Sentences with phrase «studied lamprey»

For over a decade, the Bronner group has studied lamprey because of the unique insights they offer into the evolution of vertebrates, and particularly the evolution of new structures like jaws.

Now, by studying the lamprey, Caltech researchers have discovered an unexpected mechanism for the evolution of the neurons of the peripheral nervous system — nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Not exact matches

biochemical evidence such as Cytochrome - cyto - C is just one of the thousands of sequences and is not proof of common ancestry, as there are more variations than similarities in the genetic code, on the other hand a study of the amino acid make - up reveals that man is closer to lamprey than are fish.

«The results of this study could be a critical step toward developing advanced technologies to control sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, which have caused unparalleled damage to fisheries,» said David Ullrich, chair of the GLFC.

«Remarkably, we didn't set out to study sex determination in sea lampreys — we were planning to study environmental effects on growth rates only,» said Nick Johnson, a USGS scientist and the lead author of the study.

During the study, environments lacking plentiful food were male - skewed, with 78 percent of sea lampreys becoming male after three years, whereas environments more conducive to growth produced only 56 percent males.

Unlike most animals, sea lampreys, an invasive, parasitic species of fish damaging the Great Lakes, could become male or female depending on how quickly they grow, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study.

Studies of the modern species» blood - feeding physiology got a solid source of new data in 2013 when an international team decoded the genetic instruction book of the sea lamprey, a notorious invader of the Great Lakes.

Contact: 508-685-3525; [email protected] Woods Hole, Mass. — Many of the genes involved in natural repair of the injured spinal cord of the lamprey are also active in the repair of the peripheral nervous system in mammals, according to a study by a collaborative group of scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and other institutions.

His specialty is explaining scientific studies for lay audiences, including recent stories about riverless urban areas in the Great Lakes Basin, the impact of climate change on rare plants and the use of sex pheromones to combat the invasive sea lamprey.

Conducted hundreds of raceway experiments with lamprey studying nocturnal migration and mating behaviors