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Animal Bite Force: Size of Lunch Dictates Force of Crunch
February 12, 2013 — Even in the same animal, not all bites are the same. A new study finds that because the force in a muscle depends on how much it is stretched, an animal's bite force depends on the size of what it is ... > full story -
Picky Eater Fish Clean Up Seaweeds from Coral Reefs
February 12, 2013 — Using underwater video cameras to record fish feeding on South Pacific coral reefs, scientists have found that herbivorous fish can be picky eaters – a trait that could spell trouble for ... > full story -
Large, Ancient Landslides Delivered Preferred Upstream Habitats for Coho Salmon
February 11, 2013 — A study of the Umpqua River basin in the Oregon Coast Range helps explain natural processes behind the width of valleys and provides potentially useful details for river restoration efforts designed ... > full story -
2012 U.S. Shark Attacks Highest Since 2000
February 11, 2013 — Shark attacks in the U.S. reached a decade high in 2012, while worldwide fatalities remained average, according to a new ... > full story -
Indonesian Fishing Communities Find Balance Between Biodiversity and Development
February 7, 2013 — Fishing communities living on the islands of Indonesia’s Karimunjawa National Park have found an important balance, improving their social well-being while reducing their reliance on marine ... > full story -
Animal Magnetism: First Evidence That Magnetism Helps Salmon Find Home
February 7, 2013 — When migrating, sockeye salmon typically swim up to 4,000 miles into the ocean and then, years later, navigate back to the upstream reaches of the rivers in which they were born to spawn their young. ... > full story -
Environmental Factors Determine Whether Immigrants Are Accepted by Cooperatively Breeding Animals
February 6, 2013 — Cichlid fish are more likely to accept immigrants into their group when they are under threat from predators and need reinforcements, new research ... > full story -
Nothing Fishy About Swimming With Same-Sized Mates
February 6, 2013 — Same-sized fish stick together, using chemical cues to identify each other. Have you ever wondered why, and how, shoals of fish are composed of fish of the same size? According to new research, fish ... > full story -
Zebrafish Reveals Central Regulator for Development of Brain's Histamine System
February 5, 2013 — Researchers in Finland have shown in a study conducted on zebrafish, that the presenilin-1 (psen1) gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease functions as a central regulator for the development ... > full story -
Tortugas Marine Reserve Yields More, Larger Fish
February 4, 2013 — Both fish populations and commercial and recreational anglers have benefited from "no-take" protections in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a new report ... > full story
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