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Tag: larvae

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
Baby zooplankton are surprisingly common in the Arctic winter
Ecology

Baby zooplankton are surprisingly common in the Arctic winter

It’s hard to grow up during the polar night—but a lot of zooplankton do it anyway!
April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Cory Berger
Upward and onward: how deep-sea larvae utilize vertical swimming to disperse across ocean basins
deep sea

Upward and onward: how deep-sea larvae utilize vertical swimming to disperse across ocean basins

Deep-sea larvae show vastly different dispersal ability and pathways based on simulating how they swim.
September 17, 2020September 11, 2020 Gabrielle Stedman
Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution
Human impacts

Larval fish foraging grounds inundated by plastic pollution

If the adage "you are what you eat" holds true, we may be in some big trouble. A recent study…
December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Ashley Marranzino
A silver lining: How warming waters in the Gulf of Maine gave lobsters a leg up
Climate Change

A silver lining: How warming waters in the Gulf of Maine gave lobsters a leg up

Warming coastal waters in New England have been linked to a decline in lobsters in southern New England, but a…
November 1, 2019December 2, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Sea Ice

Positive real estate outlook for Antarctic krill

An Australian research team predict future sea-ice habitats for Antarctic krill larvae, and are surprised to find more suitable ice…
November 2, 2016 Veronica Tamsitt
Biology

Yee-haw! This jellyfish-riding lobster has special appendages to keep clean and be carried on

By riding jellyfish, this lobster larvae can travel the high seas, and have easy access to a convenient snack. But…
February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 Megan Chen
Biology Climate Change Fisheries

Too much acid in the mahi: Ocean acidification and larval dolphinfish

How will increased atmospheric carbon dioxide affect your dinner? Larval dolphinfish (or, 'mahi mahi') are apparently very sensitive to increased…
July 14, 2014 Lis Henderson

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