News tagged with fish larvae

Ocean acidification leaves clownfish deaf to predators

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the Industrial Revolution, over half of all the CO2 produced by burning fossil fuels has been absorbed by the ocean, making pH drop faster than any time in the last 650,000 years and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

An enigmatic problem in marine ecology uncovered

A new research paper from an international and interdisciplinary team, published in the journal Ecography, has uncovered the mystery behind the relationship between the duration of the open water period and the geographic covera ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows drifting fish larvae allow marine reserves to rebuild fisheries

Marine ecologists at Oregon State University have shown for the first time that tiny fish larvae can drift with ocean currents and "re-seed" fish stocks significant distances away – more than 100 miles ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new molecular technique detects Anisakis in all fish

A new method enables anisakids to be detected in any fish product, from a whole fish, fresh or frozen, to tinned fish and surimi. Developed by Spanish scientists, the system is based on molecular techniques ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

French baby eels flown to Finland to replenish Baltic stock

Some 153,000 baby eels will be flown to Finland from France on Wednesday to help boost the Nordic country's stock of the endangered fish, the Federation of Finnish Fisheries Association said.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ion exchange may be most important driver of gill development in fish

(PhysOrg.com) -- A long-standing theory is that the first function of fish gills was to allow fish to breathe, but new research is casting doubt on the idea that this activity developed first.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Elusive protein points to mechanism behind hearing loss

(PhysOrg.com) -- A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller University’s A. ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0