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I found a citation that backs you up. Will amend

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Mating-%2C-birth-%2C-larval-development-and-settlement-Shepherd-Wandell/17497fcdeafc2a4f7691e8b25be0a28ba7d01b8a

If you can do JMP and Arc Gis, you will probably enjoy R. There are a fair few mapping solutions to play with. I wouldn't call it a pretty language, but it is definitely a powerful one. I have never used JMP, but I have used SAS, and prefer R a million times over SAS.

https://www.coursera.org/specialization/jhudatascience/1?utm_medium=listingPage

I know nothing about how to actually become one. But as someone whos always been interested, i'm enrolled for this free online course via Coursera. Check it out:

https://www.coursera.org/course/megafauna

Do you know the NASA Nemo-net? It is a finger-paint game where you actually help NASA classifying coral reefs. Here the link from Google play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NASA.NeMONet

Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments

Talk to your supervisor about carefully crafting your search terms. It's always challenging to find literature on stuff with overlapping terms. Are you sure there is sufficient literature on the topic?

There are a few interesting AI search engines like semantics scholar that gives you an alternative way to search for literature. Google a bit and you will find a few different new AI engines. These may help you find other papers. You can also email authors for suggestions.

While this reference is not directed to any particular species, it is excellent: https://www.amazon.com/Fishermans-Ocean-Marine-Science-Catch-ebook/dp/B004BJ1LLI

Not a magazine but essays may fill the void: https://www.amazon.com/Essays-Marine-Biology-Young-Scientists/dp/B09SNSNPY9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35YSPRK0YO8WD&keywords=Essays+in+marine+biology&qid=1655949382&sprefix=essays+in+marine+biology%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1

Might provide an broad swath: https://www.amazon.com/Essays-Marine-Biology-Young-Scientists/dp/B09SNSNPY9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15YB4OSWD0GV9&keywords=Essays+in+marine+biology&qid=1650228257&sprefix=essays+in+marine+biology%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1

Would you believe when I say Amazon? :)

I got this culture a week before Christmas last year and spread them out to some jars with a real natural environment and plants. That did the trick...and just keep on feeding them.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0732J1LPL/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is a vertebrae from one of your local Istiophoridae species (marlins and sailfishes). This article has some comparative images that will give you an idea of how your specimens matches, and this link has a complete skeleton of a Black Marlin illustrated.

Rays of the World

A bit expansive, but if you are really into it I guess it is worth the cost. Each page depicts a species or genus of batoid with illustrations, description, distribution and classification.

is this outdoor?

dump the water out or use something like this

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I really like this one. One of the authors was one of my former marine bio lecturers in undergrad, who's super knowledgeable. It's really informative as well as being very visual.

This is a pretty good book if you want a field guide on identifying marine mammal species. It also has a basic rundown of things that would be important to know about each species. Plus you can flip through it and find your favorite marine mammal, or just take pictures of the seals and use them as reaction images like I do.

The (text)book that got me into Invertebrates: Biology of the Invertebrates, by Jan Pechenik

Thing is a work of art for breaking down the chaos of the Invertebrate side of the world into order, in phylogical terms as well as morphological developments. Goes in-depth discussing how and why the form & function of various Order/Family/Classes evolved.

There is a Kindle version with audio and video. I have never seen that before. Anyone consumed it?

Your local library surprisingly will have great resources of informative picture books for kids interested in science--not only would going there to look at books with her make GREAT bonding moments, but buying the ones she grows to love will keep her connection to to you and the ocean strong. <ENTER> Also, Sea Critters by Sylvia Earle, Island of the Blue Dolphins (fiction, but great imagery), and field guides are a great intro and usually can be found while checking out at larger supermarkets and are geared for the public.

I buy my little cousin lots of science books, he's scarily intelligent and I'm constantly impressed by what he learns and retains.

He reads incredibly well, so I thought I'd try something a bit harder and got him this book, &quot;my first encyclopedia of marine life&quot;. I leafed through it when visiting recently and it covers a lot. I found it incredibly informative but not in the dense way adult encyclopedias are, I think they hit just the right amount of information and "entertainment" that kids need. I think it'll last him until he's old enough to start learning from full blown textbooks though, because it does have good and relatively high level content.

It depends on reading level and ability etc, but I definitely think if you want something to educate and not just be showy (a flashy picture book is great, but I've always found kids can learn so much more than they're given credit for when they're interested and given the right resources), and if the interest remains long term, then it can be the basis for understanding most systems, animals, and concepts in marine biology.

Edit: and don't just go for stuffed whale sharks; there are all sorts of cool plush toys depending on interests! ... Whale sharks are awesome though.

Extreme Life of the Sea by Stephen Palumbi (Director of Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station) is a great look at how marine animals live in extreme environments and is written for lay audiences

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0691169810/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_JzCCybXYEDGPR

You can download / torrent the PDF for the book, but I'd suggest buying a copy as well to support the author.

Really good book. They have another book for creatures as well.

I took an elasmobranch class last Spring and the book we used was this one. It was pretty good, certainly for the price. The professor said books on elasmobranchs aren't too good but this one seemed to impress him.

Not really a marine biology book, but I really liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was free on kindle when I bought it. Clive Cussler also has a ton of thrillers that are marine biology related. I remember really liking his book lost city.