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Month: October 2013

Wasting disease in subtidal stars

Posted on 2013-10-182015-05-24 by Allison J. Gong

Since my earlier posts on Pisaster wasting disease in the lab, I’ve been contacted by a couple of divers who have seen afflicted stars on their dives in Monterey Bay. They have both graciously given me permission to post their photos, which clearly demonstrate that Pisaster and other stars are being stricken subtidally as well as…

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As if the plague weren’t enough

Posted on 2013-10-072015-05-24 by Allison J. Gong

Today is Monday. Last Friday morning I was at the marine lab doing my usual feeding and cleaning stuff, and everything was fine. I was back at the lab Friday afternoon to return some animals that we had borrowed for one of the classes I’m teaching, and as soon as I got out of the…

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