Ecology & Zoology
- History Made Rainforests Diverse, Not Ecology
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People concerned about climate change recently can look no farther than the world's rainforests to see the diversity that arises from different ecological conditions. History and geology, not current ecology, are likely what has made tropical forest ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2011 - 12:30pm
- Better Problem-Solving In Groups
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A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and performed by researchers at the university of Oxford, has shown that larger groups of birds are better at solving problems. The researchers suggest this effect may be expla ...
Article - Gunnar De Winter - Sep 27 2011 - 10:29am
- Squid Pen Draws Current Biotech Progress
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I'm so used to calling computers, phones, and all sorts of other devices "electronics" that I tend to forget that word means something very specific. It means those toys are manipulating the flow of electrons--everyone's favorite itty-b ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Sep 27 2011 - 1:15pm
- Tool Use- By A Fish
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The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In the video, an orange-dotted tuskfish digs a clam out of ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 28 2011 - 1:59pm
- Diving With Humboldt Squid (Without Chain Mail)
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Drawn by the newly arrived throngs of Humboldt squid in Southern California, an underwater photographer hopped in the water with them to snap some photos. They're smallish for Humboldts, but note how he's grabbing this one--and he didn't get ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Sep 29 2011 - 11:43am
- Caught on tape: Fish using tools.
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A few months ago, the news of a tool-using fish was spread (for more information about it, as well as about tool-use in other animals and the definition of tool-use, check this post). Now, a closely related species, the orango-dotted tuskfish (Choerodon an ...
Blog Post - Gunnar De Winter - Sep 29 2011 - 9:04am
- Giant Squid Charisma +2
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Today I get a free pass on my blog, because an article I wrote about giant squid came out at Miller-McCune.com. Conservation efforts often rally around charismatic species like the African elephant or the bald eagle. Popular affection for these “flagship” ...
Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Sep 29 2011 - 6:47pm
- Squid, Sharks, and Rats, Oh My!
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This is a pretty crazy story! Japanese planes spotted a fishing vessel engaged in illegal drift net fishing off the coast of Alaska, and the US Coast Guard boarded it. The offending vessel was not registered in any nation, an unusual situation, Francis sa ...
Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Oct 1 2011 - 9:47pm
- Circus Time!
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October's Circus of the Spineless is up at Wanderin' Weeta's blog! Go read the horrific tale of the emerald cockroach wasp, admire the metallic teeth of the chiton, and much much more! Of course, there are some teuthological goodies as well, ...
Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Oct 3 2011 - 3:20pm
- The Call Of The Koala
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Koalas have a reputation of being lazy animals (see figure 1). Of course, sleeping about 19 hours a day, and spending 3 out of the 5 remaining hours eating, only adds to their ‘street rep’. But even these lazy marsupials have to mate. And that’s when it g ...
Article - Gunnar De Winter - Oct 4 2011 - 4:24pm
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