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Tag: Megavertebrate Week

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Poster child for Earth Day?

Peter Etnoyer April 21, 2007 Megavertebrate Week

This Earth Day, remember the deep-sea. The goblin shark (shown here) and the frill shark are two of the rarest and deepest dwelling of sharks.…

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Signing-off on Megavertebrate Week

Peter Etnoyer April 21, 2007 Megavertebrate Week

The core idea behind Megavertebrate Week was to identify neritic species that can be found in the deep sea, in order to make that “deep-sea…

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Studying whale behavior from Davey Jones locker

Peter Etnoyer April 20, 2007 Megavertebrate WeekMichelle Kinzel

Story by Michelle Kinzel, OSU How do you study the sperm whale, Physeter catadon, when they dive up to 3 km (1.9 miles) to the…

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Whale sharks do it deeper

Peter Etnoyer April 20, 2007 Megavertebrate Week

A close encounter with a whale shark is one of the “things to do” on the life list for many scuba divers and snorkelers. Perhaps you have been one of the lucky few to swim with these enormous friendly elasmobranchs off Honduras in Utila (pictured), off Belize at Gladden Spit, or off the coast of south Texas in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

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Friday Deep-Sea Picture (04/21/07)

Dr. M April 20, 2007 Megavertebrate Week

A megavertebrate picture from the old private collection. A Chinstrap aboard the R/V Polarstern .

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Sea turtles are bloggers,too

Peter Etnoyer April 19, 2007 Megavertebrate Week

Conservation International wins this year’s Award for Affirmative Action by hiring an endangered species to raise awareness about biodiversity conservation and habitat loss. His health…

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Stocking the Lab with Megaverts

Dr. M April 19, 2007 Megavertebrate Week

Sure I could have lab full of undergraduates, graduate students, and post doctoral fellows working away at my research. On the other hand I could…

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Useless Wings But Better Lungs

Dr. M April 19, 2007 Allison BoyerMegavertebrate Week

A special post from Alison Boyer whose research encompasses birds and body size evolution. Penguins are remarkable divers, capable of diving to depths exceeding 200m.…

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Daddy, Do Whales Sleep?

Dr. M April 18, 2007 Megavertebrate Week

The offspring is at it again this time asking about the nocturnal habits of whales. Luckily, Cortunix over at Blog Around the Clock addresses just…

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From The Desk of Zelnio: Dermochelys coriacea

Kevin Zelnio April 18, 2007 Best of ZelnioMegavertebrate Week

So you walk into the pet shop, you’re looking around at all the little animals and you see a cute little turtle in a freshwater…

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