Charlotte The Stingray

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08/02/24 • 80 min

In this very first episode, Jouvay and Amber Lea discuss Charlotte the Stingray, a cautionary tale about public relations and media in the animal world. We also go over stingray reproductive systems, Linnean classification, and we go on just a few tangents. Enjoy!

Sources:

https://wlos.com/news/local/charlotte-stingray-hendersonville-not-pregnant-reproductive-disease-team-ecco-aquarium-shark-lab-temporary-closure-announcement-june-5-provide-care?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3eIeRL10cEWTlxl86fV6tp7WnXyx3j0HfAbanmgYyrmrHHIjMUa3S6aGs_aem_AfgTwymBENT5cJBXZjRAlDOcicZ6722ZkvH3TM7x3Ak95xjEpU7rJ6u9RgHEbHrpIq0w-sScsoJrDvKGFf1Nrd_1

https://wlos.com/news/local/charlotte-stingray-hendersonville-not-pregnant-reproductive-disease-team-ecco-aquarium-shark-lab-temporary-closure-announcement-june-5-provide-care?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR01foYHupbfqdIWrCHFbE2euJx8V0_88IwFGoI-h7ObDvchq5JrY5_yvcs_aem_AXURKfMJbMmwnZtQnubppRjW_cLN0CGihKy__crSM3zkCz7ch43ZFVZKw5gbGdZc8HKpk0eU_EixljAXhRAf3aHc

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Natalie-Mylniczenko/publication/323992564_Stingray_Anatomy_and_Ultrasound_Supplement_to_Chapter_30_Diagnostic_Imaging/links/5ab689690f7e9b68ef5018cb/Stingray-Anatomy-and-Ultrasound-Supplement-to-Chapter-30-Diagnostic-Imaging.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles-Knapp/publication/276920843_Ultrasound_evidence_of_fetal_resorption_in_the_yellow_stingray_Urobatis_jamaicensis_Urotrygonidae/links/555bb08e08aec5ac22324376/Ultrasound-evidence-of-fetal-resorption-in-the-yellow-stingray-Urobatis-jamaicensis-Urotrygonidae.pdf

https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/study/understanding-stingray-reproductive-disease#:~:text=Reproductive%20disease%2C%20characterized%20by%20cystic,known%20to%20have%20difficulty%20ovulating.

https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/ajvr/80/10/ajvr.80.10.931.xml

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lisa-Hoopes/publication/340675186_Chapter_13_Elasmobranch_mineral_and_vitamin_requirements/links/5e98637b92851c2f52a86161/Chapter-13-Elasmobranch-mineral-and-vitamin-requirements.pdf#page=370

https://www.repropedia.org/histotroph

https://www.teamecco.org/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-did-an-aquarium-stingray-get-pregnant-without-a-mate/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1reh6Tkrn-7y3O0eQQdsqVTx0XU0DCY1r-alLtF6wi6-ElFmflH_vkKmo_aem_AdGW91DaxZkfp68TQSmt-RB6WraGxRI2ZvCTi8UqwPK7lsxGfdKuyWvC1SOgH5twJypUa2nCMbgSDwxcf7DR7maO

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-brenda-ramer/

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Sources:

https://wlos.com/news/local/charlotte-stingray-hendersonville-not-pregnant-reproductive-disease-team-ecco-aquarium-shark-lab-temporary-closure-announcement-june-5-provide-care?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR01foYHupbfqdIWrCHFbE2euJx8V0_88IwFGoI-h7ObDvchq5JrY5_yvcs_aem_AXURKfMJbMmwnZtQnubppRjW_cLN0CGihKy__crSM3zkCz7ch43ZFVZKw5gbGdZc8HKpk0eU_EixljAXhRAf3aHc

https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/study/understanding-stingray-reproductive-disease#:~:text=Reproductive%20disease%2C%20characterized%20by%20cystic,known%20to%20have%20difficulty%20ovulating.

https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/ajvr/80/10/ajvr.80.10.931.xml

https://www.repropedia.org/histotroph

https://www.teamecco.org/

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-brenda-ramer/

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