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River B Abedon
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River B Abedon @rbabedon.bsky.social · Aug 19
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River B Abedon @rbabedon.bsky.social · Aug 19
As the Gulf Stream carries man o’ war colonies north, winds push them on shore 🏖️, causing strandings along the U.S. East Coast - from Florida in the winter to New England in the summer.
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River B Abedon @rbabedon.bsky.social · Aug 19
Check out our preprint 🧪 on the origin & dispersal dynamics of a sailing ⛵ #siphonophore! We use #iNaturalist and particle tracking simulations to show that juvenile man o' war surface in the Gulf of Mexico & Straits of FL and disperse rapidly along the Gulf Stream 🌊

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From surfacing to stranding: The origins and dispersal dynamics of a neustonic siphonophore
The siphonophore Physalia physalis regularly strands along the US East Coast, yet the dynamics driving its seasonal and geographic distribution in this region remain poorly understood. Building on a n...
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