Marine Biology News

Posted February 13, 2012:

• Where Big Fish Take Shelter Has Big Impact on Their Ability to Cope With Climate Change

Posted February 11, 2012:

• Environment's Effects on Evolution of Survival Traits

Posted February 9, 2012:

• New Integrated Building Model May Improve Fish Farming Operations
• Why Fishermen Keep Fishing Despite Dwindling Catches
• Ocean Microbe Communities Changing, but Long-Term Environmental Impact Is Unclear
• Ocean Warming Causes Elephant Seals to Dive Deeper

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Lull in Ship Noise After Sept. 11 Attacks Eased Stress on Right Whales

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Satellite Tracking Reveals Sea Turtle Feeding Hotspots

Posted February 3, 2012:

• Global Extinction: Gradual Doom Is Just as Bad as Abrupt

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Scientists Coax Shy Microorganisms to Stand out in a Crowd
• Heat and Cold Damage Corals in Their Own Ways

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Global Experts Question Claims About Jellyfish Populations
• Southern Indian Ocean Humpback Whales Found Singing Different Tunes

Posted January 29, 2012:

• What Do Killer Whales Eat in the Arctic?

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Detecting Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs
• Ecologists Capture First Deep-Sea Fish Noises
• Life Beyond Earth? Underwater Caves in Bahamas Could Give Clues

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Attack or Retreat? Circuit Links Hunger and Pursuit in Sea Slug Brain
• Where There's a Worm There's a Whale: First Distribution Model of Marine Parasites Provides Revealing Insights

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Turtles' Mating Habits Protect Against Effects of Climate Change
• Life Discovered on Dead Hydrothermal Vents
• Marine Mammals on the Menu in Many Parts of World

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Lessons in Coral Reef Survival from Deep Time

Posted January 22, 2012:

• Unprecedented, Human-Made Trends in Ocean's Acidity

Posted January 20, 2012:

• Carbon Dioxide Is 'Driving Fish Crazy'
• Multiple Partners Not the Only Way for Corals to Stay Cool

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Inventory Lists 19,232 Newly Discovered Species During Latest Count
• Juvenile Predation Preventing Steller Sea Lion Recovery

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Breakthrough Model Reveals Evolution of Ancient Nervous Systems Through Seashell Colors
• Wandering Albatross Alters Its Foraging Due to Climate Change

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Can We Save the Whales by Putting a Price on Them?

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Fish Offspring Grow Best at Same Temperature as Parents
• World's Most Extreme Deep-Sea Vents Revealed: Deeper Than Any Seen Before, and Teeming With New Creatures

Posted January 6, 2012:

• Bycatch-22: Protecting Butterfish

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Paddlefish Sensors Tuned to Detect Signals from Zooplankton Prey

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Harp Seals on Thin Ice After 32 Years of Warming
• Fish Mimics Octopus That Mimics Fish
• Salt Water Alone Unlikely to Halt Burmese Python Invasion

Posted January 3, 2012:

• 'Lost World' Discovered Around Antarctic Vents

Posted December 29, 2011:

• Molecular Mechanism Links Temperature With Sex Determination in Some Fish Species

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Sunlight and Bunker Oil a Fatal Combination for Pacific Herring

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Sea Cucumbers: Dissolving Coral Reefs?
• Ocean Acidification: Some Organisms Already Experiencing Ocean Acidification Levels Not Predicted to Be Reached Until 2100

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Belize Protected Area Boosting Predatory Fish Populations
• How Diving Marine Mammals Manage Decompression

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Will Antarctic Worms Warm to Changing Climate?

Posted December 16, 2011:

• Barracuda Babies: Novel Study Sheds Light on Early Life of Prolific Predator

Posted December 15, 2011:

• 140 New Species Described by California Academy of Sciences in 2011

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