A recent online article in Forbes about whether a Lion’s Mane Jellyfish is truly big or not links to my prior post at DSN (also see my discussion here about this). Best part of the post this juicy quote. Why am I convinced that millions of people are wrong and Read more…
A marine giant is found and Craig McClain is to the rescue to dispel myth from fact! Have you seen this picture? Apparently it’s been floating around on the internet for a while now, but has experienced something of a comeback as of late, usually with some version of the following caption: Read more…
I’ve been busy late 2011 and early 2012. McClain, C.R., J.C. Stegen, and A.H. Hurlbert (2012) Dispersal, Niche Dynamics, and Oceanic Patterns in Beta-Diversity in Deep-Sea Bivalves. Proceeding of the Royal Society, B, online early McClain, C.R., P. Unmack, J. Jackson-Ricketts, and T. Gullet (2012). Increased Energy Promotes Size-Based Niche Availability in Marine Read more…
My new paper is out! Craig R. McClain, James C. Stegen, and Allen H. Hurlbert Dispersal, environmental niches and oceanic-scale turnover in deep-sea bivalves Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences published online before print December 21, 2011, doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.2166 I discuss it over at my other website, Deep-Sea News. In the food Read more…
My new article is out at Paleobiology! What caused the Mesozoic Marine Revolution? More food! Seth Finnegan, Craig M McClain, Matthew A Kosnik and Jonathan L Payne (2011) Escargots through time: an energetic comparison of marine gastropod assemblages before and after the Mesozoic Marine Revolution. Paleobiology: Spring 2011, Vol. 37, Read more…