Salmon are commonly known to migrate for reproduction. They leave the ocean to return to their birthplace for reproduction. Salmon are capable of traveling thousands of kilometers to reach their destination. Specific odorant factors of their natal rivers imprint on the nervous system of the salmon as juveniles. These olfactory cues are what this species uses to return to their natal streams for reproduction. The use of olfactory cues in open waters is still unknown. Salmon must also have an accurate biological clock to help them navigate to their breeding grounds in the correct amount of time. Depending on the species of salmon, they will spend different lengths of time upstream before reproducing. For example, the pink and chum salmon will migrate upstream only a few weeks before reproduction, while masu and sockeye salmon tend to migrate to their natal streams at least several months prior to reproduction (Hayashida et al., 2013). The onset of gonadal maturity is also suspected to play a role in when salmon migrate to their natal streams. Hormones such as the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (sGnRH) and serum gonadal steroid hormones are both thought to trigger migratory behaviors in this species, but the actual cause of this species beginning their migratory journey to their spawning grounds remains unknown (Ueda, n.d.).
Sea Turtles
Sea turtles are a perfect example of using a variety of navigational cues when migrating. At birth, hatchlings emerge immediately using visual stimuli to find there way towards the water. In case visual cues aren’t apparent, sea turtles, upon hatching may already acquire a magnetic compass to guide them. It has been found that loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings that were tested under the ...
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...als utilize in order to get from one point to the other, without the assistance of technology is astonishing. Their biological super powers, which have evolved throughout time, have allowed these migrants to successfully travel the world in search of resources and a better habitat. Analyzing the migration patterns and what adaptations play into aiding their voyage can help scientist better understand ecological roles of these species. In addition, the data put together by researchers can also assist in conservation efforts for endangered species and habitat loss prevention. Who knows maybe humans will begin to migrate elsewhere, like in the past in search of food and shelter, but possibly in the near future humans will be migrating to interplanetary destinations for advantageous resource opportunities, using technologies based off the studies of animal migrations.
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Two dolphins were exposed to a life size mirror for 36 hours over an 11-day period. On the 11th day, the dolphins were marked with white Zinc Oxide. The animals were already habituated with the marking procedure from previous sham marking to Neo Blue. One drawback of the experiment (besides the fact that there was a relatively small sample size) was the fact that the dolphins could feel the Zinc Oxide on their skin, and thus there was also tactile stimulation. All behaviors during the period were video taped and analyzed via a behavioral ethogram.
Distribution – The fathead minnow is a stream fish, able to tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions including high temperatures, low oxygen levels, and high turbidities. The species seems to be most abundant in small streams where competition wi...
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...rients and balance sea floor sediments. Many environmental and government run programs have been created to help the efforts of saving sea turtles. Some of the actions include making mass fishing companies use safer methods to prevent catching turtles, ordinances that control lighting along beachside properties, and small groups protecting nests from their creation to hatching. In addition to these measures, wire mesh gratings are put over the nests in order to protect them from being scavenged by foxes (Kurz, Straley, Degregorio, 2011). Although these efforts do make a positive impact, loggerhead’s migration patterns are so vast and worldwide that it is almost impossible to truly enforce conservation efforts. This is because sometimes they can be seen as an “inconvenience”. It is important that we strive to protect this important component of the ocean’s ecosystem.
Cetaceans are thought to be some of the most intelligent species on this planet. Popular culture has embraced the idea of cetacean intelligence with shows such as the 1960s hit TV series Flipper, where a dolphin is used to help fight crime. In his comedic science fiction novels, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, author Douglas Adams suggests that dolphins are the second most intelligent creatures on Earth, behind mice and above humans. Although most scientists would probably argue that humans are the most intelligent species, the behavior and brain size of dolphins and other cetaceans suggests that they too are intelligent. This paper will briefly describe the reason some scientists believe cetaceans are intelligent species and then give examples of scientific studies, which suggest cetacean intelligence. Since bottlenose dolphins and orcas are the most widely studied cetaceans, the survey of field studies will primarily focus on these two species. At the end, this paper provides an argument of why some scientists discredit the high degree of cetacean intelligence.
For many years before the exploration and colonization of America the English lived alongside domesticated animals and considered them to be a vital component of civilization. When migrating to the new colonies, the English sought to create a land comparable to life in England. However, while animals were imperative to life in England, they were quickly marginalized in the colonies. While the colonists were busy cultivating food crops and tobacco, they allowed their animals to wander into the forests to find food and many of the livestock became feral. The livestock then began encroaching on Indian cultivated fields and the domesticated animals became a means of conflict and war between Native Americans and the English in the years after
The original turtle has long been, and continues to be, a major evolutionary enigma. The oldest turtle clearly identified the turtle. Since turtles appear suddenly in the fossil record, the latest data is not changed with the creation of the event is followed by diversification and
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...emale leatherback turtle and her habits in order to fully understand this critically endangered marine animal.
Migration is not just about arrival, but also departure and circulation’ (Raghuram and Erel, 2014, p. 150). Explain how different sorts of evidence in DD102 have been used to support this claim.
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Just as in any other sport, understanding gives rise to advantage and success. As serious fishermen, we had dedicated much thought to understanding the fish, hypothesizing their behavior. One understanding we had already gained through previous experiences was that fish readily eat the prey that is normally available. This, we concluded, was a sort of defense against fishermen and their foreign lures and was acquired through the fishes’ own previous experience of eating a lure. In applying this understanding to our fishing, we performed a routine food chain analysis to find out what our lures needed to imitate. The results were that the part of the food chain just beneath our quarry consisted mostly of small fish such as anchovies and young yellowtail, smaller than those shad and bluegill normally eaten in freshwater ponds. To compensate for this difference we would have to use lures smaller than those we were used to using. Luckily we had some.
Everyone’s all seen those wildlife shows on tv. The shows on National Geographic and such, showing animals in beautiful environments, everything lush and growing and nothing at all wrong that could threaten these creatures and places. But, have anyone seen the other side? The side where all these beautiful creatures and plants starve, are decimated by predators that have never been there before, and sometime even become poisoned by their very own homes and habitats? Of course no one has. That doesn’t mean that its not happening. It is happening, and its happening everywhere. And guess who is to blame? People. Society. Humans as a race pollute the environment, hunt animals simply for their parts, fish way more than humans will ever need just for the sake of money, introduce new species to new places for our own gain, and even purposefully destroy entire regions just for human expansion. And its starting to take its toll. While it is true that nature is constantly in flux and certain species come and go, humans are causing more species to disappear in the past few hundred years then nature has ever caused since the age of the dinosaurs, and therefore it is up to humans to repair the damage caused, be it cleaning the environment and habitats of these creatures, or taking more direct action to protect and preserve the species that are on the brink of extinction.
According to Salewski and Bruderer (2007) is the regular, endogenously controlled, seasonal movement of birds between breeding and non-breeding areas. Migration is an adaptation that has been shaped by the natural selection. Birds have likely been migrating for millions of years. Migration continues to be a widespread phenomenon, with more than half of the world’s approximately 10,000 species of birds classified as migrants (Berthold 1998). However, the percentage of bird species that exhibit migratory behavior varies with latitude. The desire of migration is a hereditary impulse. The timing of the migration is usually a mixture of internal and external stimulus. Migration is a dangerous but necessary journey for many birds. Fortunately, they