Sentences with phrase «more acidic water showed»

But the clownfish in more acidic water showed no preference for moving away from the threatening sound, while those exposed to normal levels of acidity move away from the perceived danger source.

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Experiments at UC Davis» Bodega Marine Laboratory show that the snails lose this escape response as waters become more acidic, a consequence of climate change.

You can't tell by standing on a beach and watching waves roll in, but experiments show that ocean water is becoming more acidic.

Previous research by Dixson and others has shown that as water becomes more acidic, it begins to interfere with a structure — called a receptor — on cells in a fish's brain.

McLaughlin's research shows that there is now evidence for falling concentrations of aragonite — the result of surface waters becoming more acidic because of the sea ice melting — making it more difficult for the shellfish to maintain their shells.