Berkshire STEM Pipeline Network,
These little gobies scale waterfalls with the help of a "pelvic sucker." AMAZING!
Evolution,
Researchers have found the Nopili goby uses the same muscles to feed and climb waterfalls. Hawaiian gobies are pretty…
Maui Ocean Stewards,
'O'opu Nopili were filmed climbing in a lab experiment. Evolutionary Novelty versus Exaptation: Oral Kinematics in Feeding…
Open Access,
by Joshua A. Cullen, Takashi Maie, Heiko L. Schoenfuss, Richard W. Blob Species exposed to extreme environments often exhibit…