Rings in stomach could be key to telling lobsters' ages
Researchers are testing a technique they say could determine the age of lobsters.
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Feb 26, 2017
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DMC researchers test technique to determine lobster's age
Research professor Rick Wahle and graduate student Carl Huntsberger are testing a technique at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center to determine the age of lobsters.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2017
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Valuable Caribbean spiny lobsters get their food from an unexpected source
In the typical food web that most of us learned in school, the sun is the ultimate source of energy. Plants use energy from the sun to produce their own food via photosynthesis. Animals eat those plants or other animals. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2016
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Warming temperatures can reduce marine diversity but increase freshwater species
In contrast to previous research, scientists have found that habitat warming can reduce the diversity of species in marine environments, but increase speciation in freshwater habitats.
Ecology
Oct 4, 2016
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Rising ocean temperatures threaten baby lobsters
If water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine rise a few degrees by end of the century, it could mean trouble for lobsters and the industry they support.
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Sep 22, 2016
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Well-wrapped feces allow lobsters to eat jellyfish stingers without injury
Lobsters eat jellyfish without harm from the venomous stingers due to a series of physical adaptations. Researchers from Hiroshima University examined lobster feces to discover that lobsters surround their servings of jellyfish ...
Ecology
Aug 25, 2016
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Sweden asks EU to stop American lobster invasion
Sweden has asked the European Union for help to stop an invasion of American lobsters, saying they could wipe out their European cousins with deadly diseases.
Ecology
Mar 18, 2016
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Warm ocean could mean early boom in 2016 lobster catch
Maine's lobster catches will likely peak early this year, which could mean an abundance of cheap lobster for consumers and bad news for the state's signature industry, a group of scientists reported on Thursday.
Ecology
Mar 3, 2016
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Colorful baby lobster photo wins award for Maine biologist
A University of Maine graduate student's picture of a colorful tiny larval lobster has won a National Science Foundation award.
Ecology
Feb 26, 2016
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Fishermen worry as black sea bass stake New England claim
As waters warm off the coast of New England, black sea bass are moving north and, fishermen say, threatening the region's most valuable aquatic species: the lobster.
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Sep 27, 2015
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