Voyager: How Long Can a Seadragon Live and are Seadragons Seahorses?
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 19 August 2015
Seadragons, close relatives of seahorses, can live up to nine years in captivity, longer than seahorses. Unlike seahorses, they swim horizontally, lack grasping tails, and males carry young on tails without pouches.
Keywords: seadragons, seahorses, lifespan, captivity, marine biology, Scripps Oceanography
DNA Sequencing Used to Identify Thousands of Fish Eggs
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 25 August 2015
Scripps researchers used DNA barcoding to identify 13,000 fish eggs from 39 species in La Jolla MPAs, mapping spawning sites via ocean current data. Findings form a baseline to study climate change impacts on fish reproduction.
Keywords: DNA barcoding, fish eggs, spawning patterns, La Jolla MPA, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Ron Burton, Alice Harada,
From the Field: What is Making Arctic Ice Melt Faster than Expected?
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 28 August 2015
Scripps and partners launch the NSF-funded ArcticMix expedition to study how ocean heat and turbulence affect Arctic sea ice loss. Using advanced tools, they aim to improve models of Arctic mixing and surface warming.
Keywords: ArcticMix, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, sea ice loss, ocean heat, turbulence, stratification, salinity, Matthew Alford
