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Cleaning Symbiosis - Do Cheaters Prosper?
- Are cleaner fish tempted to bite their clients?
- April 01, 2009—Parasites may be harmful to living organisms. A relationship called the cleaning symbiosis describes how some animals, the cleaners, remove parasites from other animals, the clients. Because of the close interaction between cleaner and client, a question arises: instead of picking off parasites, do cleaners ever bite their clients instead?
- Categories: Animal Information | Educational |
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Julie Hagelin
- Crested Auklets
- March 06, 2009—Dr. Julie Hagelin’s research has shown that in addition to their senses of sight and sound, some birds also use a sense of smell to communicate with others and to attract mates. She explains how studies of Crested Auklets at the Aquarium of the Pacific and at a breeding site in western Alaska have led her to say: “The bird nose knows”. Dr Hagelin is an assistant professor at Swarthmore College where she teaches classes in animal behavior, behavioral ecology, and general biology.
- Categories: Animal Information | Guest Speakers |
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Living Camouflage
- How some crabs avoid their predators
- February 18, 2009— Some species of crabs utilize novel forms of camouflage, covering their shells with other living organisms to fool their predators.
- Categories: Animal Information | Educational |
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Steller Visions
- Georg Steller and the vanishing species which bear his name
- February 01, 2009—The Gulf of California is home to a diverse assemblage of wildlife. This diversity is a reflection of the Gulf's distinctive geography. Impacts to wildlife from a variety of sources threaten many of the rare and endangered species that make the Gulf their home.
- Categories: Animal Information | Conservation Issues | Educational |
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Goldeneye
- Sea ducks drink seawater with help from a special gland
- December 15, 2008—The Common Goldeneye spends part of its year on freshwater lakes, and part on the coastal ocean. Like other sea ducks, they have an adaptation that allows them to drink saltwater safely.
- Categories: Animal Information | Educational |
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