Researchers capture video of freshwater fish grabbing birds out of the air
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa has for the first time captured on video, a freshwater fish leaping out of the water and into the air to grab...
View ArticleCod may serenade females with rhythmic grunts
Male cod may 'sing' to females during mating, suggests a new study investigating the sounds cod and pollack produce during the spawning season.
View ArticleNo-take marine reserves a no-win for seahorses
A UTS study on how seahorses are faring in no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) in NSW has revealed that where finishing is prohibited, seahorses aren't doing as well.
View ArticleThe secret life of the sea trout
Jan G. Davidsen and his graduate students are spies. They use listening stations and special tags they attach to their subjects to track their movements. They follow their subjects winter and summer,...
View ArticleScientists document longest-ever case of sperm storage in sharks
Brownbanded bamboo sharks take the term "resourceful" to a whole new level. Steinhart Aquarium biologists at the California Academy of Sciences were taken aback when a shark egg case dropped by an...
View ArticleFish species flourish in hypersaline estuary
Scientists have a better understanding of fish capable of living in highly saline estuaries following an in-depth study of the Leschenault Estuary in south-western Australia.
View ArticleFish species in Lake Tana genetically surprisingly similar
The different species of barbels in Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia have evolved from a common ancestor. When biologists from Wageningen University first described the fifteen species over twenty years...
View ArticleRobotic vehicles offer a new tool in study of shark behavior
The dramatic video footage of a great white shark attacking the "REMUS SharkCam" autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) brought some of the highest ratings to Discovery Channel's Shark Week 2014 and went...
View ArticleStudy shows sharks have personalities
For the first time a study led by researchers at Macquarie University has observed the presence of individual personality differences in Port Jackson sharks.
View ArticleA population study of whale sharks in the Red Sea reveals unique group dynamics
Despite being the largest known fish in the sea, little is known about the world's population of whale sharks. Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia,...
View ArticleBiology and neutrons collide to unlock secrets of fish ear bones
Scientific discovery can come from anywhere, but few researchers can say the answers to their questions would come from the pea-sized bones in the head of a six-foot-long, 200-pound prehistoric...
View ArticleInternational survey on the use of zebrafish in research highlights...
Scientists at the University of Plymouth, the NC3Rs and AstraZeneca have conducted the largest survey to date on the use and care of zebrafish in research. The results are published in Journal of Fish...
View ArticleWill the Great American Eclipse make animals act strangely? Science says yes
It's not just humans who will be affected by the Great American Eclipse coming on Aug. 21 - expect animals to act strangely too.
View ArticleFish respond to predator attack by doubling growth rate
Scientists have known for years that when some fish sense predators eating members of their species, they try to depart the scene of the crime and swim toward safer waters. This sensible behavior is...
View ArticleNew species of fish displays striking color difference between males and females
A new species of freshwater fish in the family Characidae, called Hyphessobrycon myrmex, exhibits an intriguing sexual dichromatism: Adult males are a deep reddish-orange, while females and juveniles...
View ArticleUK chalk-stream salmon genetically unique
Salmon from the chalk streams of southern England are genetically unique, researchers have discovered.
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