This post was based on a talk I gave for Darwin Day last year at the Duke Marine Lab. Reposting in honor of Darwin Day.…
View More Darwin Day Repost – Ex Omnia Conchis: Darwin And His Beloved BarnaclesCategory: Evolution
Deep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same Band
I am really loving the new paper by O’Hara et al. The gist is we typically think of the different oceans having unique sets of…
View More Deep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same BandRed Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to…
View More Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate ChangeScientist In Residence: Danny Richter on the To Humble Diatom
Dear Diatoms, You are pretty, and I like you. Haeckel liked you too, so did Gaudi. Obviously, they appreciated the little things in life. While…
View More Scientist In Residence: Danny Richter on the To Humble DiatomBarnacle Evolution I: Phylogeny Served Without Plates
Barnacle evolution was recently rewritten by a large effort of Perez-Losada and colleagues in 2008. Using a combination of genes and morphological traits they rejected…
View More Barnacle Evolution I: Phylogeny Served Without PlatesMove Over Boneworm, the Bone Snail is Taking Over
You’ve all heard about the bone-eating zombie worm from hell. Yeah it was like OK, but whatever. It had its day like, you know, way…
View More Move Over Boneworm, the Bone Snail is Taking OverGuest Post: The Secret to Flexibility in a Glass Sponge
Aquanautix is a PhD marine biologist interested in deep-sea exploration, science, education, and policy. For more posts like these see the new Aquanautix Blog, online…
View More Guest Post: The Secret to Flexibility in a Glass SpongeHow To Cuddle Your Lady Right, by Smoove A
You are probably aware that Smoove A* is an authority on crustaceous love. Some have gone so far as to describe Smoove A as the…
View More How To Cuddle Your Lady Right, by Smoove ACephalopod on Cephalopod Crime
New work in the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society indicates that ammonites were likely preyed upon beaked squids. The Chamouth Mudstone Formation on the…
View More Cephalopod on Cephalopod CrimeFinding Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine
A flurry of new research is redefining our views on where life resides on Earth. The biosphere is the zone of air, land, and water…
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