100 million years without sex: COI clustering in bdelloid rotifers challenges theories of how species are formed and maintained

…Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew analyze morphometric and molecular data of a comprehensive international sampling of Rotaria sp. bdelloid rotifers. All 9 morphologically defined taxonomic species form monophyletic clades in genetic…

Updated IQOE Evaluation and 12the Newsletter

…the Global Oceans on 22-25 January 2024 Jesse Ausubel, Ed Urban, and Peter Tyack updated the evaluation of the International Quiet Ocean Experiment. IQOE’s 12th Newsletter is now also online….

Evidence

…of the barcoding gene COI for use in forensic genetic species identification” (Forensic Sci International 173:1, 2007). The authors conclude “this study demonstrates that the cytochrome c oxidase I gene…

ECO special issue on IQOE

In a special issue on ocean sound, the publication ECO – Environment, Coastal, Offshore published an article Introducing the International Quiet Ocean Experiment. The article is authored by partners in…

Guardian newspaper feature on Quiet Ocean Experiment

Science and environment report Alice Hutton has written an exceptionally lively and informative article for the UK Guardian newspaper about the International Quiet Ocean Experiment, a program on which we…

Industrial Ecology of Cadmium

…the development of the Journal of Industrial Ecology, Progress in Industrial Ecology, and the International Society for Industrial Ecology is gratifying. And, for those worried about cadmium, remember to think…