http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2059 Sili Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:51:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2059 Great post, and awesome to see the authors chime in like this as well. I love blogs! Great post, and awesome to see the authors chime in like this as well. I love blogs!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2058 shruti.sawantdesai Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:57:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2058 hey!!!!! seriously interesting to read.we have been knowing since ages that deep sea is a pandora's box but it wud reveal such secrets is really surprising.though a question mark in front of taxonomist, ur work is well done! thank you for the knowledge update. hey!!!!! seriously interesting to read.we have been knowing since ages that deep sea is a pandora’s box but it wud reveal such secrets is really surprising.though a question mark in front of taxonomist, ur work is well done! thank you for the knowledge update.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2057 MattK Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:04:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2057 sweet. sweet.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2056 Owlmirror Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:39:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2056 <i>Biology Letters</i> has granted open access to this article:   Deep-sea mystery solved: astonishing larval transformations and extreme sexual dimorphism unite three fish families   <a href="http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/2/235.full" rel="nofollow">http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/2/235.full</a> Biology Letters has granted open access to this article:
  Deep-sea mystery solved: astonishing larval transformations and extreme sexual dimorphism unite three fish families
  http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/2/235.full

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2055 Dave Johnson Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:06:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2055 Sorry, As Ed pointed out, I forgot to add the URL: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20090123.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20090123.shtml</a> absent-minded scientist.. Sorry,
As Ed pointed out, I forgot to add the URL:
http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20090123.shtml
absent-minded scientist..

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2054 Dave Johnson Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:58:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2054 Spot on, Ed! Nothing to add to that, really. Bulk up at the surface, and transform yourself into a pair of big testes and a big nose that has nothing to but try find a female before your liver runs out! Incidentally, for whale of a story go to this URL ("As It Happens") and advance 16 minutes into the program. Cheers, Dave Spot on, Ed! Nothing to add to that, really. Bulk up at the surface, and transform yourself into a pair of big testes and a big nose that has nothing to but try find a female before your liver runs out!
Incidentally, for whale of a story go to this URL (“As It Happens”) and advance 16 minutes into the program.
Cheers,
Dave

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2053 Ed Yong Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:06:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2053 It's a distraction. One of the main challenges for deep-sea animals is finding a mate when the world around them is mostly empty and completely dark. Obviously, most species also need to find food too, which suffers from the same challenges and takes time away from the important business of getting it on. Take away the need to eat and you can focus your energies on finding a mate. That's my assumption anyway - it's the same reason why the parasitic male anglerfish I mentioned earlier latch onto a mate permanently when they find her. Maybe Dave, John or Masaki have their own theories? It’s a distraction. One of the main challenges for deep-sea animals is finding a mate when the world around them is mostly empty and completely dark. Obviously, most species also need to find food too, which suffers from the same challenges and takes time away from the important business of getting it on. Take away the need to eat and you can focus your energies on finding a mate.
That’s my assumption anyway – it’s the same reason why the parasitic male anglerfish I mentioned earlier latch onto a mate permanently when they find her.
Maybe Dave, John or Masaki have their own theories?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2052 Damian Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:02:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2052 But of what benefit to the male is not eating? Oh, loved the article. It's amazing how much we're still finding out about our own planet! But of what benefit to the male is not eating?
Oh, loved the article. It’s amazing how much we’re still finding out about our own planet!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2051 Christopher Taylor Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:28:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2051 nn: If I understand things correctly, the male doesn't feed once he reaches adulthood. It sounds as if the enlarged liver acts as an energy reserve, to keep the male going after he stops eating. nn: If I understand things correctly, the male doesn’t feed once he reaches adulthood. It sounds as if the enlarged liver acts as an energy reserve, to keep the male going after he stops eating.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2050 nn Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:52:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/20/three-groups-of-fish-are-actually-the-males-females-and-larvae-of-one-family/#comment-2050 This might be a stupid question from an biology ignoramus: But for what does the male need that much liver? Is that needed for sperm production? This might be a stupid question from an biology ignoramus:
But for what does the male need that much liver? Is that needed for sperm production?

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