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TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish
Exallias brevis male My good colleague Dr. Bruce Carlson just uploaded a very nice short YouTube video about a reef blenny called Exallias brevis. Exallias is fairly special (but by no means unique)...
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Finding Endangered Life on eBay
eBay’s history is dotted with carcasses of endangered and vulnerable species. In 2000, the Sea Turtle Conservancy announced that a large selection of illegal hawksbill turtle shell products were...
View ArticleTGIF – The spectacular fluorescent colours of Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are famous for their beautiful colours, but in fact when I visit them I am usually surprised how colourful reefs AREN’T. Most healthy corals have a sort of dusty tan or pink hue to them,...
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Even corals heart fluid dynamics
I find the intersection of fluid dynamics and biology fascinating. How animals manipulate their surroundings to bring nutrients to them. And coral cilia is just one of these tricks! Coral polyps,...
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Fishes of Instagram #throwbackthurday
Have some of your own to add? Drop us a line below. Sources: Wikimedia Commons, Ron McPeak, Judi333, Trine Galloway, East Bay Express, Shutterstock The post Fishes of Instagram #throwbackthurday...
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Coral reefs, let's unzip your genes.
How will coral reefs respond to climate change? Well, let’s start with an analogy. Suppose you pick an arbitrary time of day, choose a random subway station in any city, stand at the exit, and pull...
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A Narrative of Coral-Dwelling Barnacles With the Aid of Internet Memes
Not everything on a coral is actually a coral. Embedded into the hard coral’s surfaces are nearly 100 species of specialized barnacles—the Pyrgomatidae. New work by Machel Malay and François...
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These Are Few of My Favorite Species: Humphead Parrotfish
Photo by Klaus Stiefel on Flickr (cc) As the as the largest species of parrotfish, a single individual of Bolbometopon muricatum can ingest over 5 tons of reef per year. That freaky looking bump is...
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Given the choice, corals would prefer oil to dispersant
Paramuricea corals in the oil plus dispersant treatment. The vials (from left to right) contain corals at the 24, 48, and 72 hour time points, with the control sample on the far right. Just near 6...
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The Deep-Sea Coral That Is Older and More Awesome Than David Caruso
From the deep flanks of the atolls and islands of the tropical Pacific, live corals as old as Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza. At 4,000 years old, the Leiopathes sp. black corals beat the quahog...
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