A small forage fish should command greater notice, researchers say
UMass Amherst, more than 20 scientists urge greater effort to gather sand lance dataCredit: UMass Amherst/Keenan Yakola AMHERST, Mass. - ...
Tag: Marine/Freshwater Biology
Stanford researcher investigates how squid communicate in the dark
Credit: © 2010 MBARI In the frigid waters 1,500 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of human-sized ...
Is Niagara Falls a barrier against fish movement?
New study shows that fishes above and below falls are unlikely to interbreed -- vital information for the battle with ...
New genetic editing powers discovered in squid
Credit: Elaine Bearer WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Revealing yet another super-power in the skillful squid, scientists have discovered that squid ...
Arctic light pollution affects fish, zooplankton up to 200 metres deep
Fish behavior and stock assessments may be influenced by this sensitivity to light all over the worldCredit: Photo: Geir Johnsen, ...
Organellogenesis still a work in progress in novel dinoflagellates
Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba identify two novel dinoflagellates containing relic nuclei from endosymbiont algae, making them perfect ...
Simple framework helps future ocean studies
Credit: © 2020 Tane Sinclair Taylor A range of information is collated through a simple framework that will help marine ...
Epigenetic inheritance: A silver bullet against climate change?
Researchers from QMUL and GEOMAR are studying the adaptive potential of fishCredit: M. Heckwolf, GEOMAR The current pace of climate ...
Reanalysis of global amphibian crisis study finds important flaws
A reanalysis of a global amphibian disease study found the main conclusions lack evidence and are unreproducibleCredit: Photo by Max ...
Sea otters, opossums and the surprising ways pathogens move from land to sea
A new twist added to decades of sea otter researchCredit: Joe Tomoleoni/USGS A parasite known only to be hosted in ...
Building a better color vision test for animals
UC biologists create a novel device to determine how well animals discern colorCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services Fiddler crabs have ...
‘Sushi parasites’ have increased 283-fold in past 40 years
Credit: Gonzalo Jara/Shutterstock The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick ...
Salmon provide nutrients to Alaskan streambanks
Credit: David D'Amore Adult Pacific salmon spend a great portion of their life in the ocean. But their life began ...
Mysterious ancient sea-worm pegged as new genus after half-century in ‘wastebasket’
Credit: Anna Whitaker, et al. LAWRENCE -- When a partial fossil specimen of a primordial marine worm was unearthed in ...
Microplastic fibers linked to respiratory, reproductive changes in fish
Exposure to microplastics causes cellular changes in fish and may disrupt endocrine systemsCredit: Melissa Chernick, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- ...
Bargain-hunting for biodiversity
New tool pinpoints conservation targetsCredit: Nathan Bendik, City of Austin KNOXVILLE --The best bargains for conserving some of the world's ...
Two hormones drive anemonefish fathering, aggression
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Two brain-signaling molecules control how anemonefish dads care for their young ...
For migratory alewife, urbanization of coastal areas means smaller size, poorer health
Credit: Rita Monteiro Pierce WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- It's not spring in New England until the herring are running. From ...
Study suggests LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
Credit: Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth A LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years, ...
HKU scientists find high concentrations of toxic phenyltin compounds in local Chinese white dolphins
confirming their biomagnification through marine food chainsCredit: AFCD For years Professor Kenneth Leung Mei Yee from the HKU School of ...