On May 4th a colleague of mine, Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, curator for the fish collection of Oregon State University, received this email. Respected Prdf. Brian; On most humanitarian ground, would you please be so kind to provide me 25 Preserved MYXINE /EPTATRETUS sps. ;Hag-fish; Size Range 10″-15″ ,7 Petromyzon marinus ,and 15 Sub-Adult of HYDROLAGUS colliei . . . → Read More: Robbing Museums
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By Dr. M, on  May 23rd, 2012  One comment  Bringin' It, Education, Scientist!, Uncategorized  biological supply, collection, dissection, fish, hoax, Museum, specimen, theft By Dr. M, on May 10th, 2012 2 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Evolution, Uncategorized brittle start, echinoderm, gait, symetry, tube feet, walking Unlike their Echinoderm brethren, brittle stars do not move along on tube feet that can propel them in any direction. Instead, brittle stars ‘walk’. This mode of movement by brittle stars is even more astonishing when it is considered that brittle stars, like all echinoderms, are not bilaterally symmetrical, i.e mirror imaged halves. All echinoderms . . . → Read More: These Arms Were Made For Walking
Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By para_sight, on March 23rd, 2012 Leave a comment Adaptations, Biodiversity, Coral, Fish, TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Uncategorized bleaching, blennies, Coral, coral bleaching, coral reefs, feeding Exallias brevis male My good colleague Dr. Bruce Carlson just uploaded a very nice short YouTube video about a reef blenny called Exallias brevis. Exallias is fairly special (but by no means unique) not just because it’s quite the looker, but because it is a coral predator. Like many blennies it has a mouth that . . . → Read More: TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish
Something for your Friday. A webinar by coral reef scientist Dr Gloom Nancy Knowlton (I kid, Nancy! I’m a kidder!). I particularly love her review of coral reefs through time. If you’ve never heard of a Rudist reef before, you’re in for a treat! Long talk, but worth it. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Something for . . . → Read More: Dr. Nancy Knowlton: Coral Reefs: Past, Present and Future
Marine biologist, photographer and documentary maker Mike deGruy was killed in a helicopter accident in Australia yesterday. TED has remembrance page here and below is one of his videos from TED recorded during Mission Blue More coverage here and here’s Mike’s website if you want to explore his work further. It’s a great loss for . . . → Read More: The passing of Mike deGruy
By Dr Bik, on January 30th, 2012 7 comments TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Uncategorized Cetacean, dolphins, movies, Porn, whales I must have been suffering from post conference delirium, because I decided to watch A Dolphin Tale on the plane ride home from ScienceOnline2012. Plot summary: a stranded dolphin (Winter) is rescued but her damaged tail must be amputated. A lonely boy (Sawyer) sees her being rescued, stalks her at the aquarium she is transported . . . → Read More: As close as you’ll get to legal Cetacean porn
By Dr. M, on January 22nd, 2012 Leave a comment Life At Sea, Ramblings, Scientist!, Uncategorized badges, merit badges, scouts I had forgotten about the Order of the Science Scouts of the Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique. Stickers in our swag bags at Science Online quickly brought this back to my attention. Below is a list of my current badges and the activities I have participated in to achieve them. Members are: not opposed to . . . → Read More: Dr. M’s Merit Badges for the Order Of The Science Scouts
By Dr Bik, on January 6th, 2012 2 comments TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Uncategorized Art, Coral, fashion, Kraken, nematode, squid, tgif I’ve been suspiciously quiet on the blogging front lately. The reason: I’ve just completed a cross-country move in the middle of the holiday season (its my second 3000+ mile move in <2 years, but that is another rant for another day). I’ve fled the snowy winters of New Hampshire to take up shop in Jonanthan . . . → Read More: TGIF: Friday Fashion Finds
By Dr. M, on December 21st, 2011 16 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, New Research, Uncategorized beta diversity, Carbon, deep sea, diversity, flux, marine snow Oh the dark deep sea is frightful,
But the food not so delightful,
But since we’ve got no place to go,
Let It Marine Snow! Let It Marine Snow! Let It Marine Snow! The deep-sea floor is a patch mosaic of habitats In the late 1960’s, two marine biologists, Howard Sanders and Robert . . . → Read More: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
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