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Fish fathers exhibit signatures of 'baby brain' that may facilitate parental care behavior

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Behavioral Science, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Child Development, Child Psychology, Fish, Mating and Breeding, mice, Psychology

Many new parents are familiar with terms like 'baby brain' or 'mommy brain' that hint at an unavoidable decline in cognitive function associated with the hormonal changes of pregnancy, childbirth, and maternal caregiving. A new study of parental care in stickleback fish is a reminder that such parenting-induced changes in the brain and associated shifts in cognition and behavior are not just for females — and they're not just for mammals either.

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Safe mercury levels in Kotzebue Sound fish

September 28, 2019 0 Comments Cholesterol, Environmental Science, Fish, Fisheries, Hazardous Waste, Nutrition, Oceanography, Vitamin D, Wild Animals

A new analysis of Kotzebue Sound fish has found that mercury levels in a variety of its subsistence species are safe for unrestricted consumption. The study tested 297 subsistence-caught fish. The average mercury levels for each of the eight species were at levels considered safe by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.

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For this ocean dweller, ability to respond to warming waters is about location

September 27, 2019 0 Comments Ecology, Ecology Research, Environmental Awareness, Fish, Global Warming, Marine Biology, Nature, Oceanography

A new study seeks to tease out some of the myriad pressures that drive adaptation in small, widely dispersed marine animals called copepods.

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Longest coral reef survey to date reveals major changes in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

September 27, 2019 0 Comments Coral Reefs, Ecology, Ecology Research, Environmental Awareness, Fish, Global Warming, Marine Biology, Sea Life

An in-depth look at Australia's Great Barrier Reef over the past 91 years concludes that since 1928 intertidal communities have experienced major phase-shifts as a result of local and global environmental change, leaving few signs that reefs will return to their initial state in the near future. The long-term implications of these changes highlight the importance of avoiding phase shifts in coral reefs which may take many decades to repair, if at all.

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Living coral cover will slow future reef dissolution

September 26, 2019 0 Comments Coral Reefs, Ecology, Ecology Research, Fish, Global Warming, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Sea Life

The living tissue on corals protects their skeleton from dissolving as a result of ocean acidification according to an in situ experiment on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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Mosquitoes more likely to lay eggs in closely spaced habitats

September 26, 2019 0 Comments Biodiversity, Ecology, Exotic Species, Fish, Insects (including Butterflies), Nature, Recycling and Waste, Wild Animals

Patches of standing water that are close together are more likely to be used by mosquitoes to lay eggs in than patches that are farther apart.

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Viruses as modulators of interactions in marine ecosystems

September 26, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Biology, Fish, Marine Biology, Microbes and More, Microbiology, New Species, Virology

Viruses are mainly known as pathogens – often causing death. However, scientists are now showing how viruses influence the biology of living marine predators. This sheds new light on the general role of viruses in ocean ecosystems. For these insights, the scientists integrated a suite of innovative and high technology methods that have not been applied simultaneously in the study of marine ecosystems.

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Farmed oysters able to protect themselves from acidification

September 26, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Environmental Awareness, Fish, Fisheries, Global Warming, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Sustainability

Oysters bred for fast growth and disease resistance are able to adapt their shell growth to protect themselves from environmental acidification, according to new research.

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