Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)

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Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). / Nielsen, Julius; Hedeholm, Rasmus B.; Heinemeier, Jan; Bushnell, Peter G.; Christiansen, Jørgen S.; Olsen, Jesper; Ramsey, Christopher Bronk; Brill, Richard W.; Simon, Malene; Steffensen, Kirstine F.; Steffensen, John Fleng.

In: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 353, No. 6300, 12.08.2016, p. 702-4.

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Nielsen, J, Hedeholm, RB, Heinemeier, J, Bushnell, PG, Christiansen, JS, Olsen, J, Ramsey, CB, Brill, RW, Simon, M, Steffensen, KF & Steffensen, JF 2016, 'Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)', Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 353, no. 6300, pp. 702-4. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf1703

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Nielsen, J., Hedeholm, R. B., Heinemeier, J., Bushnell, P. G., Christiansen, J. S., Olsen, J., Ramsey, C. B., Brill, R. W., Simon, M., Steffensen, K. F., & Steffensen, J. F. (2016). Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). Science (New York, N.Y.), 353(6300), 702-4. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf1703

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Nielsen J, Hedeholm RB, Heinemeier J, Bushnell PG, Christiansen JS, Olsen J et al. Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). Science (New York, N.Y.). 2016 Aug 12;353(6300):702-4. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf1703

Author

Nielsen, Julius ; Hedeholm, Rasmus B. ; Heinemeier, Jan ; Bushnell, Peter G. ; Christiansen, Jørgen S. ; Olsen, Jesper ; Ramsey, Christopher Bronk ; Brill, Richard W. ; Simon, Malene ; Steffensen, Kirstine F. ; Steffensen, John Fleng. / Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 2016 ; Vol. 353, No. 6300. pp. 702-4.

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@article{ffbea06aa98f4e3d9c1f8047b3669b5d,
title = "Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)",
abstract = "The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), an iconic species of the Arctic Seas, grows slowly and reaches >500 centimeters (cm) in total length, suggesting a life span well beyond those of other vertebrates. Radiocarbon dating of eye lens nuclei from 28 female Greenland sharks (81 to 502 cm in total length) revealed a life span of at least 272 years. Only the smallest sharks (220 cm or less) showed signs of the radiocarbon bomb pulse, a time marker of the early 1960s. The age ranges of prebomb sharks (reported as midpoint and extent of the 95.4% probability range) revealed the age at sexual maturity to be at least 156 ± 22 years, and the largest animal (502 cm) to be 392 ± 120 years old. Our results show that the Greenland shark is the longest-lived vertebrate known, and they raise concerns about species conservation.",
keywords = "Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Greenland shark somniosus longevity ageing",
author = "Julius Nielsen and Hedeholm, {Rasmus B.} and Jan Heinemeier and Bushnell, {Peter G.} and Christiansen, {J{\o}rgen S.} and Jesper Olsen and Ramsey, {Christopher Bronk} and Brill, {Richard W.} and Malene Simon and Steffensen, {Kirstine F.} and Steffensen, {John Fleng}",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science.",
year = "2016",
month = aug,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1126/science.aaf1703",
language = "English",
volume = "353",
pages = "702--4",
journal = "Science",
issn = "0036-8075",
publisher = "American Association for the Advancement of Science",
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T1 - Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)

AU - Nielsen, Julius

AU - Hedeholm, Rasmus B.

AU - Heinemeier, Jan

AU - Bushnell, Peter G.

AU - Christiansen, Jørgen S.

AU - Olsen, Jesper

AU - Ramsey, Christopher Bronk

AU - Brill, Richard W.

AU - Simon, Malene

AU - Steffensen, Kirstine F.

AU - Steffensen, John Fleng

N1 - Copyright © 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

PY - 2016/8/12

Y1 - 2016/8/12

N2 - The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), an iconic species of the Arctic Seas, grows slowly and reaches >500 centimeters (cm) in total length, suggesting a life span well beyond those of other vertebrates. Radiocarbon dating of eye lens nuclei from 28 female Greenland sharks (81 to 502 cm in total length) revealed a life span of at least 272 years. Only the smallest sharks (220 cm or less) showed signs of the radiocarbon bomb pulse, a time marker of the early 1960s. The age ranges of prebomb sharks (reported as midpoint and extent of the 95.4% probability range) revealed the age at sexual maturity to be at least 156 ± 22 years, and the largest animal (502 cm) to be 392 ± 120 years old. Our results show that the Greenland shark is the longest-lived vertebrate known, and they raise concerns about species conservation.

AB - The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), an iconic species of the Arctic Seas, grows slowly and reaches >500 centimeters (cm) in total length, suggesting a life span well beyond those of other vertebrates. Radiocarbon dating of eye lens nuclei from 28 female Greenland sharks (81 to 502 cm in total length) revealed a life span of at least 272 years. Only the smallest sharks (220 cm or less) showed signs of the radiocarbon bomb pulse, a time marker of the early 1960s. The age ranges of prebomb sharks (reported as midpoint and extent of the 95.4% probability range) revealed the age at sexual maturity to be at least 156 ± 22 years, and the largest animal (502 cm) to be 392 ± 120 years old. Our results show that the Greenland shark is the longest-lived vertebrate known, and they raise concerns about species conservation.

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

KW - Greenland shark somniosus longevity ageing

U2 - 10.1126/science.aaf1703

DO - 10.1126/science.aaf1703

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VL - 353

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EP - 704

JO - Science

JF - Science

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