How Do Animals Know the Timing of Tides? One Tiny Crustacean is Helping Scientists Find Out
September 02, 2026
September 02, 2026
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news:
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How Do Animals Know the Timing of Tides? One Tiny Crustacean is Helping Scientists Find Out
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A tiny crustacean, Parhyale hawaiensis, thrives along the seacoast amidst the changing tides. Yet until recently, no one knew the genes underpinning how these small shrimp-like creatures . . .
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How Do Animals Know the Timing of Tides? One Tiny Crustacean is Helping Scientists Find Out
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A tiny crustacean, Parhyale hawaiensis, thrives along the seacoast amidst the changing tides. Yet until recently, no one knew the genes underpinning how these small shrimp-like creatures . . .