I mean it, FOREVER! No paper out yet but the abstract has sufficiently enticed me. Mosher and Watling report that the species Phiocreas oedipus, an…
View More Coral and Brittle Stars, Together ForeverCategory: New Research
Ready for another expedition?
Its summertime folks, and it seems like everyone is either heading out to sea, or returning from a recent expedition. If not that, its a…
View More Ready for another expedition?Finding 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 sunsetFriday deep-sea picture: Deepworkers find Primnoa
Greg Workman reports in today’s dispatch “A Great Day at the Office” that after a few days searching, the Finding Coral Expedition has … found…
View More Friday deep-sea picture: Deepworkers find PrimnoaRV Cape Flattery Report – June 16, 2009
Michael Reuscher is a PhD student at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and a freshly minted submersible pilot engaged in the Finding Corals Expedition.…
View More RV Cape Flattery Report – June 16, 2009How 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!Another Brittle Star City
The daily video logs from the Finding Coral Expedition just keep getting better and better. Production quality is excellent, especially the mixed audio tracks. Audio…
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