Journal article
Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)
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Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), a species iconic to the Arctic Seas, grows slowly and reach >500 cm total length suggesting a lifespan well beyond those of other vertebrates. Radiocarbon dating of eye lens nuclei from 28 female Greenland shark (81-502 cm in total length) revealed a lifespan of at least 272 years. Only the smallest sharks (≤ 220 cm) showed sign of the radiocarbon bomb pulse, a time marker of the early 1960s. Age ranges of prebomb sharks (reported as mid-point ± 1...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Danish Council for Independent Research
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Danish Centre for Marine Research
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Carlsberg Foundation
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National Geographic Foundation
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Save Our Seas Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Journal:
- Science More from this journal
- Volume:
- 353
- Issue:
- 6300
- Pages:
- 702-704
- Publication date:
- 2016-06-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-06-10
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1095-9203
- ISSN:
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0263-6271
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pubs:633506
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- pubs:633506
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633506
- Deposit date:
- 2016-07-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Nielsen et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from American Association for the Advancement of Science at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf1703
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