Researchers revealed that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat. New research shows that many larval fish species from ...

North America's freshwater mussels are both impressively diverse and highly imperiled. Nearly 300 species occur in the United States and Canada, and up to 40 species of the hard-shelled bottom ...

A new study analyzes the larval dispersal of nine fish species in the western Mediterranean and identifies three large areas in which there is barely fish exchange, so fish would remain in the same ...

We assessed feeding of planktivorous fish larvae on ciliate protozooplankton in shallow eutrophic Lake Võrtsjärv, Estonia to determine whether ciliates are an important part of larval fish diet. We ...

Artist's reconstruction showing the life stages of the fossil lamprey Priscomyzon riniensis. It lived around 360 million years ago in a coastal lagoon in what is now South Africa. Clockwise from right ...

In their earliest days, most ocean-faring fish actually reside in calm ribbons of water at the surface, taking advantage of the food and shelter they can provide. Unfortunately, these aquatic ...

New research finds that artificial light at night (ALAN) attracts larval fish away from naturally lit habitats while dramatically lowering their chances of survival in an "ecological trap," with ...

Climate change may be depriving juvenile fish of their most crucial early food source by throwing off the synchronization of when microscopic plants known as phytoplankton bloom and when fish hatch, ...

New research shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat. Many of the world's marine fish spend their first days to ...