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How to Build a Better Tide Machine

As an experimental ecologist working in an intertidal system, my life was quite literally dictated by the tides throughout grad school. Bringing organisms that run on a cycle…

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Malacology Monthly: It Eats Whaaaat?

Douglas Long November 11, 2015 conchology feeding ecology Gastropod malacology marine biology marine ecology mollusk Parasite predator sea snail seashell shell Snail toxins trophic

Not all snails scour the ocean bottom for algae and muck, but some have more refined tastes. But taste is one thing, and having the…

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From the Top Shelf

Alex Warneke November 8, 2015 An Ocean Garden Berkley Josie Iselin Kathy Ann Miller seaweed WeedotWeek

“I fell in love with seaweed at the kitchen counter. I had returned with a sack full from the windswept beach, and as I dropped…

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How Urban Renewal Gets You Giant Sea Hares

Douglas Long November 2, 2015 estuary Lake Merritt Measure DD mollusk Oakland restoration San Francisco Bay Sea Hare

Why masses of giant ocean mollusks invading your city’s rest & relaxation zone is actually a good thing At the heart of downtown Oakland,…

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Malacology Monthly: Inside-Out

Douglas Long October 16, 2015 adaptation conchology Invertebrate invertebrate zoology malacology mollusks sea shells shells snails

This Open-House Special brings you inside the modern homes of today’s most popular marine mollusks Are you old enough to remember the show MTV Cribs, where…

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Malacology Monthly: Spines and How to Use Them

Douglas Long September 16, 2015 adaptation conch evolution Gastropod limpet malacology marine biology mollusk Murex oyster seashell Spines

Evolution is repetitive, especially if it produces adaptations that work well. If it’s all about survival, spines do the trick throughout the mollusk world. Scorpion Without…

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Life of Every Color & Kind

Alex Warneke September 16, 2015 Ecology Keystone Predators mussels seastars

When one of my favorite papers of all time gets made into a School House Rock-esque production….magic happens. I was smiling the whole time like the…

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The Hat You Didn’t Even Know You Needed.

Alex Warneke August 29, 2015 cephalove Hat Octopus

I now know what all the Deeplings are getting for Christmas…. This might be the best thing I have ever seen on Etsy.

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Malacology Monthly: A Look at Bivalves, From Both Sides Now

Douglas Long August 4, 2015 bivalve Clam cockle conchology invertebrate zoology malacology mollusk reef scallops seafood

Bivalves: clams, scallops, oysters, cockles, and mussels, have rich lives and complex evolutionary histories far beyond the deep-fryer. Here are vignettes of four bivalves that…

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Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium

Douglas Long May 6, 2015 Argonauta Cephalopod Crusty nautilus Cuttlebone cuttlefish evolution Nautilus Octopus paper nautilus psittacine dietary calcium supplement ram's Horn Squid Spirula squid tentacles

Even if you don’t care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary…

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