In this Flashback Friday, scientists uncover the potential for fish scale analysis in aiding the research and documentation of historic environmental conditions. It turns out humans are not the only […]
In this week’s Flashback Friday, learn how light, particularly at night, affects the survival of young salmon during their migration to the sea. As a favorite snack of many predatory […]
Mollusks are often associated with ecologically harmful invasions and damaged boat engines. A laundry list of mollusks like the infamous Zebra mussel, Asian clam, and New Zealand mud snail can wreak havoc in water bodies they are not native to. However, species of the Mollusca phylum aren’t purely malevolent – in fact, some of these pocket-sized filter feeders are used by scientists as biological instruments to indicate water quality.
