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An illustration of two fishes with the skin unwrapped to reveal the internal anatomy: skeleton on the left and organs on the right.
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Jessica Eggers
With its fantastical illustrations and offbeat humor, "Gonzo Ichthyology" leads readers through topics in fish biology and other flights of fancy.

Ichthyology meets ‘Through the Looking Glass,’ in pen and ink

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New Gene Sequencer Boosts Research

Marine Scientists Receive Multimillion-Dollar NSF Grants to Fund Long-Term Research

UCSB Researcher to Study Cognition in Wild Birds

UC Santa Barbara Scientists Learn How to Unlock the Destiny of a Cell: A Gift for the Tin Man?

UCSB Evolutionary Psychologists Study the Purpose of Punishment and Reputation

Seafood, Wild or Farmed? The Answer May Be Both

UCSB Study Reveals Brain Functions During Visual Searches

UC Santa Barbara to Conduct Prescribed Burn on Lagoon Island

UC Santa Barbara Chemistry Professor Wins Award for New, Highly Useful Reagents in Catalysis
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Clues to Nervous System Evolution Found in Nerve-less Sponge

UCSB Scientists Synthesize First Genetically Evolved Semiconductor Material

Study by UC Santa Barbara Psychologists Reveals How Brain Performs ‘Motor Chunking' Tasks
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