When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals
Credit: Georgia Tech / Cody Clements Waves of annihilation have beaten coral reefs down to a fraction of what they ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
What makes the deadly pufferfish so delectable
Credit: Yuan Liu Some people consider pufferfish, also known as fugu, a delicacy because of its unique and exquisite flavor, ...
Identifying factors that influence mercury levels in tuna
Most consumers' exposure to toxic methylmercury occurs when they eat fish. But research just published in the ACS journal Environmental ...
Humpback whales' songs at subarctic feeding areas are complex, progressive
And resemble tropical winter breeding-associated songsCredit: The University of Iceland's Research Center in Húsavík, 2019 Humpback whales overwintering in feeding ...
Good neighbors
A close look at the specific feeding habits of territorial damselfish reveals strategies for coexistence without competition In the animal ...
Not only do Gulf of Aqaba corals survive climate change but their offspring may too
Credit: N. Isendahl While coral reefs worldwide are suffering severe damage due to global warming and ocean acidification, there is ...
Trout, salamander populations quickly bounce back from severe drought conditions
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Populations of coastal cutthroat trout and coastal giant salamanders in the Pacific Northwest show the ability to ...
Illinois team helping to unravel the mysteries of the hagfish's slimy defense
Credit: Gaurav Chaudhary, University of Illinois The hagfish dates back at least 300 million years. The secret of survival for ...
Green fluorescence from reef-building corals attracts symbiotic algae
Credit: NIBB Reef-building corals thrive in nutrient poor marine environments due to an obligate symbiotic relationship with symbiotic dinoflagellates, zooxanthellae. ...
Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm
> The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a ...
Corals light the way to a healthy partnership
Credit: Craig Humphrey Corals know how to attract good company. New research finds that corals emit an enticing fluorescent green ...
Possible Oahu populations offer new hope for Hawaiian seabirds
Credit: Lindsay Young The two seabird species unique to Hawaii, Newell's Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels, are the focus of major ...
Fossilized slime of 100-million-year-old hagfish shakes up vertebrate family tree
Ancient eel-like creature answers questions about when these bizarre fish branched off the evolutionary tree from other vertebratesCredit: Tetsuto Miyashita, ...
Fossil shark teeth discovered in leftover rock that contained SUE the T. rex
Freshwater shark lived in South Dakota, had teeth shaped like 'Galaga' spaceshipsCredit: (c) Velizar Simeonovski, Field Museum SUE the T. ...