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| Presence of observers prevents fur seal attacks | Further to the recent attacks on fur seals in Kaikoura, comes a timely study just published in Conservation Biology. Alejandro Acedevo-Gutierrez and Lisa Acedevo of Western Washington University, and Laura Boren, DoC’s national marine mammal coordinator, found that the presence of an official-… |
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| Blue whale feeding methods are ultra-efficient | Foraging whales must have high densities of krill for their feeding methods to be effective, says Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez of Western Washington University in Bellingham. Lunge feeders "have to get more bang for the time underwater, so to speak", he says. |
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| Urging evolutionary biologists into the fray | Davis’ climate change work spans not just geographical distance, but temporal distance as well. With help from colleague Eric Dechaine at Western Washington University, he is gathering data from fossilized squirrel middens in Alaska from as long ago as 100,000 years to examine how plant… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's 'Neuroscience on Tap' continues Nov. 1 at Bob’s Burgers and Brew in downtown Bellingham | |||
| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Biology Department bringing in speakers for coming presentations | |||
| SeaDoc Science Saving Snails | They may not have had pinto ponies like they did on the Great Plains, but the Coast Salish had a pinto of their own: the pinto abalone. Salish people ate them and valued their iridescent shells for jewelry; they were a valuable trade item for centuries. |
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| Faculty seminars, graduate student thesis seminars planned for fall quarter | |||
| Seals rarely aggressive, says medical centre | Publicity surrounding the seal-pup swimming pool at the Ohau Stream waterfall has led one person to raise concern about aggressive seals. An online comment response at marlexpress.co.nz to a story on Wednesday suggests that divers are being bitten and harassed by fur seals along the… |
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| Seal pool playground amazes | Western Washington University biology and science education specialist Associate Professor Alejandro Acevedo has been studying the interaction between the pups and tourists at the pool, where the pups play and rest before going back to the shore to nurse from their mothers. He has… |
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| Many good food supplements available at a reasonable cost | They line up A-to-Z in grocery and health food stores, a dizzying array of supplements, vitamins and herbs with claims ranging from saving your heart to reducing your stress. Many of the products target health concerns of seniors, yet some cost more per month than prescription drugs. What… |