News tagged with crayfish
Resilin springs simplify the control of crustacean limb movements
May 29, 2009 |
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Animals can simplify the brain control of their limb movements by moving a joint with just one muscle that operates against a spring made of the almost perfect elastic substance called resilin. This principle is analysed ...
Crayfish win by cheating
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study conducted at UQ's Moreton Bay Research Station has found, when it comes to crayfish, size really does matter.
Crafty Australian crayfish cheat
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Nestled just off the east coast of Australia, picturesque North Stradbroke Island is a haven for local wildlife. Yet some of the inhabitants of the island's creeks and swamps are far from peaceful. Slender crayfish are aggressive ...
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Oldest Australian crayfish fossils provide missing evolutionary link
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Crayfish body fossils and burrows discovered in Victoria, Australia, have provided the first physical evidence that crayfish existed on the continent as far back as the Mesozoic Era, says Emory University paleontologist Anthony ...
Are all males liars and cheaters? Yes -- if they're crayfish!
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Apr 02, 2007 |
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Intimidation and threats are common throughout society, whether it’s in the school playground, sporting arena or boardroom. Threatening behaviour is equally widespread among non-human animals. Individuals ...
Scientists investigate role of stem cells in adult brain cell production
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Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Georgia State researchers in the university’s Neuroscience Institute and the department of biology are investigating how stem cells create new brain cells in adulthood.
What gives us sunburn protects crayfish against bacteria
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Sep 24, 2007 |
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The production of melanin gives us sunburns, but it also helps invertebrate animals to encapsulate attacking fungi and parasites. Uppsala University researchers, in collaboration with Korean and Thai colleagues, can now ...
Fighting Aussie yabbies don't forget a face
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Feb 28, 2008 |
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The fighting Australian yabby does not forget the face of its foes says new research from University of Melbourne zoologists.
Hope for Ridding Lakes of Clawed Invader
Jul 31, 2006 |
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The rusty crayfish - a voracious, bullying exotic that has visited ecological havoc on numerous Wisconsin lakes - may have finally met its match.
Inside the brain of a crayfish
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Sep 01, 2007 |
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Voyage to the bottom of the sea, or simply look along the bottom of a clear stream and you may spy lobsters or crayfish waving their antennae. Look closer, and you will see them feeling around with their legs and flicking ...
Reservoirs promote spread of aquatic invasive species
Oct 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest "damming" evidence suggests that manmade reservoirs are facilitating the spread of invasive species in Wisconsin lakes.
Biological invasions increasing due to freshwater impoundments
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Sep 02, 2008 |
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The growing number of dams and other impoundments is increasing the number of invasive species and the speed at which they spread, putting natural lakes at risk, says a study led by the University of Colorado ...
Biologists discover 'death stench' is a universal ancient warning signal
Sep 11, 2009 |
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The smell of recent death or injury that repels living relatives of insects has been identified as a truly ancient signal that functions to avoid disease or predators, biologists have discovered.
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