Tiny marine larvae survive by turning carnivorous
Some marine worm larvae are pint-sized predators.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2022
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Invertebrate Biology presents fundamental advances in our understanding of the structure, function, ecology, and evolution of the invertebrates, which represent the vast majority of animal diversity. Though ultimately organismal in focus, the journal publishes manuscripts addressing phenomena at all levels of biological organization.
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Website
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1744-7410
- Impact factor
- 1.306 (2011)
Invertebrate Biology
Meet the 'mold pigs,' a new group of invertebrates from 30 million years ago
Fossils preserved in Dominican amber reveal a new family, genus and species of microinvertebrate from the mid-Tertiary period, a discovery that shows unique lineages of the tiny creatures were living 30 million years ago.
Archaeology
Oct 8, 2019
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Parents unknown—Mysterious larvae found in Panama's two oceans
Under the microscope, sea water reveals the larval stages of little-known marine creatures called phoronids (horseshoe worms), but finding their parents is another story. Although such fanciful larvae caught the eye of scientists ...
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2019
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Mite detectives can unravel crimes by locating stolen goods
Some of the world's biggest heists, involving huge bundles of cash or stolen goods, could be solved by one of nature's smallest creatures.
Other
Oct 25, 2018
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Estuaries protect Dungeness crabs from deadly parasites
Parasitic worms can pose a serious threat to the Dungeness crab, a commercially important fishery species found along the west coast of North America. The worms are thought to have caused or contributed to the crash of the ...
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2015
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Researchers document new species of carnivorous sponge (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—Researchers working with a team from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have confirmed that a species of sponge first spotted off the coast of California in 2000 by a team of geologists, is indeed new. ...
