John Fleng Steffensen - International Media References


 

Vision Airways (Germany) 45 min video from Greenland:

Greenland: In the glare of Ice - Aired on Arte.TV in Germany and France  (The European Cultural Channel) December 19.th 2020.

About 1/4 of the video concerns our Old And Cold: Biology of the Greenland shark-Project.

Broadcasted on Danish Radio & TV April 2021: Link

Also broadcasted on the European Cultural Network Arte in Germany and France in 2020.

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Time Magazine Top 100 New Scientific Discoveries 2016 Link to Cover page and mention on page 51.

 

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Our Science publication from August was apparently the 29th most-discussed journal article among 2.7 mill in 2016 - according to Altmetric Top 100 Articles 2016.

 

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Herbert-Read, J. E., Romanczuk, P., Krause, S., Strombom, D., Couillaud, P., Domenici, P., Kurvers, R. H. J. M., Marras, S., Steffensen, J. F., Wilson, A. D. M. and Krause, J. (2016).

Proto-cooperation: Group hunting sailfish improve hunting success by alternating attacks on grouping prey. Proc Royal Soc. B. 283: 20161671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1671 

 

 

Sailfish slasher film sheds light on evolution of group hunting:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/video-sailfish-slasher-film-sheds-light-evolution-group-hunting

 

 

 

Sword-slashing sailfish hint at origins of cooperative hunting:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2111013-sword-slashing-sailfish-hint-at-origins-of-cooperative-hunting/

 

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Svendsen, M. B. S. S., Domenici, P., Marras, S., Krause, J., Boswell, K. M., Rodriguez-Pinto, I., Wilson, A. D. M., Kurvers, R. H. J. M., Viblanc, P. E., Finger, J.-S. and Steffensen, J. F. (2016). Maximum swimming speeds of sailfish and three other large marine predatory fish species based on muscle contraction time and stride length: A myth revisited. Biology Open. 5, 1415-1419 doi:10.1242/bio.019919

 

 

The one thing everyone knows about swordfish is wrong.

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Habary, A., Johansen, J., Tiffany, N., Steffensen, J. F. and Rummer, J. (2016). Adapt, move, or die – how will tropical coral reef fishes cope with ocean warming? Global Change Biology.doi: 10.1111/gcb.13488.

 

 

As oceans warm, coral reef fish might prefer to move rather than adapt

 

 

 

Clever fish keep cool

 

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Nielsen, J., Hedeholm, R. B., Heinemeier, J., Bushnell, P. G., Christiansen, J. S., Olsen, J., Bronk Ramsey,C., Brill, R. W., Simon, M., Fleng Steffensen, K. and Fleng Steffensen, J. (2016). Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). Science, August 12 2016, Vol 353, 702-704.

 

This publications has among others been been picked up by 167 news outlets and referenced in 9 Wikipedia pages according to Altmetric

 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6300/702.article-info

 

 

Top 10 publications in Science 2016 - according to Science.

 

 

   Near-blind shark is world’s longest-lived vertebrate. Greenland shark found to be at least 272 years old. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

Scientists Estimate a Greenland Shark Lived About 400 Years. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

 

 

272-Year-Old Shark Is Longest-Lived Vertebrate on Earth. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

Greenland sharks may live 400 years, scientists say.  August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

 

   Old and cold: extreme longevity in Greenland sharks. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

  400-year-old Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate animal. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

  These animals outlive humans: Top 10 longest living critters. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

  Greenland shark now oldest living animal with backbone. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

  Greenland sharks live to be ridiculously old — and may not have sex until they’re 150. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

  Scientists estimate a Greenland shark lived about 400 years. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

Greenland shark may live 400 years, smashing longevity record. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

  Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years. August 11.th 2016 (pdf)

 

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Under the Pole Greenland Expedition 2014-2015

Greenland Shark Under the Pole Education - YouTube educational video to French high-schoold. (Direct link to file that can be downloaded).

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Domenici, P., Wilson, A. D. M. , Kurvers, R. H. J. M., Marras, S., Herbert-Read, J. E., Steffensen, J. F., Krause, S., Viblanc, P. E., Couillaud, P. and Krause, J. (2014). How sailfish use their bills to capture schooling prey. Proc. Royal Soc. B. 281, 20140444, published 23 April 2014

The soft power of sailfish bills - 2014

 

 Sailfish Star in Slasher Film - April 2014

 

Speedy Fish's Swordlike Bill Serves as Multifunctional Killing Tool - April 2014

 

Sailfish is lethal d'Artagnan of the deep - April 2014

 

Wild Things - Secrets of a sailfish attack - April 2014

 

Sailfish Use Inescapable Face- Swords to Wound, Then Kill - 2014

 

Sailfish Bills Come In Pretty Handy When The Big Guys Go Hunting - 20014

 

Field study shows how sailfish use their bill to catch fish- April 2014

 

Sailfish Stealthily Slash Prey with Bills - April 2014

 

Slashers of the Sea - April 2014

Caught on Camera: Sword-Wielding Sailfish Slashing Sardines
Read more at http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/caught-camera-sword-wielding-sailfish-slashing-sardines#ohSGHZwC8b23WJhQ.99

Caught on Camera: Sword-Wielding Sailfish Slashing Sardines
Read more at http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/caught-camera-sword-wielding-sailfish-slashing-sardines#ohSGHZwC8b23WJhQ.99

Caught on Camera: Sword-Wielding Sailfish Slashing Sardines

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Conservation and Natural History of the Greenland Shark - 2011.

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Sandeels With a Full Stomach Swim for a Longer Time - 2011.

 

Sandeels with a full stomach swim for a longer time.

 

Sandeel with a full stomach swim for a longer time - 2011.

 

Fisk svømmer på lag - 2011.

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Killen, S., Marras, S., McKenzie, D. J. and Steffensen, J. F. (2011). Aerobic capacity influences the spatial position of individuals within fish schools. Proc. Royal Soc. B.  doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.1006, Published online June 8.th 2011.

What Cyclists Can Learn From Schools of Fish.

 

Finding your place in school - 2011.

 

 

 

Animal behavior: fitter fish lead the pack - 2011.

 

 

 

Fish swim as if they were riding bicycles - 2011

 

 

Surf Perches stay aerobic in higher speed gaits - 2010

with video sequences from You-Tube

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Miscellaneous

Pregnant European eelpout fish suckles young embryos - 2010

 

Lymphatics assist circulation during hypoxia - 2010

 

 

Cruising round the coral - Inside JeB 2005

 

 

Could Cod Face A Breathless Future - Inside 2002

 

 

When the hummingbird has to stop - February 1988

 


Updated December 2021