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Tag: Parasitism

Cookiecutter sharks chomp on everything, everywhere
Behavior

Cookiecutter sharks chomp on everything, everywhere

From deep-sea crabs to large apex predators near the surface, nothing seems to escape the sharp jaws of cookiecutter sharks. 
September 15, 2021September 16, 2021 Pablo Brenes Coto
Coming Home to Roost: A case of parasites relying on ancestral DNA to take advantage of a new penguin host species?
Parasitism

Coming Home to Roost: A case of parasites relying on ancestral DNA to take advantage of a new penguin host species?

Parasites are nasty and resilient organisms, often highly specialized to fit their hosts. But sometimes, nature allows a bit of…
March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 Andrea Schlunk
Behavior Book Review Coral Ecology Evolution Parasitism Seagrass

Grunts and Gnathiids: One Fish’s Daily Migration to Escape Parasites?

Animals move for a number of reasons. The French grunt leaves the coral reefs at night for seagrass. A group…
September 27, 2016September 26, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Ecology Parasitism

Sex and parasitism on the open sea and in a fish’s mouth.

Parisites live in fish mouths and undergo opportunistic sex changes.
August 4, 2015August 6, 2015 Sarah Giltz
Aquaculture Biology Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts Parasitism

Sunday brunch: Lox with… lice?

Lox and lice. Not a combination of critters you envision when planning your Sunday brunch. Unfortunately, an increase in drug…
February 5, 2015December 6, 2022 Sarah Fuller
Biology Parasitism Physiology

Deadly Dino’s

Copepods dominate the world’s oceans. They are important in the marine food web and help to regulate the global carbon…
January 29, 2015February 9, 2015 Sean Anderson

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