Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology

A Texas A&M-led study analyzed ocean floor sediment cores to provide new insights into the relationship between deep ocean oxygenation ...

How oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of California and the Baja California Peninsula influenced formation of new species of sharks ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have created albino sea urchins using CRISPR and hope this species can bring the ...

Credit: Wesley Tucker Prior to European settlement, wetlands, lakes and streams were the major landscape features of the Chicago region. ...

Drought threatens salmon habitat, but strategic conservation efforts could keep essential streams flowingCredit: California Sea Grant Increased frequency and severity ...

Great Barrier Reef research finds the destructive starfish is eaten more often than thoughtCredit: D.Westcott/CSIRO Crown-of-thorns starfish are on the ...

Credit: University of Plymouth Commercially important seafood species are at greater risk of microplastic contamination depending how they clump together ...

Credit: CalCOFI Marine life off the West Coast, from Mexico up through Canada, inhabit the California Current. The cool, nutrient-rich ...

Floods can shift animal populations, altering mercury passed to fish and other wildlifeCredit: Credit: US Geological Survey/Freshwaters Illustrated-Dave Herasimtschuk (Millbrook, ...

Credit: Dr. Lauric Thiault New research conducted at CRIOBE and ENTROPIE research units, with the collaboration of the Swire institute ...

Credit: Daniel Powell In a small pool nestled between two waterfalls in Hidalgo, Mexico, lives a population of hybrid fish ...

Credit: J.J. Capella Every summer (November-April), the Magellan Strait in the southwestern part of Chile becomes a popular feeding area ...

UC Santa Cruz's widely used genome browser can offer help to scientists diving into sea otter genetic diversityCredit: Monterey Bay ...

Credit: University of Guam The University of Guam has been awarded $20 million to expand its research capabilities on coral ...

Credit: Fishtek Marine Underwater sound devices called "pingers" could be an effective, long-term way to prevent porpoises getting caught in ...

Credit: Donald Baird The ability to accurately detect changes in ecosystem biodiversity caused by human activity has long challenged environmental ...

Credit: Andrew Gillis WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nearly a quarter of Americans suffer from arthritis, most commonly due to the ...

DNA scientists sampling the New Jersey shore bottle the changing ranges of marine life predicted a decade ago; Fishing DNA from seawater: a ...

Credit: Charlie Ellis Scientists have developed a test that can identify hybrids resulting from crossbreeding between European and American lobsters. ...

Credit: The University of Jyväskylä/Johanna Hippeläinen In many fish species body size plays an important role in sexual selection. Large ...