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The Lonely Existence of Vampire Squids

Vampyroteuthis infernalis or the “vampire squid from Hell” is likely one of the coolest denizens of the deep. At one-foot long (You thought it was bigger…

Biology Evolution Mammals

So, You Want to Live in the Water? A Tale of Why Aquatic Mammals are So Big

Dr. M March 26, 2018 body size evolution otters sea lions seals Temperature whales

Guest post by William Gearty (Ph.D. Student at Stanford University) It’s summertime and you’re sweating from the heat and humidity. You jump in the pool…

Adaptations Biology Ecology Favorite Species Habitats Mollusk

Bring the hammer.

Dr. M March 22, 2017 adaptation bivalve Clam evolution hammer oyster

Prepare yourself for the hammer. No not that hammer. This one. The Malleidae, or the hammer oysters, is a suite of around 30 species, primarily…

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In the evolution of fishes, this is a one seahorse race*

Dr. M December 26, 2016 evolution fish genome sea dragon seahorse

*alternative titles include “Looking a gift seahorse (genome) in the mouth”, “My kingdom for a seahorse genome”, “Hold your seahorses“, and “The galloping evolution of…

Abyss Adaptations Biology Ecology Editor's Desk Evolution Giant Isopod Life of Science Mollusk Organisms Scientist! Size Week Special

Craig With Big Things (and Small Things)

Dr. M November 10, 2016 body size Body Size Evolution career deep sea evolution Giant Isopod Mollusc mollusk passion REU Rex Science size size matter Snail

I have a confession. I am obsessed with ridiculously large and small things. While other children impatiently anticipated toys for Christmas, I enjoyed just as…

Crustacean Evolution Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Deep-Sea Barnacle Genomics. Because, #DarwinDay

Holly Bik February 12, 2016 Barnacle Charles Darwin Darwin Day Dispersal evolution genomics Hydrothermal Vent Radiation

When Darwin got down and dirty with his work on Barnacles (1846-1854), everyone still assumed there was no life at all in the deep sea.…

Abyss Adaptations Coral Reef Ecology Evolution Fishing Intertidal Mollusk Paleobiology Parasites Shelf Weird

Malacology Monthly: Going Deep

Douglas Long December 28, 2015 conchology deep ocean deep sea evolution Gastropod Invertebrate invertebrate paleontology malacology marine biology marine ecology mollusk shell shells seashells Snail

Sub-Neritic Gentrification For November we will be doing some deep thinking about deep-sea mollusks in an attempt to understand the complex history and adaptations of…

Coral Reef Ecology Evolution Intertidal Mollusk Weird

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…

Adaptations Ecology Evolution Geology Paleobiology Weird

Before Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks, there were Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks.

Douglas Long September 11, 2015 basking shark Cretaceous evolution filter-feeding fossil manta ray megamouth shark Paleontology plankton Pseudomegachasma sandtiger shark shark teeth whale shark

In the fossil history of sharks, a unique evolutionary experiment happened much earlier than anyone thought. The largest fishes in the oceans feed on some…

Paleobiology Scientist!

Remembering Raup

Dr. M July 31, 2015 Chicago David Raup evolution extinction obiturary Paleobiology

I asked my friend and colleague Roy E. Plotnick, paleontologist and faculty in the Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago,…

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