Why Study Biology by the Sea? / Jane Maienschein, Rachel A. Ankeny, Karl S. Matlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ankeny, Rachel A., Editor.

Maienschein, Jane, Editor.

Matlin, Karl S., Editor.

Series:

Convening science.

Convening science: discovery at the marine biological laboratory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine laboratories--History.

Marine laboratories.

Marine biology--Research--History.

Marine biology.

Marine laboratories--United States--History.

Marine biology--Research--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

For almost a century and a half, biologists have gone to the seashore to study life. The oceans contain rich biodiversity, and organisms at the intersection of sea and shore provide a plentiful sampling for research into a variety of questions at the laboratory bench: How does life develop and how does it function? How are organisms that look different related, and what role does the environment play? From the Stazione Zoologica in Naples to the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, the Amoy Station in China, or the Misaki Station in Japan, students and researchers at seaside research stations have long visited the ocean to investigate life at all stages of development and to convene discussions of biological discoveries. Exploring the history and current reasons for study by the sea, this book examines key people, institutions, research projects, organisms selected for study, and competing theories and interpretations of discoveries, and it considers different ways of understanding research, such as through research repertoires. A celebration of coastal marine research, Why Study Biology by the Sea? reveals why scientists have moved from the beach to the lab bench and back.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

ONE. Why Have Biologists Studied at the Seashore? The Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory

TWO. Marine Biology Studies at Naples: The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

THREE. The First Marine Biological Station in Modern China: Amoy University and Amphioxus

FOUR. The Misaki Marine Biological Station’s Dual Roles for Zoology and Fisheries, 1880s– 1930s

FIVE. Illuminating Animal Behavior: The Impact of Laboratory Structure on Tropism Research at Marine Stations

SIX. The Scientific Fishery: Sampling, Dissecting, and Drawing in the Gulf of Naples

SEVEN. A Dual Mission: Research and Education as Critical Factors for the Scientific Integrity of the Marine Biological Laboratory

EIGHT. Francis O. Schmitt: At the Intersection of Neuroscience and Squid

NINE. Microscopes and Moving Molecules: The Discovery of Kinesin at the Marine Biological Laboratory

TEN. Using Repertoires to Explore Changing Practices in Recent Coral Research

ELEVEN. Why Study Sex by the Sea? Marine Organisms and the Problems of Fertilization and Cell Cleavage

TWELVE. Hagfish and Vascular Biology: Why the Marine Model Matters

Epilogue: The Future of Biological Research Will Be Found in the Oceans

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-226-67309-X

OCLC:

1153465972