News tagged with fish larvae

Study shows drifting fish larvae allow marine reserves to rebuild fisheries

Marine ecologists at Oregon State University have shown for the first time that tiny fish larvae can drift with ocean currents and "re-seed" fish stocks significant distances away – more than 100 miles ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

An enigmatic problem in marine ecology uncovered

A new research paper from an international and interdisciplinary team, published in the journal Ecography, has uncovered the mystery behind the relationship between the duration of the open water period and the geographic covera ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Commonly used herbicides seen as threat to endangered butterflies

A Washington State University toxicologist has found that three commonly used herbicides can dramatically reduce butterfly populations.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

DNA evidence shows that marine reserves help to sustain fisheries

Researchers reporting online on May 24 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology present the first evidence that areas closed to all fishing are helping to sustain valuable Australian fisheries. The intern ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ion exchange may be most important driver of gill development in fish

(PhysOrg.com) -- A long-standing theory is that the first function of fish gills was to allow fish to breathe, but new research is casting doubt on the idea that this activity developed first.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

A new molecular technique detects Anisakis in all fish

A new method enables anisakids to be detected in any fish product, from a whole fish, fresh or frozen, to tinned fish and surimi. Developed by Spanish scientists, the system is based on molecular techniques ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Elusive protein points to mechanism behind hearing loss

(PhysOrg.com) -- A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller University’s A. ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ocean acidification leaves clownfish deaf to predators

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the Industrial Revolution, over half of all the CO2 produced by burning fossil fuels has been absorbed by the ocean, making pH drop faster than any time in the last 650,000 years and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Fish larvae find the reef by orienting: The earlier the better

For the first time, a numerical study conducted by the University of Miami incorporates horizontal larval fish navigation skills into realistic 3D flow fields, creating a powerful tool that spells out how ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast