Marine Biology News

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Sandeels With a Full Stomach Swim for a Longer Time

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Marine Predators in Trouble
• When the Heat's On, Some Fish Can Cope: Certain Tropical Species Have Greater Capacity to Deal With Rising Sea Temperatures Than Thought
• Global Warming Changes Balance Between Parasite and Host in Fish

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Tiny Life Forms Thriving Again in Lake Zurich

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Genetic Buzzer-Beater Genes May Save Fish

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Submarine Springs Offer Preview of Ocean Acidification Effects on Coral Reefs
• Marine Biodiversity Loss Due to Global Warming and Predation, Study Predicts

Posted November 25, 2011:

• Protecting the Red Coral of the Catalan Coastline, Spain

Posted November 24, 2011:

• Ancient Environment Found to Drive Marine Biodiversity

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Scientific Sleuths Pinpoint the Guilty Coral Killers
• Caribbean Fisheries Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change, Need to Adapt

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Great Lakes Fish Feed on Invading Shrimp
• Robojelly Gets an Upgrade: Underwater Robot Learns to Swim More Like the Real Thing

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Satellite Data Can Help Protect Bluefin Tuna

Posted November 20, 2011:

• Effects of Climate Change to Further Degrade Fisheries Resources

Posted November 18, 2011:

• Corals Can Sense What's Coming

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Date and Rate of Earth's Most Extreme Extinction Pinpointed: Results Stem from Largest Ever Examination of Fossil Marine Species
• Environmental Conditions and Predators Affect Atlantic Salmon Survival in the Gulf of Maine
• Squid Mystery in Mexican Waters Unraveled by Biologist and a Class of Students

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Pristine Reptile Fossil Holds New Information About Aquatic Adaptations
• Global Warming’s Impact May Be Detected in Genes, Suggests Study of How Seagrasses React to Heat Waves

Posted November 11, 2011:

• Violent Passions: Jealous Cleaner Shrimp Murder Their Rivals

Posted November 10, 2011:

• 'Fishy Lawnmowers' Help Save Pacific Corals
• Mid-Ocean Creatures Control Light to Avoid Becoming Snacks
• For Deep-Sea Cephalopods, 'Switchable' Camouflage Saves the Day

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Fish Flu: Genetics Approach May Lead to Treatment

Posted November 8, 2011:

• Shoe Strings and Egg Openers: Scientists Discover Photosynthesis Helper Protein in Red Algae
• Farmed Fish Fed Vegetable Matter May Have Residual Pesticides

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Sea Life 'Must Swim Faster to Survive' to Survive Climate Change

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Coasts' Best Protection from Bioinvaders Falling Short: Not Enough Ships Able to Flush out Invasive Species Before They Reach Port

Posted November 4, 2011:

• Awareness and Labeling Initiatives Can Benefit Inland Fisheries

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Climate Shift Could Leave Some Marine Species Homeless

Posted November 1, 2011:

• 'Zombie' Worms Found in Mediterranean Fossil
• Transporting Salmon Without Infections or Lice

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Researchers Complete Mollusk Evolutionary Tree
• Antarctic Killer Whales May Seek Spa-Like Relief in the Tropics

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Researchers Identify Mysterious Life Forms in the Extreme Deep Sea
• Ancient Cooking Pots Reveal Gradual Transition to Agriculture
• Discovery Illuminates Elusive Proton Channel Gene in Dinoflagellates
• Run-Off, Emissions Deliver Double Whammy to Coastal Marine Creatures, Study Finds
• Salt Gradient Limits the Invasive Comb Jelly

Posted October 21, 2011:

• US Residents Say Hawaii's Coral Reef Ecosystems Worth $33.57 Billion Per Year
• Florida Keys Ecosystem Threatened by Multiple Stressors

Posted October 20, 2011:

• How Learning More About Mass Nesting Can Help Conserve Sea Turtles

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Stranded Dolphins Exhibit Bubbles, and Ability to Recover

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Two New Bee Species Are Mysterious Pieces in the Panama Puzzle
• Evolution of a Stream: Plants and Sea-Life Claim New Territory as Glaciers Retreat in Glacier Bay, Alaska

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