CofC Department of Biology

CofC Department of Biology has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in May 2021. The social media accounts linked to from CofC Department of Biology are: • Facebook • Instagram • X Besides social media accounts, cofcbiology has populated their site with: • How have Lowcountry ecosystems changed over 50 years? Some look to moths for answers. • Did life start on the ocean floor — and what does that mean for alien life? : Short Wave • Departmental Bio-Sphere (the Hub) • CofC Biology Department • Plastics in Porifera: The occurrence of potential microplastics in marine sponges and seawater from Bocas del Toro, Panamá • 3 Honors College Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships • [NYTimes] Like Cheetahs, Ancient Ocean Creatures May Have Moved With a Gallop • [Phys.org] Animals evolved the ability to gallop 472 million years ago • The evolution of asymmetrical gaits in gnathostome vertebrates • Individuals from non-native populations are stronger and bigger than individuals from native populations of a widespread seaweed • 3 Honors College Students Named Goldwater Scholars • "Under the Sea" The Coral Conservancy • U.S. Must Ramp up Ocean Conservation to Meet Global MPA Standards • New Study: More and Better U.S. Marine Protected Areas Needed to Protect Key Ecosystems • We Need More and Better Ocean Protection for All • United States' ocean conservation efforts have major gaps, analysis shows • A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations • Commentary: Marine protected areas are good for fishermen and nature, in SC and elsewhere • Tuberculosis, other potential human pathogens in Charleston waterways, CofC study finds • The next wave of U.S. ocean conservation: Creating marine protected areas with community input • Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It • Class of 2022 Foster Scholars • Genetic and Epigenetic Differentiation Across Intertidal Gradients in the Foundation Plant Spartina alterniflora • A snapshot of parasites in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands: modest attention for major players • Shark Bites: Exploring the Diet of Bonnetheads • Diet of the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) along the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States • Biology Professor, Student Investigate Big Impact of Tiny Mud Snail • Sponges: From Caribbean Coral Reefs to Charleston Streams