“This project will augment the Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection by using a new tool and a new way to present information about fishes. It's part of our general effort to make the collection more available to a wider audience.”
“The idea is to image the internal anatomies of the entire range of fishes. Capturing the variation across all fishes will open the door to a range of interesting questions about how species differ. You can imagine comparing the brain of a coral reef fish that relies on vision with one from the deep sea that relies mainly on smell, or comparing the muscles of deep-sea fishes that regularly migrate to the surface with those that stay in the deep.”
“Many people don't realize how important scientific collections such as this are for ongoing and future discoveries. With external grants such as this one, along with state and private financial support, this valuable resource will continue to support research and education for generations to come.”
