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Coral reef habitats that are more complex tend to recover faster than environmental disturbances because such structures create eddies in the current that help their coral larvae settle down and help to rebuild the reef.
Read moreClimate change causes animal species to migrate to new locations where conditions are more tolerable.
Read moreA recent study by researchers from Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Westminster College and the Saint Louis Zoo has revealed that the genetic pathways of young turtles can get altered if they are exposed to BPA during their early
Read moreNow, scientists from Duke University have identified the genes that enable the fish to achieve this unique feat. They publish their findings in the recent issue of the Biology Letters journal.
Read moreEcologists from Denmark and Australia made this discovery after tagging two mother humpback whales and eight calves in Exmouth Gulf off western Australia. The reason for this subtle form of communication is to avoid detection by killer whales.
Read moreAfter examining a fossil of a sharklike fish (Doliodus problematicus) that dated back to the lower Devonian period (about 400 million years ago), scientists at the American Museum of Natural History's Division of Paleontology realised that
Read moreAfter studying two species of corals (pink sea fan and dead man's fingers), researchers at the University of Exeter have discovered distinct genetic differences within those living in different locations.
Read moreWhen corals experience stressful environmental conditions, scientists observed a significant change in which genes the corals activated within their cells.
Read moreAlso known as the strawberry squid, they live in the mesopelagic or twilight zone of the ocean, some 200 to 1,000 metres below the surface.
Read moreCorals harbour a microbiome that consists of microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea that help them function and thrive.
Read moreFar from being lost, it is likely that this area comprises part of its distribution range.
Read moreUsing a mini-remotely operated vehicle to conduct the search, the researchers only hit paydirt after several days. Near Western Australia's Recherche Archipelago, the first ever field sightings were made.
Read moreMost adult barramundi live in freshwater rivers but need ocean water to hatch their eggs.
Read moreBased on their research into the physical attributes of the nacre in fossil and present-day shells, the biomineral appeared to provide an accurate record of temperature as the material is formed in a mollusk.
Read moreUsing DNA from skin samples collected from the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), alongside data from previous genetic studies, scientists from American Museum of
Read moreBased on their research, which covered more than 200 coral reef systems in the western Indian Ocean, the orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) was usually found among corals and algae that build reef systems.
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