Living with a killer: How an unlikely mantis shrimp-clam association violates a biological principle
When clams gamble on living with a killer, sometimes their luck may run out, according to a University of Michigan study.
When clams gamble on living with a killer, sometimes their luck may run out, according to a University of Michigan study.
Plants & Animals
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A new study published in the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research has modeled which habitats in Aotearoa New Zealand might be most vulnerable to gold clam invasion in the hope that management efforts can ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2024
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Solar panel and biorefinery designers could learn a thing or two from iridescent giant clams living near tropical coral reefs, according to a new Yale-led study.
Biotechnology
Jul 1, 2024
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China low activation martensitic (CLAM) steel, as a typical reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel, is the main candidate structural material for fusion reactors due to its low activation, high mechanical properties, ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 9, 2024
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The Atlantic surf clam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that started more than two decades ...
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Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world's first system of farming shipworms, which they have renamed "Naked Clams." These long, white saltwater clams are the world's fastest-growing ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2023
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The invasive Asian clam is more common in the lower Columbia River than its native habitat of southeast Asia, according to a study of the clam's abundance in the river.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2023
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Clam leases are designated underwater locations used to produce hard clams of all sizes from littlenecks to chowders. Clam production or aquaculture can be a risky business due in part to unwanted marine intruders. Among ...
Ecology
May 15, 2023
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According to NOAA Fisheries, more than 80 percent of marine aquaculture production in the United States consists of bivalve mollusks such as oysters, clams and mussels. However, it's not just humans who enjoy eating these ...
Ecology
Mar 7, 2023
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A new study reveals that there are many ways bivalves bore through solid rock, but a lack of habitat may lock them into an evolutionary dead end.
Plants & Animals
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