Sentences with phrase «marine invertebrates»

Based on the common occurrence of the same genera and species of marine invertebrates in both regions [75 — 79], teleost fishes [80], herpetofauna [81], as well as marine reptiles [7, 54, 82] it has been suggested that the Caribbean or Hispanic Corridor connecting the eastern Pacific Ocean with the western Tethys through the Central Atlantic facilitated faunal dispersals between the two regions during the Late Jurassic [83 — 85].

She completed her PhD with the British Antarctic Survey and University of Southampton exploring latitudinal gradients in marine invertebrates in collaboration with James Cook University, National University of Singapore and University of Melbourne.

While the octopus genome resembles those of other marine invertebrates in many respects, it also revealed unexpected features that are key to understanding the origin and function of its unique nervous system.

Both of these locations offer superb night diving with marine invertebrate life to be seen.

Laboratory focuses on cellular physiology through investigations of the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and organismal physiology through research on marine invertebrate larvae.

Impact of ocean warming and ocean acidification on marine invertebrate life history stages: vulnerabilities and potential for persistence in a changing ocean

Development, functional morphology, and evolution of marine invertebrate larvae.

However, ocean acidification, elevated seawater carbon dioxide and decreasing saturation states in our oceans may affect the persistence of many marine invertebrate species.

Trilobites are a fossil group of extinct marine invertebrate animals with external skeletons (see photo).

Many marine invertebrates have complex life histories in which the planktonic larval phase acts as the vehicle to connect otherwise disjointed benthic adult populations which are mostly non-mobile.

The mangrove habitat, especially the mangrove root systems that extend into the tidal range of the area, are one of the most colorful and biologically diverse habitats for marine invertebrates.

Retailers may question whether they can really profit from selling marine invertebrates — excluding coral.

These groups, except the Siboglinidae, possess planktotrophic larvae, rare in Antarctic marine invertebrates, suggesting that the environmental conditions of the Southern Ocean may act as a dispersal filter for vent taxa.

Middleton has spent seven years cataloguing the diverse range of marine invertebrates found across the Pacific Ocean as photographer on scientific surveys and censuses.

I like to be the store that people visit on a regular basis because they never know what they will find, and the variety among marine invertebrates makes it easy to always have something new.

These shellfish were the first marine invertebrate added to the endangered species list — in the late 1990s.

Its main objective is to analyze chemical ecology in marine invertebrates which inhabit Antarctic waters.

On a side note, I have observed that it is extremely important to specifically feed marine invertebrates such as crabs, hermit crabs, snails, sea hares, starfish, anemones and many others.

My research at Rothera was concerned with how marine invertebrates have adapted to surviving in the antarctic environment, which is continually cold, but the food supply varies greatly throughout the season.

Huge colonies of marine invertebrates known as pyrosomes may coordinate their jet - like propulsion system by flashing lights at each other

These events resulted in substantial ecological and economic impacts, including sustained loss of kelp forests10, coral bleaching11, reduced surface chlorophyll levels due to increased surface layer stratification6, mass mortality of marine invertebrates due to heat stress8, 12, rapid long - distance species» range shifts and associated reshaping of community structure8, 10,13, fishery closures or quota changes8, 13,14 and even intensified economic tensions between nations15.

Most marine invertebrates offered for sale should be kept with as few fish as possible.

Tetra Fish Food comes in a variety of recipes including Tropical Fish Flakes, Goldfish Food, Marine Fish Food, Koi Fish Food, Marine Invertebrate Fish Food and Veggie Algae Wafers for fish.

Betaine is distributed widely in animals, plants, and microorganisms, and rich dietary sources include seafood, especially marine invertebrates (≈ 1 %); wheat germ or bran (≈ 1 %); and spinach (≈ 0.7 %).

Prior to the dive we will give a briefing and share information about the underwater terrain as well as interesting marine life such as endemic species of Hawaii (fish and marine invertebrates only found in Hawaii).

A seaweed - like marine invertebrate contains a molecule that has piqued interest as a drug but is in short supply: Collecting 14 tons of the critters, a type of bryozoan, yields just 18 grams of the potential medicine.

Figuerola is one of the members of the Distantcom project, which is the continuation of the Ecoquim and Actiquim projects, led by Professor Conxita Àvila (Faculty of Biology - IRBio) to study chemical ecology, phylogeny, phylogeography and trophic ecology of marine invertebrate communities in the Antarctica.

A team at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) examined the potential distribution of over 900 species of shelf - dwelling marine invertebrates under a warming scenario produced by computer models.

Jellyfish are marine invertebrates belonging to the Scyphozoa class, and in turn the phylum Cnidaria.

Some of the bone - white marine invertebrates were still alive at that point.

But in the Galapagos Islands the fate of this lowly marine invertebrate is the linchpin of a crisis that conservationists believe could threaten the second largest marine reserve in the world.

It was suspected that the ancient marine invertebrates, called edrioasteroids, had tube feet.

Spicules are the calcareous remains of tiny, soft - bodied marine invertebrates such as sea fans and sea whips (corals), sea cucumbers and sponges.

One of the largest mass extinctions of animal life on record, the casualty list includes large crocodile - like reptiles and several marine invertebrates.

By analogy to marine invertebrates today, some scientists believe that Urbilateria burrowed on the sea bottom as an adult and swam as a larva, with simple eyes like those in many living marine larvae.

The researchers investigated the genetics of a native marine invertebrate species (the tunicate Ciona intestinalis) in the English Channel, an area with a high prevalence of shipping.

Let's get this out of the way first: The penis worms are a group of marine invertebrates named for their penislike shape.

White abalone (Haliotis sorenseni), the first federally protected marine invertebrate, now teeters at just 1 percent of its former population because so many people find it tasty.

«Linking environmental conditions to cycles of illness is a powerful shift in approach, especially since marine invertebrates are such sensitive sensors of climatic stresses,» says marine biology graduate student James Cervino of the University of South Carolina, Columbia.

It is important to remember that the group led by Professor Conxita Àvila participated in the discovery of a new species of Osedax, a bone - eating marine invertebrate, named Osedax deceptionensis.

The hardy marine invertebrates survive a bleaching process but their growth is slowed, a UCLA study conducted off the coast of American Samoa has found.

Marine invertebrate biology.

Here, we exploit the experimental tractability of a broadcast spawning marine invertebrate to overcome these challenges and characterise multivariate sexual selection on sperm traits when multiple ejaculates compete.

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Pet retailers with a marine department may wonder just how important it is to carry marine invertebrates.

Shining a Spotlight The way you display marine invertebrates is critical to your success in selling them.

You will not be successful with a shotgun approach to marine invertebrate maintenance and display.

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