A beaugregory damselfish, Stegastes leucostictus, defending an artificial territory from an intruder male in a bottle.
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A damselfish brain. Brain stain indicates neurons in the pre-optic area which contain AVT; a hormone that regulates courtship and aggression (see research description link). |
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Damselfish eggs in a nest; yellow = new eggs laid that day; brown = old eggs laid 4-5 days ago.
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Pigeon Key - where my damselfish field work is done in Florida |
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A Pigeon Key sunset
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Portuguese Man-of-War
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A gecko making himself at home in my room in the field |
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Crab wandering around at night in the field (Fiddler?? Claws are right, but body too big, 12-14 cm across body)
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A flutterby! |
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