by CORAL Magazine | Sep 17, 2020 | Marine
Scientists are using a new genetic tool to identify corals—with astonishing results via ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies “The traditional classification of corals is dead,” says Prof Andrew Baird, from James Cook University, who led a recent scientific...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 9, 2020 | Marine
Australian coral harvest sustainability questioned via James Cook University A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian aquarium coral industry The study’s lead author, Professor Morgan Pratchett...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 25, 2020 | Marine
Via Coral Center of Excellence, James Cook University A new study reveals that the diets of reef fish dictate how fast different species evolve. The breakthrough adds another piece to the fascinating evolutionary puzzle of coral reefs and the fishes that live on them....
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Nov 13, 2015 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Dictionaries define “tresses” as long locks of hair, particularly from women, and “dis-” is defined as a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “asunder,” “away,” “utterly,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force. Whew, quite a sentence! So a distressed damsel...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 12, 2015 | Marine
Among terrestrial animals, extreme alarm or distress calls and bodily defense reactions are well known: the piercing wail of a rabbit caught by a fox, the blinding jet of anal gland musk unleashed by a cornered skunk, the toxic or even burning sprays of certain angry...
