by CORAL Magazine | May 22, 2013 | Marine, News & Notes
Israeli marine scientists say they have discovered why Heteroxenia corals pulsate, resolving a 200-year-old scientific mystery, appears in the current issue of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the US). Along the way, they also discovered that...
by CORAL Magazine | May 15, 2013 | Marine
Workshop Preview by Tal Sweet Since 2010 the Marine Breeder’s Workshop has been at the forefront of captive breeding events in North America. The Workshop is part of the Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI, www.mbisite.org) and was created to bring some of the biggest...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | May 12, 2013 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Whelks, Anemones, and Sea Urchins I am back to continue with my posting after an unexpected absence due to bodily self-decomposition. A word to the wise, don’t get old. Or if you do, don’t let your body know. It might just not like the process. ...
by Ret Talbot | May 9, 2013 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Opinion By Ret Talbot Excerpt from CORAL, May/June 2013 I was having a conversation last night with a person who knows his way around the marine aquarium livestock trade and hobby. We were discussing the future of both trade and hobby in light of the increasing number...
by CORAL Magazine | May 9, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
BROWSE the Digital Edition See Table of Contents Credits: Image (Broomtail Wrasse, Cheilinus lunulatus, Alf Jacob Nilsen; background: Lobophyllia hemprichii, Janine Cairns Michael.)
by CORAL Magazine | May 9, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Here’s a very nice SPS reef with thriving corals in a 4x2x2 footprint. (Approximately 120 gallons or 450 L, 120 x 60 x 60 cm.) Interesting sound track is a bonus. Credit: Shane Canellis | YouTube “You can find more info on the tank at www.masa.asn.au...