Talk:Ampullae of Lorenzini
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Theleekycauldron in topic Did you know nomination
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Did you know nomination
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:40, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Lorenzini_pores_on_snout_of_tiger_shark.jpg/196px-Lorenzini_pores_on_snout_of_tiger_shark.jpg)
Ampullae of Lorenzini (small pores) on the snout of a tiger shark
- ... that the ampullae of Lorenzini enable sharks to sense electric fields? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211453/ (among others)
- ALT1: ... that the ampullae of Lorenzini may enable sharks to sense the electric fields generated by their prey's muscle contractions? Source: https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fscientificamerican0807-74
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
- Comment: An alternative image might be File:Electroreceptors in a sharks head.svg, but imo it looks a little weird.
Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk). Nominated by LordPeterII (talk) at 18:36, 30 September 2022 (UTC).
- Thinking about it, I have a preference for ALT0, since I'm not sure if the more extreme claim of ALT1 is truly scientifically vetted (it only "may", as I understand). –LordPeterII (talk) 18:39, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
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