Discovering marine science on the wild wet coast; Ambrose University Zoology students share their field trip adventure!
Blog February 2016
Morphological trade-off between drag avoidance and tolerance in wave-swept kelps.
Kelps from wave-swept shores have either a streamlined morphology to reduce drag, or increased attachment and breakage force, but not both, having implications for the evolution of morphological diversity in this group.
The Field Trips crew returns for a new season of marine science education!
BMSC is gearing up for another season of Field Trips, with the first group arriving on the weekend.
A new book on the evolution of ‘animal athletes’, by Irschick & Higham
This book by Duncan Irschick and BMSC instructor Tim HIgham examines how and why ‘animal athletes’ have evolved using examples from across the animal kingdom, integrating them into the broader context of ecology and evolution.
We welcome Dr. Sean Rogers to BMSC as acting director
BMSC is pleased to welcome Dr. Sean Rogers, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, who has been appointed as acting director of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC).