Marine Biology Department (MARB)
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The focus of this department is biological science with an ocean or estuarine emphasis
Recent Submissions
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Environmental Drivers of Habitat Use by Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Arabian Gulf (Qatar)
(2020-12-01)Understanding the environmental drivers of movement patterns are critical to the protection, management and recovery of endangered species. The Arabian Gulf is considered to be the hottest marine system in the world and ... -
Comparative Analysis of the Flexural Stiffness of Pinniped Vibrissae
(PLOS ONE, 2015-07-06)Vibrissae are important components of the mammalian tactile sensory system and are used to detect vibrotactile stimuli in the environment. Pinnipeds have the largest and most highly innervated vibrissae among mammals, and ... -
Comparative analysis of the flexural stiffness of pinniped vibrissae
(PLOS ONE, 2015-05)Vibrissae are important components of the mammalian tactile sensory system and are used to detect vibrotactile stimuli in the environment. Pinnipeds have the largest and most highly innervated vibrissae among mammals, and ... -
Early diagenesis of organic matter in sediments off the coast of Peru
(1985)Measured rates of SO4 and NH4 were used to estimate organic matter regeneration from the sediments in an area of intense upwelling and high primary production off Peru. While the estimated rates of remineralization were ... -
Benthic production and processes off Baja California, Northwest Africa and Peru: a classification of benthic subsystems in upwelling ecosystems
(Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras., 1985)Estimates of the standing stocks, secondary production and metabolism of the benthos have been compared in the coastal upwelling ecosystems off northwest Africa, Baja California, and southern Peru. Northwest Africa is ... -
Benthic biomass in the Pisco, Peru upwelling
(1971-02)Quantitative benthic samples were taken off Peru in and adjacent to the Pisco upwelling in an attempt to assess the effects of extremes in productivity and dissolved oxygen on the distribution of biomass (organic cabon). ... -
Renowned Texas A&M University at Galveston oyster expert comments on red tide near Texas shores
(Texas A&M University at Galveston, 2011-10-28)Media release. Contact is Cathy Cashio. Discusses impact of red tide on Texas per Dr. Sammy Ray. -
Publications of Sammy Ray after 2001
(2011-08-24)List of peer- reviewed publications of Dr. Ray after 2001 -
Testimony before the Committee on Resources, United States House of Representatives
(U.S. House of Representatives, 2005-07-19)Text presented as testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives on July 19, 2005 in opposition to "Endangered species" designation for the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. -
DermoWatch : Gulf-Wide Coverage for Dermo Disease in Oysters
(2011-08-18)DermoWatch is a web site (www.dermowatch.org), a monitoring program, and an online community for the management of the oyster parasite, Perkinsus marinus, and monitoring freshwater inflows -
Oyster Biology
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Monthly Summary of Perkinsus marinus (Dermo) Data for Texas Oysters
(2010)Excel spreadsheets of datasets for dermo disease prevalence in Texas oysters. -
Dermo log 2009-2010
(2010-11-18)Spreadsheet of data for dermocystidian marinum incidence in oysters on reefs along the coast of Texas. -
Monthly Summary of Perkinsus marinus (Dermo) Data for Texas Oysters
(2008)Excel spreadsheets of monthly data on extent of dermo disease in Texas oysters. -
Tube identification sheets
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Preparing and filling test tubes
(2011)Procedure for preparing and filling test tubes for the analysis of dermocystidian marinum disease in oysters. -
Procedures for mixing antibiotics for dermo tests
(2011)Instructions for combining chloromycetin and mycostatin antibiotics in culturing and analysis of dermocystidian marinum disease in oysters -
Stain process
(2011)Description of how to stain medium for the cells of dermocystidian marinum in analysis of disease extent in oysters. -
How to make medium
(2011)Description of how to create media for the culturing of dermocystidian marinum in oysters.