Recently added articles from The Biological Bulletin:
William D. Cohen: biologist, educator, editor (1938-2008).(Obituary)
Dec 01, 2008; ... We report with deep regret the death of William D. Cohen, who integrated his interest in cell biology with his special devotion to undergraduate education and his enthusiasm for summer research at the MBL in Woods Hole; he authored several articles for The Biological Bulletin, and also ...
Science of the conscious mind.(psychological research )(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Introduction The stated goal of the editorial invitation to contribute this position paper was "to place the debate on consciousness and how it may emerge from brains firmly in the historical scientific center of biology" (J. L. Olds, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George ...
Consciousness as integrated information: a Provisional Manifesto.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION Everybody knows what consciousness is: it is what vanishes every night when we fall into dreamless sleep and reappears when we wake up or when we dream. It is also all we are and all we have: lose consciousness and, as far as you are concerned, your own self and the ...
Importance of time and place: patterns in abundance of Symbiodinium clades A and B in the tropical sea anemone Condylactis gigantea.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Introduction Virtually all corals and other cnidarians on coral reefs in the photic zone are infected by mutualistic dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium. These symbioses have a nutritional basis, with evidence that the algal cells release substantial amounts of ...
Heat stress in the intertidal: comparing survival and growth of an invasive and native mussel under a variety of thermal conditions.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Introduction Non-native species can cause a devastating ecological impact on invaded communities (Hoffman et al, 1999; Sax et al., 2005). For instance, endangered species frequently risk extinction due to competition or predation from introduced species (Wilcove et al, 1998). ...