Blogs about: Daphnia
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You are where you are. Biogeography 1
A common observation among those studying vernal ponds is that ponds in close proximity don’t share all the same species. As I have discussed before, even when they share the same species the populat… more →
Life in Shallow Waters
Olympus Bioscapes Competition 2009
Adrian Thysse wrote 1 week ago: The Olympus Bioscapes 2009 competition results are in, and the winner is… Winning image of Dap … more →
Genetic basis of P sensitivity in Daphnia
Jim wrote 1 month ago: Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Ecology Letters. Posted by Jim: Our long-time collaborators Puni J … more →
Targeting Daphnia Feeders
paracaddis wrote 2 months ago: This post sponsored by Inkwazi Fly Fishing Safaris The trouble with lakes is that they are big, if y … more →
You are where you are. Biogeography 1
escubed wrote 3 months ago: A common observation among those studying vernal ponds is that ponds in close proximity don’t share … more →
First Find the Fish.
paracaddis wrote 3 months ago: Cape Piscatorial Society Newsletter Thursday, August 06, 2009 Lakensvlei Dam Would you believe that … more →
Clones of a different sort, sort of
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escubed wrote 4 months ago: I thought I would resume my blog by writing about a topic that is both different yet similar to my e … more →
Lab 10 (Physiology of Circulatory System): Best Practices
kfoglia wrote 4 months ago: Over time, many experienced AP Biology teachers have put their own personal spin on the original AP … more →
Old eggs, daphnia, and evolution
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Michael Hawkins wrote 4 months ago: When predation is high, crustaceans and other water loving egg lay-ers are not hatched much. What of … more →
Life in the pond
janerc wrote 6 months ago: Success! This is a mayfly larva in my pond! Horrific as it looks I am really excited about it. Also … more →
Fry's First Daphnia
princessmochi wrote 8 months ago: Got some live food for my fish today as a treat. I noticed that some of the daphnia were teenie tiny … more →
Benthic Predators and Planktonic Prey
escubed wrote 11 months ago: When I made it to Churchill in 1984 I conducted a series of experiments with Mesostoma lingua, a com … more →
More on Flatworms
escubed wrote 11 months ago: My experiments with flatworms were pretty simple. I fed the flatworms until they were all satiated … more →
Flatworms and vernal ponds
escubed wrote 11 months ago: I know I promised my flatworm stories a few weeks ago but better late than never. When I first arri … more →
Kinky Sex
escubed wrote 1 year ago: I described some of the difficulties aquatic invertebrates face in finding mates. These are pretty … more →
Sex in the Pond
escubed wrote 1 year ago: Now that I’ve described male and female Daphnia separately, it is time to bring them together. Yes, … more →
Where Do Little Boys Come From?
escubed wrote 1 year ago: I don’t want to get mired in the genetics of Daphnia (although fascinating) but rather move on to ot … more →
Males as sexual disorder vectors
escubed wrote 1 year ago: As I mentioned in my last post, obligately parthenogenetic (asexual) Daphnia produce males that are … more →
What Life Without Sex Reveals
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escubed wrote 1 year ago: It has been a few weeks since my last post and it is time to pick up my pen (or laptop) and continue … more →
Parthenogenesis Askew
escubed wrote 1 year ago: While collecting material for my PhD research I had the great good luck to meet Paul Hebert from the … more →
