Tag: survival

UF-led research gets help from NFL player and an Air Force veteran to restock sea urchins on coral reef

by Brad Buck

March 27, 2023

On and off over the past four decades, scientists have tried a handful of times to restore sea urchins on coral reefs because they eat harmful algae that otherwise smother the ecosystems. Results of a new collaborative study show promise ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aaron Pilnick, Air Force Veteran, Algae, Apollo Beach, Caribbean, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Coral Reefs, Diadema, Florida Aquarium, Force Blue Team, Frost Museum Of Science, Key Biscayne, NFL, Rainbow Reef, Restocking, Restoration, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sea Urchins, Survival

Evolution of Symbiotic Organs Helps Squids, Other Animals Survive

by Brad Buck

January 8, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Animals need microbes to survive and thrive, and many organisms have evolved mutually beneficial organs to house these microbes, said a University of Florida scientist. Scientists call the relationship between these ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Bacteria, Beneficial Microbes, Genome, Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Jamie Foster, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Survival, Symbiosis

A means of survival: Mimicry

by BLOGS.IFAS

November 9, 2013

“Imitation is the sincerest of flattery,” wrote Charles Caleb Colton. Colton was a sometimes cleric, essayist, wine merchant and gambler who bounced around Europe and North America during the early nineteenth century. It is likely many of ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Means, Mimicry, Panhandle Outdoors, Survival

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