Sentences with phrase «as other crustaceans»

Their aim is to find out how scallops as well as other crustaceans react to different environmental conditions in terms of their growth.

Not exact matches

The weird creatures in the depths of the oceans, the ichthyosaurs, pterosaurs and other extinct species, the enormous varieties of plants, insects, crustaceans, reptiles, fish and mammals — all of this makes us wonder whether chance might not be as good an «explanation» as any for the morphological richness of life.

Meanwhile, populations of certain species of Antarctic penguins such as the Adélie are dwindling, and Antarctic krill — the tiny crustaceans that feed whales and many other animals — are also on the decline.

«As adept filter feeders and scavengers, crustaceans may not have been subjected to the same pressures as other arthropods to develop a predatory weapon - like venom,» he sayAs adept filter feeders and scavengers, crustaceans may not have been subjected to the same pressures as other arthropods to develop a predatory weapon - like venom,» he sayas other arthropods to develop a predatory weapon - like venom,» he says.

This allows cellulosic materials such as plant stems, wood chips and cardboard waste, as well as other tricky polysaccharides such as insect / crustacean shells, to be broken down.

But most other octopuses eat more substantial prey such as fish and crustaceans, so it is a surprise to see this species grow so large on jellyfish (Scientific Reports, doi.org/b43h).

Strausfeld and Wolff looked at both the neuroanatomy and chemical composition of mushroom bodies in numerous species belonging to two major groups of invertebrates: Ecdysozoa, which includes insects, crustaceans and other arthropods such as scorpions and horseshoe crabs; and Lophotrochozoa, which includes mollusks, flatworms and segmented worms.

Other crustaceans, such as king crabs, tanner crabs and spiny lobsters, aggregate when feeding or during mating season or migration.

A similar analysis could be extended to other ancient bugs, trilobites (such as the one at right), and crustaceans.

«Our study suggests that a number of other Burgess Shale fossils such as Branchiocaris, Canadaspis and Odaraia form with Tokummia a group of crustacean - like arthropods that we can now place at the base of all mandibulates,» said Aria.

These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as food for baleen whales, Mantas, whale sharks, Crabeater seals and other seals, and a few seabird species that feed almost exclusively on them.

In the Antarctic, tiny crustaceans called krill sustain the largest animal that has ever existed — the blue whale — as well as many other fish, bird, and mammal species.

The Term Chelate: The term chelate was first applied in 1920 by Sir Gilbert T. Morgan and H. D. K. Drew, who stated: «The adjective chelate, derived from the great claw or chele (Greek) of the lobster or other crustaceans, is suggested for the caliperlike groups which function as two associating units and fasten to the central atom so as to produce heterocyclic rings.»

(There are other natural sources of glucosamines such as the exoskeletans of crustaceans and, commercially from the fermentation of some grains.)

Diet consists of small crustaceans, including tiny mysid shrimp, as well as worms and other invertebrates.

This is a particularly good night dive, with crustaceans galore as well as nocturnal fish lurking in quiet spots, and a variety of invertebrates and other creatures to be seen on the sandy floor at about 55 ft (17m).

Instead of teeth, gray whales possess baleen plates that hang from their upper jaw to form a sieve for filtering mostly benthic, mud - dwelling creatures such as worms, crustaceans and other small animals out of the bottom muck.

You will see a spectrum of exotic fish as well as other species, including, Mantas, Eels, Octopi, Crustaceans, Sea Horses, Sponges, Aquatic Turtles, Corals, and perhaps even Dolphins.

Schools of manta rays, reef sharks and wobbegongs may grab the limelight, but the real beauty lies in the variety of colourful smaller creatures that you can see, such as nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans, pipefish and seahorses.

Other than that you can expect: Frogfish, Ghostpipefish, all sorts of cephalopods and Crustaceans as well as colourful Nudibranchs.

These dive sites are a must for photographers as you can expect to find a host of different nudibranch, various crustaceans including harlequin crabs, moray eels, turtles, schools of colourful antheas and damsels as well as scorpionfish and other interesting bottom dwellers.

For «big fish» aficionados, whale sharks, manta rays, leopard sharks and other pelagics are a major draw whilst macro-life such as seahorse, frogfish, ghost pipefish and an array of nudibranch and crustaceans can all be seen amongst the reefs.

They feed mainly on small shrimp - like crustaceans commonly known as krill, other zooplankton and small schooling fish.

In fact, the world's interconnected ocean as a whole is sliding into the Holocene Mass Extinction, the geological event that some scientists use to divide the boundary of the Holocene and the Anthropocene epoch, the one that's named after us — and that may still be visible in the Earth's geological record hundreds of millions of years from now, because species of fish, shellfish, crustaceans and other marine life, that were abundant on this planet for millions of years — suddenly, in less than the blink of a geologist's eye, vanished — for good.

We have investigated the response of a coral reef community dominated by scleractinian corals, but also including other calcifying organisms such as calcareous algae, crustaceans, gastropods and echinoderms, and kept in an open - top mesocosm [note: a «mesocosm» is an aquarium].

We have investigated the response of a coral reef community dominated by scleractinian corals, but also including other calcifying organisms such as calcareous algae, crustaceans, gastropods and echinoderms, and kept in an open - top mesocosm.

As with other lists, crustaceans, mollusks, and annelids contributed high numbers of species, and more species remain to be found.