We examined the diversity, abundance, distribution, and average size of squat lobsters collected during eight cruises conducted on the continental shelf and slope of the Gulf of Mexico (Mexican/USA border to the Caribbean Sea). Six species belonging to two genera of Chirostyloidea, and 25 species of four genera of Galatheoidea are reported. A total of 1513 specimens were obtained of which 95 we...

Few genetic studies have been carried out in dolphinfish. Oxendorf & Hunte (1986a,b) compared samples obtained in the Caribbean Sea (Central-West Atlantic) using several physiological characters such as fecundity, growth or sexual maturity. The results obtained lead to the definition of two dolphinfish stocks in the Caribbean Sea. Later, the same samples were examined using allozymes. 16 out of...

As part of the analysis of results from high resolution numerical simulations of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, the structure and variability of the flow across the Yucatan Channel are described and compared with observations. The main model inflow into the Gulf is found near the surface in the western part of the Channel, while return flows back into the Caribbean Sea are found near...

*Correspondence: Mariana Mateos, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, Nagle Hall Rm. 210, College Station, TX 77842-2258, USA e-mail: [email protected]; Luis A. Hurtado, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, Nagle Hall Rm. 210, College Station, TX 77842-2258, USA e-mail: [email protected] Phylogeographic studies have provided valuabl...

[1] Over the tropical North Atlantic Ocean in the summer, plumes of aerosol extend from Saharan Africa to the Caribbean. The microphysical and radiative evolution of such plumes is studied using a Lagrangian column model and measurements obtained near the west coast of Africa (during the second Aerosol Characterization Experiment [ACE-2]) and the Caribbean Sea (during the Passing Efficiency of ...

of a dissertation at the University of Miami. Dissertation supervised by Professor Brian Mapes. No. of pages in text. (103) The annual rainfall cycle in the Caribbean is characterized by a bimodal pattern with peaks in the late spring (“early rainfall season”) and late summer (“late rainfall season”) with a mid-summer minimum (“mid-summer drought”). The time average rainfall pattern during the ...

Spin-transfer-torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) attracts extensive attentions due to its non-volatility, high density and low power consumption. The core device in STT-MRAM is CoFeB/MgO-based magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ), which possesses a high tunnel magnetoresistance ratio as well as a large value of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). It has been experimentally proven th...