Invertebrate

Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) Introduction: The Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator), is a reef-associated marine angelfish and is also called the Imperator Angelfish or Imperial Angelfish. Because of their beautiful color and attractive shape, the species is among the most amazing underwater fish in the Red Sea or in the aquariums. It is possibly the most easily recognized fish in the Red Sea. The display which the species make is marvelous whether done in the wild or in…

In second grade I gave up eating seafood because I wanted to be a marine biologist. My logic? I didn’t want to “eat what I worked with” as I studied the ocean. Ten years later and I feel even more enthused about our oceans. For me they are still a wonder; worlds still mostly undiscovered and unknown. Although my life is not necessarily how I pictured it at age seven, there are two things that remain unchanged: I still don’t eat seafood, and I still want to be a woman in STEM. Looking back on…

Salton Sea is beneficial to more than four hundred and twenty different species of birds. The species range from “white and brown pelicans to eared grebes, curlews, ibis, avocets and snowy plovers. It also supports millions of fish and a host of invertebrates, important food sources for the birds.” (Blogger, 2015) Salton Sea is a major problem because water is evaporating faster than water getting put back into the lake. If nothing is done about this, Salton Sea will dry up and destroy the…

The apterous gene mutations is a recessive trait that is inherited causing a varying phenotypes such as different wing deformities. Other phenotypes observed are the decrease in life span and female sterility. Ap is required to regulate gene expression needed for the development of Drosophila wings and haltere discs. Decreased ap activity due to the overexpression of dLMO results in wing mutations. The phenotypes displayed in apterous mutants are places them at a disadvantage compared to wild…

In 1960, the wolves who had covered most of the United States found themselves hunted; a hunt that would last until the 1960’s when they would be put on the endangered species list after their populations plummeted. The species of Gray wolf that was most common in the U.S. was almost hunted to extinction because complaints from ranchers and farmers that the wolf was a mindless, selfish, gutless killing machine. However, it is obvious through careful studying and monitoring that the wolves are a…

The existence of these animals differs but many of these animals lives in the warm and shallow waters. Venomous marine animals divides into vertebrates and invertebrates , It is believed that there are at least 200 species of poisonous vertebrate fish distributed throughout the world including stingrays, scorpionfish, stonefish, catfish, that differ in Both the number and severity of injury (Kizer et al., 1983)…

There could also be other deaths due to uninformed tourists or just people who haven’t heard of the octopi before. Even a professor in invertebrate behavior and ecology almost had a dangerous encounter himself (Dr. Roy Caldwell, Death in a Pretty Package: The Blue-Ringed Octopuses, The Cephalopod Page). The extreme long term effect could be that there is a genetic drift and their DNA is now…

Singer has been a long time supporter of the welfare and the call for equality among all animals. In order for Singer to explain to us how he feels about non-human animal equality with humans he brings up the concept of sentience. Sentience is the ability to express happiness and/or pain. That is to say that if an animal is able to experience these emotions then they should be considered to be put on an equal spectrum with the rest of the animals(including humans). To be more specific, Singer…

5 Exotic Pets With regard to exotic pets list, there are literally thousands, even millions of different weird pets and crazy pets to choose from if you are in mammals, reptiles, fish, birds and amphibians. For people who lean towards maintaining exotic plants, knowing unusual pets would best suit not only your lifestyle but which would be your ideal pet too, can be a bit of a challenge. You may not want something too difficult to keep or an animal that needs a very special environment to live…

Oil in or on the water is extremely hurtful to wildlife. For example, if an animal lands in an area with oil it may try to clean itself in the toxic petroleum. Doing this can cause an animal to ingest the oil and damage internal organs and the reproductive system. Even if the oil does not kill the animal instantly it can cause long term damage and result in deformed offspring. Immediate impacts of oil are it could get coated into birds' feathers such as cranes or seagulls which causes them to…