Search
Items tagged with: Fish
26-Sep-2024
This #fish has legs
Sea robins as evolutionary model for trait development
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1058710 #science #Evolution #ecology #MarineBiology
This fish has legs
Two studies in Current Biology provide the most comprehensive understanding to date on how sea robins use their legs, what genes control the emergence of those legs, and how these animals could be used as a conceptual framework for evolutionary adapt…EurekAlert!
Some images from a night dive back in late August at Fort Wetherill State Park in Rhode Island. The northern sennet is native, but uncommon and the short bigeye is from warmer waters.
#photography #underwaterPhotography #fish #crabs #nightDiving #scubaDiving #NewEngland
Watch Octopuses Team Up With Fish to Hunt—and Punch Those That Don't Contribute
The collaboration across species reveals a surprising social behavior of octopuses, researchers sayAlexa Robles-Gil (Smithsonian Magazine)
Learn more about manta rays… https://ausgeo.co/mantarays
Have you encountered a manta ray in the wild before? One woman did – and it led to her changing careers and launching a project to protect these ‘charismatic’ underwater flying carpets.
For more than a decade now, Australian marine scientist Dr Asia Haines has been an integral part of University of the Sunshine Coast’s Project Manta – a team investigating the population, biology and ecology of the enigmatic reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in eastern Australian waters.
📷 Project Manta
#underwater #underwaterphotography #ocean #marinelife #marine #sealife #manta #mantaray #rays #fish #cetacean #whale #shark #oceanlife #paradise #seeaustralia
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #photography #science #scientist
A deep dive into the world of reef manta rays
Ask anyone who has encountered a manta ray in the wild to recount the experience, and you’ll witness their eyes illuminate!Narelle Bouveng (Australian Geographic)