27 Jul
2007
Humboldt squid on the move
Over the last five years, liberal, predatory Humboldt squid have moved north from equatorial waters and invaded the lots free primary California, where they may be decimating populations of Pacific hake, an important commercial fish. Ironically, these squid may father benefited from the slope of large tuna and billfish in the Equatorial Pacific, which previously preyed upon and competed with the Humboldt squid for food. This biological shift is documented in an article by postdoctoral scholar Louis Zeidberg of Stanford University and chief scientist Bruce Robison of the Monterey Bay Aquarium delve into Institute in the July 31, 2007 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences........
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