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Adventures in Sudan and Zambia

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:13:15 +0000

In the June 2013 issue, Béla Nagy writes about his adventures collecting in Africa. Two of the tougher places to collect were Sudan and Zambia, and he recalls his experiences there. By Béla Nagy Sudan: The Only Thing You Need Is Patience Many years ago, large parts of Africa were what people would call terra incognita, [...]

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Keeping South American Annual Killifish

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:27 +0000

By Charles Nunziata There are several explanations of why most hobbyists are not aware of South American annuals and many have not seen one alive. First is their absence from consumer outlets and the relative lack of coverage in hobby communications. In addition, there is a widespread perception that all killifish have a short lifespan. [...]

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First-Ever Underwater Lectures

Shari Horowitz — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:14:38 +0000

Unique university lecture held 18 metres underwater Students at the University of Essex have taken their lectures to a whole new level – 18 metres under the sea in remote Indonesia to be precise. The ground-breaking underwater marine biology lectures were the first of their kind, revolutionising the teaching, educational and learning experience during dives [...]

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Disease and Uaru

Shari Horowitz — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:33:44 +0000

Radek Bednarczuk In the June 2013 issue, Radek Bednarczuk reviews the care requirments for uaru. An important point to consider is how to prevent, and if necessary treat, disease in these cichlids. Uaru amphiacanthoides is not as susceptible to HITH (hole in the head disease) as its cousin U. fernandezyepezi. However, it is better to be [...]

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Hips Evolved From Fish?

Shari Horowitz — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:47:05 +0000

New research has revealed that the evolution of the complex, weight-bearing hips of walking animals from the basic hips of fish was a much simpler process than previously thought. Tetrapods, or four-legged animals, first stepped onto land about 395 million years ago. This significant change was made possible by strong hipbones and a connection through [...]

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Endangered Cichlid Needs a Mate

Shari Horowitz — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:42:46 +0000

Aquarists at ZSL London Zoo are launching an urgent worldwide appeal to find a female mate for the last remaining males of a critically endangered fish species. The Mangarahara cichlid (Ptychochromis insolitus) is believed to be extinct in the wild, due to the introduction of dams drying up its habitat of the Mangarahara River in [...]

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Fish Tank Kings to Begin Season 2

Shari Horowitz — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:50:45 +0000

The May 2013 issue featured an interview with the stars of Nat Geo Wild’s Fish Tank Kings. According to Francis Yupangco, the self-described “fish geek” on the show, the second season is bound to impress. “I think that if people enjoyed the first season, they’re going to be blown away by the second. And if they thought [...]

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Small Fish Can Beat Big Fish

Shari Horowitz — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:13:56 +0000

Fish win fights on strength of personality When predicting the outcome of a fight, the big guy doesn’t always win, suggests new research on fish. Scientists at the University of Exeter and Texas A&M University found that when fish fight over food, it is personality, rather than size, that determines whether they will be victorious. [...]

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Guppies Jump for a Reason?

Shari Horowitz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:01:44 +0000

COLLEGE PARK, Md – If you’ve owned a pet guppy, you know they often jump out of their tanks. Many a child has asked why the guppy jumped; many a parent has been stumped for an answer. Now a study by University of Maryland biologist Daphne De Freitas Soares reveals how guppies are able to [...]

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Why Pulse Corals Pulse

Shari Horowitz — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:51:16 +0000

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered why Heteroxenia corals pulsate. Their work, which resolves an old scientific mystery, appears in the current issue of PNAS. One of the most fascinating and spectacular sights in the coral reef of Eilat is the perpetual motion of the tentacles [...]

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