Offspring size variation within broods as a bet-hedging strategy in unpredictable environments [PDF]
, 2008 Offspring size is strikingly variable within species. Although theory can account for variation in offspring size among mothers, an adaptive explanation for variation within individual broods has proven elusive. Theoretical considerations of this problem
Bonduriansky, Russell +2 more
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Recovery at Morvin: SERPENT final report [PDF]
, 2010 Recovery from disturbance is poorly understood in deep water, but the extent of anthropogenic impacts is becoming increasingly well documented. We used Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) to visually assess the change in benthic habitat after exploratory ...
Gates, A.R., Jones, D.O.B.
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Hubungan Faktor Fisik-kimia Lingkungan dengan Keanekaragaman Echinodermata pada Daerah Pasang Surut Pantai Kairatu [PDF]
, 2008 The use of the sea resources is not balance with the conservation of sea environment. These effects can decrease the quality of sea resources. One of the sea resources is echinoderms.
Gofhur, A. (Abdul) +2 more
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Davidson Seamount Taxonomic Guide [PDF]
, 2008 Davidson Seamount is one of the largest seamounts in U.S. waters and the first to be characterized as a “seamount.” In 2002 and 2006, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) led two multi-institutional expeditions to characterize the geology ...
Burton, Erica J., Lundsten, Lonny
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Taxonomic review of selected invertebrate groups collected during the Campaigns of the Prince Albert I of Monaco in the Azorean waters. [PDF]
, 2005 In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Prince Albert I of Monaco promoted 13 cruises that sampled the Azorean waters. During those cruises a total of 2624 nominal marine species were reported in the area.
Cardigos, Frederico +4 more
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Phylogenetic Tree Construction for Starfish and Primate Genomes via Alignment Free Methods [PDF]
, 2015 A phylogenetic tree is a tree like diagram showing the evolutionary relationship among various species based on their differences or similarity in their physical or genetic makeup.The similarity in their genetic makeup is traditionally measured based on ...
Krishnan, Ambujam
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Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health of Ilhas Selvagens, Portugal [PDF]
, 2016 In September 2015, National Geographic's Pristine Seas project, in conjunction with the Instituto Universitário-Portugal, The Waitt Institute, the University of Western Australia, and partners conducted a comprehensive assessment of the rarely surveyed ...
A. Estep +9 more
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Arm Deflation in the Rare Thorny Sea Star, Poraniopsis inflatus (Asteroidea: Poraniidae), A Defensive Response to other Sea Stars? [PDF]
, 2010 The Thorny Sea Star, Poraniopsis inflatus, is rare in the Northeastern Pacific. It lacks pedicellariae or other overt defenses for protection against other predatory sea stars. During an earlier study, a P.
Anderson, Roland C., Shimek, Ronald L.
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Updating the zooplankton species list for the Belgian part of the North Sea [PDF]
, 2012 Many marine species are threatened, and given the importance of biodiversity indices in the current European marine policy, taking stock of existing species and species diversity is crucial.
De Backer, A. +4 more
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Some observations on the morphology of Sclerasterias richardi a rarely encountered Mediterranean Sea star (Echinodermata: Asteriidae) [PDF]
, 2008 The presence of specimens of the asteroid Sclerasterias richardi(Perrier, 1882) in Maltese waters,with some new details of its morphology (observed by SEM) and with special reference to its madreporites,is ...
Francesco Mastrototaro, Mifsud, C.
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