News tagged with antarctic fish
New fish discovered in the Bellingshausen Sea
(PhysOrg.com) -- The new species of Antarctic fish, Gosztonyia antarctica, has been discovered at a depth of 650 metres in the Bellingshausen Sea in the Antarctic Ocean, an area which has not been studied ...
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Study finds fish of Antarctica threatened by climate change
A Yale-led study of the evolutionary history of Antarctic fish and their "anti-freeze" proteins illustrates how tens of millions of years ago a lineage of fish adapted to newly formed polar conditions – ...
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Ocean warming causes elephant seals to dive deeper
Global warming is having an effect on the dive behaviour and search for food of southern elephant seals. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association cooperating ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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New study provides insight into Southern Ocean food web
One of the most comprehensive studies of animals in the Southern Ocean reveals a region that is under threat from the effects of environmental change.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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What do killer whales eat in the Arctic?
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are the top marine predator, wherever they are found, and seem to eat everything from schools of small fish to large baleen whales, over twice their own size. The increase in hun ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Remote sensing places nature at our fingertips
When the crew of Apollo 17 snapped the famous Blue Marble photo of Earth in 1972, they gave humanity its first truly global perspective on the planet we all call home. The image helped spark recognition of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2012 |
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New study shows how much food is needed by seabirds
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of scientists, including one from the U.S. Geological Survey, has shown that many seabirds begin to suffer when the food available for them in the ocean declines below a critical level. ...
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Copepods eat their own weight belts
Scientists have solved the mystery of how tiny marine crustaceans called copepods regulate the rhythms of their life-cycle.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Changes in krill abundance inferred from antarctic fur seal
It is possible to know a tree from its fruit, but is it possible to know a prey from its predator? The answer is YES with Antarctic krill and Antarctic fur seals. Scientists of the University of ...
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Dec 01, 2011 |
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New York state may soon suffer outsize effects from climate, says report
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first statewide climate change outlook for New York, scientists say that the state may suffer disproportionate effects in coming decades compared with other regions, due to its geography ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Seals rehab works, it's official
(PhysOrg.com) -- Injured seals nursed back to life by the RSPCA have as good a chance of surviving when sent back into the wild as their healthy peers, according to new research.
Nov 02, 2011 |
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