Isolation of a novel adenovirus from California sea lions Zalophus californianus. (marinemammalcenter.org)
The idea for a simple experiment that essentially involved playing God in the rocky intertidal zone came to him during a visit to the Scripps Institution Wharf in California, as he stood watching the carnivorous sea star Pisaster ochraceus devour the mussel Mytilus californianus. (scientificamerican.com)
This corner of Arizona, where the 450 - kilometre - long Grand Canyon first begins to carve its way into the Colorado plateau, is one of the reintroduction sites for the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)-- a bird with a 2.9 - metre wingspan. (newscientist.com)