In late Paleozoic solitary Rugosa, the zigzag microstructure as defined by Schindewolf (1942) is related to presence of an elevated magnesium content within biogenic calcite (intermediate magnesian ...

Photo on left courtesy of MBARI. Photo on right taken in 2004 in the Gulf of Mexico. Notice anemone’s attachment to tubeworm. #18 Actinoscyphia spp. (Phylum: Cnidaria, Class: Anthozoa, Order: ...

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of reproductive biology is essential to understanding population dynamics and ecological processes in corals. Sexual condition and the reproductive cycle of the Mediterranean ...

Bioluminescence, or the ability of a living thing to produce its own light, doesn't just exist to wow us on moonlight beaches or in biotechnology laboratories. It's an evolutionary mechanism, and ...