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March 11th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY Emily Leclerc Sylvester Musembi Musyoka, a Kenyan colleague and field crew leader, recording a large mammal fossil bone during a virtual field project to collect fossils in Kenyan excavation sites that were in danger of being damaged by severe weather. (Nzioki Mativo/Smithsonian) When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic one year ago, it brought much of the world to a halt. Countries closed their borders, international flights stopped and people worldwide were told to stay home as much as possible. But not even a global pandemic could stop scientific advancement. Scientists near and far quickly adapted their research and fieldwork projects to follow the new health guidelines and keep everyone involved safe. Here is how seven of the National Museum of Natural History’s scientists continued to discover the secrets of the natural world safely during the pandemic. ....
E-Mail IMAGE: This diagram illustrates the longfin damselfish-mysid relationship, where the niche created by the territorial algae farming longfin damselfish provides a protective refuge to mysids, leading to increased survival. In turn,. view more Credit: Illustration by Rohan Brooker Throughout nature, there are instances of animals aiding one another and living together in mutually beneficial relationships that have helped shape the world s landscapes and biodiversity. These domesticator-domesticate relationships form when one species provides multigenerational support to another species in exchange for a resource or service that benefits both species. An example of this type of relationship is how early humans domesticated gray wolves. The wolves were attracted to the human encampments, which provided them with protection and resources, and the wolves, in turn, helped the humans increase their hunting proficiency. ....
Not for the longfin damselfish, who has turned the planktonic mysid shrimp into a virtual farmhand. The tiny shrimp have been trained to help the damselfish fertilize the algae farms that make up its diet, according to a new study out of Australia. This may be the first instance of a non-human species domesticating another species. Understanding how the damselfish has trained the mysids could reveal insights into how humans first domesticated dogs, chickens and other animals. Scroll down for video Researchers in Belize found longfin damselfish have trained tiny mysid shrimp to fertilize their algae farms, in what s believed to be the first evidence of a non-human species domesticating another species ....