In April, I reported that Word from Tallahassee is that oceanography may be out at FSU! Florida State administrators this afternoon released a draft of…
View More Oceanography on the Chopping Block: The ConclusionCategory: Scientist!
Dissertation emancipation
When the Graduate Student Handbook says PhD candidates will be submitting a book-length manuscript, they’re not kidding. Thursday I turned over my draft dissertation –…
View More Dissertation emancipationOnce upon a time, the ocean was blue
Over the years, I’ve marveled at the ways and means of different scientists. Some have a career that’s focused like a laser beam, boring through…
View More Once upon a time, the ocean was blueFinding Coral sails into the sunset
PhD student Michael Reuscher has been guest posting from the RV Cape Flattery aboard the Finding Coral Expedition, sponsored by the Living Ocean Society in…
View More Finding Coral sails into the sunsetBallard Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Inner Space Commander-in-Chief Dr. Robert D. Ballard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation at their annual dinner on June 9th…
View More Ballard Wins Lifetime Achievement Award5 Questions With Me
The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids,…
View More 5 Questions With MeHow Did You Get Here?
A common theme in the talks I am attending is how and why species exist/coexist in certain localities. Two more talks today hit on this…
View More How Did You Get Here?All The Better To Eat You With My Dear!
The evolution of parrotfish saw two morphological innovations, pharyngeal jaw modification and the novel intramandibular joint. The pharyngeal jaw, a characteristic of all parrotfish, is…
View More All The Better To Eat You With My Dear!Tubeworms with Really Big…
…ranges. Yesterday, at Evolution 2009 I also attended the talk of Maria Miglietta from KZ’s old stomping grounds. Maria discussed work on species geographic boundaries…
View More Tubeworms with Really Big…Moray Eels Are Everywhere and There Is One Over Your Shoulder Right Now!
What is a marine biologist doing in Idaho? That is the question I have heard a lot lately from friends and family. The Evolution 2009…
View More Moray Eels Are Everywhere and There Is One Over Your Shoulder Right Now!