Title: “Sexual conflict: Arms race or tug-of-war?” Dr. Adam Chippendale. Location: RIX Centre.
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Where are the biggest mussels?
Connor and Robles (2015), working on small a spatial scale, show that mussels (Mytilus californicus) from low-shore and high wave exposure habitats grow faster when young and become the largest adults.
Summer seminar, Thurs, Aug 13, 7pm
Title: “Left-right asymmetry: The interplay between development, genetics and evolution (and other stories)” Location: RIX Centre.
No, we have not forgotten you, Alan
A Vancouver Island marmot who made his way to Bamfield was shortly thereafter returned to his mountain habitat, without even getting to surf. Follow Alan’s Titter feed @BamfieldMarmot. photos: J, Reynolds
Summer seminar, Wed, Aug 5, 7pm
Title: “Peeling out predation intensity: can repair frequency be a useful proxy towards understanding predation?” Location: RIX Centre.
How gooseneck barnacles mate despite having ‘unusually short’ penises.
Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus) have evolved novel mating strategies in the wave-swept intertidal.
Summer seminar, July 30, 7pm
Title: “Spatial ecology and energetics of seabirds facing climate change and fisheries”. Location: RIX Centre.
Anatomical interpretations of fossils tested using acorn worms found at Cape Beale
BMSC researchers Karma Nanglu and Dr. Chris Cameron (BMSC Alumnus, PhD) examine the validity of anatomical interpretations of a Burgess Shale enteropneust.
Long spines means smooth swimming for porcelain crab zoea larvae
BMSC / SFU Alumnus Anna Smith and Greg Jensen, (U of Washington, BMSC Crustacean Biology instructor) show the fantastically long spines on porcelain crab zoea larvea may these larvae to remain in nearshore coastal waters.
Hagfish adapt to high ammonia environments
Graduate student Alex Clifford and collegues report that the Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) has an exceptional ability to both withstand and recover from exposure to high external ammonia it encounters when burrowed inside the decomposing carcass while feeding.