by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Jan 28, 2015 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
A day or so ago I was contacted by a researcher doing some research into forensic science. The questions being asked concerned the decomposition of bodies underwater. For those of you who watch or watched the CSI-type shows, this researcher was creating the analogue...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Nov 10, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine, News & Notes
By Ron Shimek with illustrations by Jan Kocian Introduction Over the past many years when I have spoken to many aquarists, students, and other audiences about modern and ancient biology, one of the implicit themes for my discussions has been the ubiquity of death as a...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | May 5, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Recently, I have written quite a bit about many temperate and cold water animals, some of which would, could, or should, make beautiful additions to an aquarium having the appropriate conditions. Aquarists interested in coral reefs have probably noticed the absence...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 28, 2012 | CORAL Errata, Marine
CORRECTIONS DEPT. The image illustrating Reefkeeping 101 (CORAL Sept/Oct 2012, page 116) by Inken Krause was mistakenly identified as a Tiger Cowrie. It is, in fact, a smaller species, Monetaria annulus, that makes an excellent grazer for reef aquariums. The corrected...
