Shark research leads biologists to create 'Beastcam'
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
When University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Duncan J. Irschick was working with sharks in Florida last spring to better understand their body shapes, he longed for a simple, quick tool for creating 3-dimensional (3D) models of them, which would allow him to compare complex shark body shapes among different species. He soon realized that such a device would be useful for creating 3D models of the living geckos he studies, as well.