The Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. –Aristotle To understand the biogeography of the modern deep sea, we must examine the…

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Biogeography of the Deep Sea

“There is absolutely nothing to restrict the geographical ranges of animals in the deep sea.  Dr. Wallich, the pioneer of deep-sea research, eighteen years ago…

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Simple Summer Recipes for Dead Seafloor Carrion

The 285  macrourid fishes, the rattails, whiptails, and grenadiers, are one of, if not the, most abundant fish in the deep.  You cannot throw…well anything…without…

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Worst Evolutionary Designs? No! Brilliant Solutions to the Complexity of Nature and Constraints

It’s been eight days since Miriam posted at Double XX This Wired piece on the 10 Worst Evolutionary Designs also made me want to smash…

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