Blog archive: Science
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Welcome to the Lizard Island Research Station blog
Life at Lizard Island Research Station is never dull. Fabulous coral reef environment, exciting discoveries, interesting visitors, amazing natural events! This post includes giant clam spawning, just to get you started.
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First terrestrial mammal recorded from Lizard Island
Tracks of a small mammal have been seen on several beaches at Lizard Island beaches since October 2009.
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Grow a backbone!
Can you imagine living without the vertebrae in your neck? Surely no animal on earth has a backbone that doesn't connect with its skull. Think again ...
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Flying foxes on powerlines
Keep an eye out for electrocuted bats on powerlines at this time of year.
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A fish that suckles its young
I just read an amazing web page about a fish that suckles its young while they are still inside the female's body.
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What's in a name?
Arggghhhh! Nothing gets my goat more than reading a novel or a report that shows a scientific name with both the genus and species names with upper case letters or neither word in italics.
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Slingjaw Wrasse feeding
The Slingjaw Wrasse is aptly named. The video shows excellent slow-motion footage of the greatly protrusible mouth during feeding. Click on the link to the fact sheet for more information on this species.
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Fish frontiers
Fish scientists find on average about one species per week previously unknown from Australian waters, yet there is still so much we don’t know, says Museum ichthyologist Dr Jeff Leis.
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Candiru - careful where you go...
Over the years quite a few people have asked me about the Candiru. Is it really true that this fish can end up inside the bladder of an unfortunate person who urinates in the wrong stream?
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Psychedelic frogfish makes a splash
In 2009, colleagues at the University of Washington, created quite a stir when they described a new species of frogfish from Indonesia. The fish goes by the scientific name Histiophryne psychedelica. When you watch the movie you'll probably agree that psychedelica is
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Common and Standard Names
Someone asked me about the difference between common and standard names. The video covers this topic and more.
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The exciting life of Anglerfishes
Ichthyology Collection Manager, Mark McGrouther, talks about deepsea anglerfishes.
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Frill Shark in Japan
The Frill Shark normally lives in oceanic waters at depths from 120 m to 1500 m. This fish was filmed alive (although most likely moribund) by Japanese divers.
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Fantastic fish feeding footage
After adding the BBC Life footage of Sailfish feeding to the site last week, Tom Rayner suggested that I look at 'The Last Sardine'.
