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'Virgin Birth' By Shark Confirmed: Second Case Ever
Scientists have confirmed
the second-ever case of a
"virgin birth" in a shark,
indicating once again that
female sharks can reproduce
without mating and raising
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Diversity Of Plant-eating Fishes May Be Key To Recovery Of Coral Reefs
A report scheduled to be
published this week in the
early edition of the journal
Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences suggests
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Fitness In A Changing World: Genetics And Adaptations Of Alaskan Stickleback Fish
The stickleback fish,
Gasterosteus aculeatus, is
one of the most thoroughly
studied organisms in the
wild, and has been a
... > full story
Deepest-living Fishes Caught On Camera For First Time
Scientists filming in one of
the world's deepest ocean
trenches have found groups
of highly sociable snailfish
swarming over their bait,
nearly five miles beneath
... > full story
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Turf Wars: Sand And Corals Don't Mix
October 8, 2008 — When reef fish get a mouthful of sand, coral reefs can drown. "We've known for a while that having a lot of sediment in the water is bad for corals and can smother them. What we didn't realize is how ... > full story -
Fishy Future Written In The Genes
October 7, 2008 — The roadmap to the future of the gorgeously-decorated fish which throng Australia’s coral reefs may well be written in their genes. Of particular importance may be to protect ... > full story -
Type Of Plankton -- Food Source For Many Fish -- Has Ability To Survive Climate Change
October 6, 2008 — Researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish -- including cod -- in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change. Billions of Calanus finmarchicus, a ... > full story -
Captain Birdseye's Robotic Nose
October 3, 2008 — The captain can't freeze smelly fish that's past its best -- and Icelandic scientists can now help him out by detecting the levels of stench-making bacteria faster than ever before. A new method to ... > full story -
Decline In Alaskan Sea Otters Affects Bald Eagles' Diet
October 3, 2008 — Sea otters are known as a keystone species, filling such an important niche in ocean communities that without them, entire ecosystems can collapse. Scientists are finding, however, that sea otters ... > full story -
New Fish Species May Emerge Because Of How Females See Males
October 2, 2008 — Eye color and hair color play a role in human partner choice, but visual stimuli can also determine mating preferences in the animal kingdom. In many species, the male's fortunes in the mating stakes ... > full story -
Atlantic Wolffish: Fearsome Fish That Deserve Protection?
October 2, 2008 — A group has filed a scientific petition with the federal government seeking endangered species protection for the Atlantic wolffish, a fish threatened with extinction due to years of overharvesting ... > full story -
Soil Conservation And River Management Tied Together
October 1, 2008 — Sediment in rivers comes from erosion of the landscape as well as the erosion and collapse of the banks themselves. Just how much each source contributes to a river -- and how it affects the flow and ... > full story -
Acoustic Communication In Deep-sea Fish
September 29, 2008 — Scientists studying sound production in deep-sea fishes has found that cusk-eels use several sets of muscles to produce sound that plays a prominent role in male mating ... > full story -
Mother Of A Goose! Giant Ocean-going Geese With Bony-teeth Once Roamed Across SE England
September 27, 2008 — A 50 million year old skull reveals that huge birds with a 5 meter wingspan once skimmed across the waters that covered what is now London, Essex and Kent. These giant ocean-going relatives of ducks ... > full story
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