquarium since its opening, following the birth of zebra and bonnethead sharks. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The mayor of Sarasota, Fla., got into a tank with bonnethead sharks, and a Madison, Wis., dairy created a Google Fiber ice cream with granola and M. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
Plans on whether to replace the bonnethead sharks are on-going, but it is likely that this species will again be added to the Zoo's marine collection. From Wordnik.com. [Headlines - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick] Reference
The researchers also found that the bonnethead and scalloped hammerheads have an excellent stereo rear-view: they have a full 360 deg. view of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Even more surprisingly, the team realized the bonnethead and scalloped hammerheads have an excellent stereo rear-view -- a full 360-degree view of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference
Even more surprisingly, the team realised that the bonnethead and scalloped hammerheads have an excellent stereo rear-view: they have a full 360 deg. view of the world. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"They look pretty fierce but they are somewhat docile," Sarasota Mayor Richard Clapp said of the bonnethead sharks, which eat crustaceans and small fish, not politicians. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Technology]
Fishing for juvenile scalloped hammerheads off Hawaii and bonnethead sharks around Florida, the team landed the fish and transported them to local labs to test the fish's eyesight. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference
Comparing the hammerheads with pointy nosed species, the team found that the scalloped hammerheads had the largest monocular visual field, at an amazing 182 deg., and the bonnethead had a. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Officers stopped the two boats and looked in the nets and found about two tons of fish, including ladyfish, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, pompano, spotted seatrout, bonnethead shark and blacktip shark. From Wordnik.com. [marconews.com Stories] Reference
In what is billed as the main event, titled "Of Sharks and Humans: the History and Latest in Shark Repellent Technology," Rice will demonstrate the shark repellent live, using the college's bonnethead sharks. From Wordnik.com. [KeysNews.com -] Reference
The eye tests showed that the bonnethead shark had a modest 13 degree overlap in the visual fields of its eyes, while the winghead had an enormous 48 degree overlap, giving it a much broader field of 3D vision. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
These results indicate that the greater the sideways expansion of the head, the larger the binocular field of vision (bonnethead sharks have the smallest sideways expansion of the head and winghead sharks the largest). From Wordnik.com. [Practical Fishkeeping] Reference
Fishing for juvenile scalloped hammerheads off Hawaii and bonnethead sharks in the waters around Florida, the team successfully landed the fish and quickly transported them back to local labs to test the fish's eyesight. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
By comparison, the scalloped hammerhead has a binocular overlap of 34 degrees, the bonnethead has a much smaller one of 13 degrees, and the lemon and blacknose sharks have the smallest of al with 10 and 11 degrees respectively. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Michelle McComb of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and colleagues compared the visual fields of three species of hammerhead - the winghead, the bonnethead and the scalloped hammerhead - with those of two other species of shark. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
Taking these movements into account, she found that the binocular overlaps of the scalloped hammerhead and bonnethead increase to a substantial 69 and 52 degrees respectively, still outclassing the 44 and 48 degree arcs of the pointy-headed species. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Jo Blasi, a senior educator at the aquarium, said that while visitors may long remember their first close encounter with a playful stingray or bonnethead shark, they will probably be educated, too, about issues like endangered habitats and delicate ecosystems. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Top Stories] Reference
After the analysis, team found that the scalloped hammerheads had the largest monocular visual field, at an amazing 182 deg., and the bonnethead had a 176 deg. visual field, which was bigger than that of the pointy nosed blacknose and lemon sharks, at 172 deg. and 159 deg., respectively. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Comparing the hammerheads with pointy nosed species, the team found that the scalloped hammerheads had the largest monocular visual field, at an amazing 182 deg., and the bonnethead had a 176 deg. visual field, which was bigger than that of the pointy nosed blacknose and lemon sharks, at. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
The results indicate that the field of binocular vision was up to four times higher in hammerhead sharks than in normal sharks: the anterior binocular overlap of the lemon and blacknose sharks were 10 and 11 degrees respectively, while those of the bonnethead, scalloped hammerhead and winghead sharks were 13, 34 and 48 degrees respectively. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Fishkeeping] Reference
Michelle McComb, Timothy Tricas and Stephen Kajiura tested this hypothesis by comparing the visual fields of three hammerhead species: the bonnethead shark, (Sphyrna tiburo), scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) and the winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii), with that of two normal shark species: the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) and the blacknose shark. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Fishkeeping] Reference
14 Mangrove roots provide shelter and hiding places for thousands and thousands of tiny little critters, including, rather unusually, a group of juvenile bonnethead sharks yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend thoughts] Reference
Others have included zebra and bonnethead sharks. From Wordnik.com. [National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals] Reference
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