By Dr. M, on  May 20th, 2009 Adaptations, Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction Barnacle, chemical signals, competition, Crustacea, Eric Charnov, evolution, Hermaphrodites, Matt Hoch, Penis, Sex Week, sperm, thesis Post by Matt Hoch. Dr. J. Matt Hoch is newly minted PhD from SUNY Stony Brook who is interested in the reproductive ecology and life history evolution of barnacles. We have reported on Matt’s research previously here at DSN. “Does your mother know what you’re doing?” The question was asked from the back of the … . . . → Read More: On the study of crustaceous genitalia
By Dr. M, on  May 20th, 2009 Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Aliens of the Deep, chemical dependence, chemical energy, cold seep, Craig Young, energy, food, food availability, food chains, food sinking, Hydrothermal Vent, James Cameron, Jon Copley, life cycle, Paul Tyler, photosynthetically-derived food, Reproduction, Seasonality, sex, Sex Week, Shrimp Post by Jon Copley. Dr. Jon Copley is a lecturer in marine ecology at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. He is also director of SciConnect Limited, a company providing training in science communication and media skills. Jon is an avid deep sea explorer and studies the reproductive ecology of deep sea invertebrates, … . . . → Read More: Sex At Vents: Lights On or Off?
By Dr. M, on  May 19th, 2009 Mating & Reproduction anglerfish, deep sea, dragonfish, fish, food attraction, lanternfish, Peter Herring, sex, Sex Week, sexual dimorphism In the deep dark sea, bioluminescence is the name of game. Its central role is unequivocal for many organisms. Do different sexes of species display dimorphism with respect to bioluminescence? Does it have a role in the dirty deeds that occur in the dark? The following is an illuminating dirty laundry … . . . → Read More: Lighted Whoopie In The Sea: Repost
Clearly Isaac Hayes drew his inspiration from the limpet Crepidula fornicata for this classic funk soul hit. Crepidula, known as a slipper limpet, is a sequential hermaphrodite. During the same course of life, this limpet will change sex from male to female. The larger ones on the bottom are female while the smaller ones on … . . . → Read More: Sequential Lovin’: You and Me and You and You
By Peter Etnoyer, on  May 19th, 2009 Critters, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate green turtle, mating behavior, Reproduction, sea turtle, sex, Sex Week, Wallace J Nichols Wallace J. Nichols is a sea turtle biologist and marine conservation activist affiliated with the California Academy of Sciences, Ocean Revolution, and the Sea Turtle Network, among others. J’s blog is dedicated to new beginnings and fresh ideas, especially among young people. There should be a sign posted along beaches of the world during a … . . . → Read More: Sea turtles get it on, and on, and on…
By Dr. M, on  May 19th, 2009 Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction bivalve, cold seep, fertilization, gamet, larvae, mussels, sex, Sex Week, Shawn Arellano, Spawning, sperm Post by Shawn M. Arellano. Dr. Shawn Arellano is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her PhD research at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology concerned the reproduction and recruitment dynamics of a methane-fueled seep mussel. I have a dirty secret: I am a mussel sex voyeur. I’ve spent … . . . → Read More: I have a dirty secret: I am a mussel sex voyeur.
Spreading the love on sex week! The good Dr. Byrnes talks about sex in flatworms with Penis Fencing: Dangerous or Decadent? Greg Laden ponders the relationship between emotional intelligence and orgasm frequency in women, as reported in a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. David at Southern Fried Science stumbled upon 2 “frisky” sea otters … . . . → Read More: Who’s Talking Dirty Today?
By Kevin Zelnio, on  May 18th, 2009 Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction, New Species Anemone, Chondrophellia, Histology, Microscopy, Ova, Reproduction, Sex Week, Thin Sectioning In an upcoming paper I have in press with colleagues, we are describing 4 new species of Anemone form hydrothermal vents in the western Pacific. When taking thin sections to describe the histology of one species of Chondrophellia sp. nov. we found it chock full of ova! It makes you wonder, where will all those … . . . → Read More: Got Gonad?
By Dr. M, on  May 18th, 2009 Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction Amanda Kahn, fertilization, gonad, hermaphrodite, Mating, oocyte, Porifera, Reproduction, sex, Sex Week, smoking sponges, sperm, sponge Post by Amanda “not a sponge” Kahn. Amanda Kahn is currently a masters student at well-known Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, considered to be one of the west coast’s premier marine stations. Despite still being in her masters, she is quickly becoming the “go-to” person for deep-sea sponges. Let’s start off “sex week” with the … . . . → Read More: “Sleezy” sponge sexuality
“But as I said during the campaign, we can’t just talk to our friends. As hard as it is, we also have to talk to our enemies, and I’ve begun to do exactly that,” the President said in his speech. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. It well worth to check out the … . . . → Read More: Obama reaches across the Argh-isle
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