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Non-additive effects of air and water warming on an intertidal predator–prey interaction
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Robert T. Paine's keystone species featured in short film
Adam Summers on fish images on King5 news
Ken Sebens on climate change on King5 News
Integrating genomic data into predictions of climate change adaptation
From agriculture to urbanization to invasive species, humans have created novel evolutionary challenges for organisms across the globe. Perhaps one of the most widespread of these challenges is climate change, which pushes organisms past their physiological limits and can result in population decline or local extinction. With the increasing ease of genome sequencing in natural populations, genetic variation associated with climate has been uncovered in a wide variety of systems.
Adam Summers on scale-eating fish in UW Today
Staying alive: Cellular adaptations of mechanosensory hair cells
Organisms have developed remarkable specializations to sense and navigate their environments. Fish are able to detect predators and prey using a network of mechanosensory hair cells, called the lateral line, that are located on the surface of the skin. These cells detect disruptions in their surrounding fluid and convert mechanical information to electrical impulses that are relayed to the brain. The mechanosensory hair cells of the lateral line are both structurally and functionally similar to those of the inner ear that mediate hearing and balance.
Julia Parrish comments on seabird adaptation in Audubon
Adam Summers on hagfish slime in UW Today
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