Snorkeling with hybrids in the Solomon Islands We saw several examples of hybrids in our recent trip to the Solomon Islands (see our previous blogs, Lee's…
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Snorkeling with kissing fish in the Solomon Islands Fish that appear to be kissing are not doing so as a part of showing affection for…
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Sex-changing anthias Harem groups usually consist of several females, their young (both male and female), and a single dominant male. Parrotfishes, wrasses, anemonefishes, and…
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Extreme zooxanthellae Here is a really interesting study on coral and their symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae (read about it here). Scientists are trying to understand the…
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Saving our corals It has been well established that corals, in general, are negatively affected by two of the main factors that define climate change;…
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Dugong Conservation This recent article about the protection of dugongs (Dugong dugon), or sea cows, (read here) made me think of the strange taxonomical group they…
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Dolphins in the Solomon Islands This article on hunting dolphins in the Solomon Islands (see here) hinted at a potential solution. Provide the islanders with…
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Mudskippers Snorkeling with mudskippers? I have been visiting family in the United States for the past week and although I am very happy to be…
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A sea star loses a limb The word ‘autotomy’ comes from the Greek ‘auto’, meaning self, and ‘tomy’, meaning severing. Animals with this amazing ability…
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Biodiversity part three Biodiversity part three. The third and final part of this blog on focuses on nutrient recycling and the Energy-Stability-Area hypothesis to further…
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