Scientists show that a subset of present coral fauna will likely populate oceans as water temperatures continue to rise
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Bumphead parrotfish exert both positive and negative effects on coral reef ecosystems -
Thought to be the world's largest bony fish, the oarfish is an elusive sea creature. When an 18-foot specimen was found on October 13 by a snorkeler off Catalina, UCSB parasitologists jumped on the chance to examine its tissues. Their findings... -
Researchers have discovered that the female market squid possesses a pair of rainbow iridescent stripes. These flank a single stripe, which can go from complete transparency to bright white, mimicking the male testis. This may allow the female to... -
The neurotransmitter acetylcholine sets in motion a cascade of events that drive the color-changing process in cephalopods -
A new study by researchers from UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) sheds light on how threats to the world's endangered coral reef ecosystems can be more effectively managed.
