Euryhaline Essays

The Beautiful White Pekin Ducks When you think of any duck you would see on a farm, your mind flies to a large, non-colored duck with an orange beak and feet. You may not know it yet, but that is the Pekin duck, commonly known as a domesticated duck. This duck, unlike normal ducks, cannot fly but is still the eighth wonder of the animal world. Pekins’ description The Pekin Pekin ducks are white, beautiful duck is a very large and superlative, adorable non-flying bird, with the height

A marine sea star was mistakenly placed in freshwater. A few hours later, you find the sea star is dead. What is the most likely explanation for its death? Osmosis and its role within molecules. Osmosis is a process during which water moves from a lower concentrated region to a highly concentrated region through a partially permeable membrane. When there is a difference in osmolarity between two solutions, water will flow from hypoosomic solution to hypersoomic solution by osmosis. It is a passive

Cobia, Rachycentron canadum Introduction: Cobia, Rachycentron canadum, is the only species of the family Rachycentridae. Other common names for cobia include black kingfish, black salmon, lemonfish, and sergeant fish as well as cobie and bonito (in Spanish) and mafou (in French). Cobias are a popular recreational and commercial species. They reach lengths of 50-120 cm, with a maximum of 200 cm. While cobias are more common at weights of up to 20s kg, there could be few heavier specimens which