Category Archives: dorkiness

Feeding Habits Analysis: The Wrap-Up

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Chuck

Wow, that’s a post a day since Sunday.  I am all kinds of productive. I reached a milestone in my thesis research shortly before Christmas when I looked through my final set of dogfish puke.  All told I’ve gone through … Continue reading →

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Carcharhinus linkamanus

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Chuck

In my blogging absence, a lot of interesting stuff has happened and been written about.  And let’s face it, at this point I’ve pretty much accepted link posts as part of my usual output. Two more blogs for the SFS … Continue reading →

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Happy 2011

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Chuck

2010 will be ending in about 9 and a half hours, so happy new year!  Remember to indulge responsibly.  If you’re trying to decide what booze to celebrate the demise of 2010 with, might I suggest Squid’s Fist and Shark … Continue reading →

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Merry Fishmas!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Chuck

Posting has been sporadic here of late thanks to the holiday season and company visiting.  I’ll be resuming regular updates in a few days.  Until then, happy holidays and only overdo the eggnog when appropriate.

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Carcharhinus linkus

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Chuck

I keep trying to quit these link posts, but the amount of cool stuff on the internet just keeps pulling me back in… Over at The Endolymph, Dan shows us how concepts from otolith microchemistry can also be applied to … Continue reading →

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Positive Media for Dogfish

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Chuck

Tip o’ the hat to commenter Jason R. for this video, which single-handedly brightened by day.

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The Whole Challenger Expedition – Online

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Chuck

Tip o’ the hat to Mike L for this sweet find.  The manuscripts and plates from the Challenger expedition are available in their entirety online.  This is a huge boon for ocean nerds, and I intend to spend considerable time … Continue reading →

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Prionace glinka

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Chuck

Because sometimes it’s more efficient to post up a bunch of links than write a full post. Chronicles of Zostera has officially been assimilated into the Southern Fried Science Network.  John’s been pumping out quality posts on scallops, seagrass, and … Continue reading →

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Help a Starving Grad Student

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Chuck

So it’s been a pretty awesome turn-out for The Gam Classroom Initiative and several of the projects have been successfully funded.  That doesn’t mean you should let up though.  541 potential Jaques Cousteaus (or Steve Zissous) have been reached, but … Continue reading →

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Isurus oxyglinkus

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Chuck

Unfortunately a punishing round of grading exams and lab reports has kept me from posting since about Monday.  I’m through it now, but now I’m far too brain-fried to offer up any substantial posts.  While I recover my aching brain, … Continue reading →

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