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Tag: development

Are Pacific Oysters ready for the heat?
Climate Change Ocean Acidification Oysters

Are Pacific Oysters ready for the heat?

How are adult and larval oysters sensitive to ocean acidification and warming?
January 19, 2023January 18, 2023 Hannah Collins
Where do baby sea turtles go?
Sea Turtles

Where do baby sea turtles go?

Where do baby sea turtles go after hatching on the beach and heading out towards sea? New tracking technology is…
June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Julia Zeh
Ocean Noise Pollution Changes How Fish Grow
Human impacts

Ocean Noise Pollution Changes How Fish Grow

The noise we make pollutes natural soundscapes and can impede how animals communicate, move, and behave. Researchers now have evidence…
September 3, 2020September 2, 2020 Ashley Marranzino
Development of some baby fish may not be harmed by climate change
Developmental Biology

Development of some baby fish may not be harmed by climate change

Climate change is making our oceans warmer and more acidic. These changes are bad for many fish larvae, which may…
January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Ensuring that coral reefs sound like home
Conservation

Ensuring that coral reefs sound like home

What does a coral reef sound like? The answer is more important than you might think. By playing the sounds…
December 16, 2019 Julia Zeh
Behavior Biology Ecology Natural History

Costume Age: some crabs are too young to start dressing up

Well, it’s that time of year again where hoards of costumed kids roam the streets in search of candy. While…
October 26, 2016 Gordon Ober
Biology

Young whales build baleen out of ribs

Juvenile bowhead whales put off gaining length and undergo severe bone loss to invest in growing their massive heads and…
August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 Brittney G. Borowiec
Biology

With a little help from my friends: sea turtles hatch together to save energy

Sea turtle hatchlings face long odds when they emerge from their buried nests. But at least they don't have to…
July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 Brittney G. Borowiec
Biology

Ocean Acidification Disrupts Yellowfin Tuna Development

We’ve heard a lot about ocean acidification and how it negatively impacts calcified organisms like corals or shellfish. But did…
June 1, 2016May 28, 2016 Dina Navon
Evolution

The coelacanth and its leftover lung

The coelacanth keeps surprising us! Rediscovered off the South African coast in 1938, these animals were once thought to have…
October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Brittney G. Borowiec

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