Ecology & Zoology

Pacific, just outside Bahia Magdalena. We had beautiful weather, no one got seasick, and best of all, we ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Oct 11 2010 - 12:35am

fish. This isn't clear from the caption, but ALL fish have otoliths, and ALL otoliths have growth ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Nov 23 2009 - 5:17pm

all-encompassing. The researchers comment on everything from medical applications to climate change. Gilly says, My ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Oct 5 2010 - 12:49am

pulls me through all of her bodies calling out magnetically... Okay, HI, bring on the angst! Maybe ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Nov 21 2009 - 11:55pm

their environment, which is a bit concerning when you think of all the fish that eat squid--and all the ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Dec 28 2010 - 11:08pm

as well as family time, but all is well now and I'll be coming back up to speed. Happy New Year! ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Jan 3 2012 - 1:41am

it? [One] possibility is some sort of massive squid. These creatures do serve as a catch-all for all ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Feb 13 2012 - 7:19pm

the caveats... Firstly and obviously, not all shark species eat Humboldt squid. The blue shark, on ...

Article - Danna Staaf - Sep 9 2011 - 7:03pm

evolutionary sister group to all other tetrapods, according to the researchers. Barboroula kalimantanensis ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2008 - 12:39pm

difficult to raise in captivity. All the squid eaten by humans is currently wild-caught.) Secondly and far ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Aug 7 2011 - 7:22pm

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