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It's time for a deeper dive. 

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I always was fond of water types. 

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YOUNG EARS WARNING: There are Some censored expletives at the beginning of this episode. Please take care when listening.  

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Episode 14 - That's Not a Fish, That's a Pokémon
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[Please refer to the show notes for full attribution and licensing information.]

Picture 1 – The Five Molid Species.

Picture 2 – Bumphead Sunfish Larvae.

Picture 3 – Pharyngeal Teeth.

Picture 4 – Mola Skeleton. 

Picture 5 – Sea Lion Burrows for the Good Stuff.

Picture 6 – Mola Got Nommed.

Episode Cover – Mola mola.

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker. Special thank you to Dr. Marianne Nyegaard, who was interviewed and consulted for this episode, and whose voice is used with permission! 

The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.

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No one suspects a crab could be the culprit.

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Episode 11 - A Thief in Coconut Couture
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Supplementary Material and External Links

Picture 1 – Distribution Map of Birgus latro  - https://bit.ly/3ESHpP8
                Picture credit: Pinpin. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License.

Picture 2 – Life cycle diagram of Birgus latro - https://bit.ly/2WiuLaK 
                Picture credit: Helagi, et al. 2015. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3m1lMn5 

Picture 3 – Adult (A) and Zoea I (B) Life Cycle Stages  - https://bit.ly/3AKFY2M
                Picture credit: Chen, et al. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/39BwtqK

Picture 4 – Glaucothoe Life Cycle Stage  - https://bit.ly/3ia6LOG
                Picture credit: Chen, et al. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/39BwtqK

Episode Artwork – Picture credit: Laura Beauregard, USFWS. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/3kDXPTj
                 Image is Public Domain. 

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
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Move over, Sharknado. There's a new apex whirlpool in town.

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Episode 10 - This Podcast Will SHOCK You
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Link 1 – Miguel Wattson’s Twitter Account - https://twitter.com/EelectricMiguel/

Picture 1 – Rough Diagram of the Three Electric Organs  - https://bit.ly/3kQgqfw
               Picture credit: Miropa01. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 License.

Picture 2 – Schematic of the In-Series electrocyte arrangement in an electric eel - https://bit.ly/3iQQj5x
               Picture credit: Sun, Hao et al. 2016. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3iPOaa2

Video 1 – Visualization of Electric Eel Pack Hunting - 
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTUV3IW1pqM 

Episode Artwork – Picture credit: opencage. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3x98lF8
                 Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License. 

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
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And I'm Here
To tell all you
Of the fluffy pups living in the bay
They're out there
In the cold sea
Diving through the kelp, oh they're so carefree
You, you, you, otter know

-Alanis Morisette, Probably

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Episode 9 - You Otter Know
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Supplementary Material and External Links

Picture 1 – Microscopic look at sea otter fur - https://bit.ly/2T5qvte
               Picture Credit: Heather Liwanag/Adelphi University. Retrieved from:
                https://www.kqed.org/science/25908/the-fantastic-fur-of-sea-otters

Picture 2 – Worldwide Sea Otter Distribution vs. Historic Range  - https://bit.ly/3w1J4gn
               Picture credit: Davis, Randall et. al. Direct Link: https://bit.ly/3z5PFIG

Picture 3 – Map of the Maritime Fur Trade in a World Context - https://bit.ly/34WCeNn
               Picture credit: Wikipedia User Pfly. Retrieved from
             https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maritime_Fur_Trade-WorldContext.png

Video 1 – Ewan McGregor and Sea Otters - https://youtu.be/o6xTwpIyN14

Episode Artwork – Picture credit:  Michael L Baird. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/4665780216. Used under a CC BY 2.0 License. 

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
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Armor? Check. Chivalry? Check. 
Maximum cutedorableness? Double check.

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Episode 8 - The Volcano Knight
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Supplementary Material and External Links

Picture 1 – Scaly-Foot Snail (White Variant) - https://bit.ly/3vhSDHq
                Image from Nakamura K., et al. Used under CC BY 2.5 License. 

Picture 2 – Scaly-Foot Snail (Black Variant) - https://bit.ly/32ObQE4
                Picture credit: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from: https://phys.org/news/2020-04-genomic-secrets-scaly-foot-snail.html

Picture 3 – Artist Rendition of Trilayered Armor - https://bit.ly/3gA5al8
                Picture credit: AskNature. Retrieved from
                https://asknature.org/strategy/triple-layered-armored-shell-protects-from-predators/

Video 1 – Oceanographer Sylvia Earle on the Danger of Deep Sea Mining:
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PanBRbX76xM             
                Video credit: NowThis Earth.

Episode Artwork – Picture credit: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from https://phys.org/news/2020-04-genomic-secrets-scaly-foot-snail.html

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Music And Sound Attributions

I Am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor. Music track created by Chris Zabriskie and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist Link: http://chriszabriskie.com/

All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license or are Public Domain, and free to use without attribution.

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.com
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A ferocious dragon and a crafty assassin, all rolled into one invisible small fry.

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Episode 7 - The Dragon
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Supplementary Material

Picture 1 – Deep Sea Dragonfish - https://bit.ly/31MHrG0
                Image by Audrey Velasco-Hogan.

Picture 2 – Diagram of hinged jaw of Malacosteus niger - https://bit.ly/3dyGoyP   
                Image is from KENALEY, CHRISTOPHER P. “Exploring Feeding Behaviour in Deep-Sea Dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiidae): Jaw Biomechanics and Functional Significance of a Loosejaw.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 106, no. 1, 8 Mar. 2012, pp. 224–240, 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01854.x.

Video 1 – Shiny Loosejaw, Aristostomias scintillians, showing red bioluminescent organs:
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-luCP5cQxo
                Video was filmed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).

Episode Artwork – Picture was retrieved from https://roaring.earth/deep-sea-dragonfish/.

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Music And Sound Attributions

Anime Sword Hit. Sound effect is available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user Syna-Max.
               Direct Link: https://freesound.org/people/Syna-Max/sounds/54985/

All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license or are Public Domain, and free to use without attribution.

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
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Let's talk about Neptune Balls. 
A direct to your ears SCIENCE UPDATE about the latest in seagrass science. 
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Bonus Episode - BadGrass
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Supplementary Material

Main Paper  - Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics, by Sanchez-Vidal et al.  - https://go.nature.com/2MGvjCk

Picture 1 – Posidonia oceanica, Neptune Grass  - https://bit.ly/2MGoTDe
                 Image is by Melina Marcou and free to use without a license.

Picture 2 – Neptune Ball - https://bit.ly/3kSjlT3
                 Image is by Flickr user Ezu (Martino A. Sabia) used under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 License

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
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An anthology of tuna tales and a smattering of science.
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Episode 6 - Of Man and Fish
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Supplementary Material

Picture 1 – Albert P. Halfhill, the “Father of Canned Tuna” - https://bit.ly/3pIk5eb
               Image is Public Domain.

Picture 2 – W. Eugene Smith, American Photojournalist - https://bit.ly/3aDZmUj
               Image is Public Domain. 

Link 1 – The Commision for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna - https://www.ccsbt.org/ 

Link 1 – FDA Guidance on Eating Fish for Pregnant Women and Growing Children - https://bit.ly/3q2iocg

Link 2 – Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program for Sustainable Eating - https://bit.ly/36QtVnr

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Music And Sound Attributions

Laugh Tracks. Sound effects are available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user lonemonk.
               Direct Links: https://freesound.org/people/lonemonk/sounds/72842/ and
                                      https://freesound.org/people/lonemonk/sounds/72844/

Waves. Sound effect is available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user Suburbanwizard.
               Direct Link: https://freesound.org/people/Suburbanwizard/sounds/463250/

Music: Shizima3 by PeriTune. Music Promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International.
            Direct Link: https://www.free-stock-music.com/peritune-shizima3-piano-version.html

All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution.

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.com
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Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer.

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#LoveAllTunas

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Episode 5 - Tune in for the Tuna
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Supplementary Visual Material

Picture 1 – Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares - https://bit.ly/2Z0e4hL
                Image is Public Domain.

Picture 2 – Skipjack Tuna in a Shoal - https://bit.ly/2YTENN8
                Image is Public Domain. 

Link 1 – FDA Guidance on Eating Fish for Pregnant Women and Growing Children - https://bit.ly/3q2iocg

Link 2 – Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program for Sustainable Eating - https://bit.ly/36QtVnr

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Music And Sound Attributions

Gunshot. Sound effect is free to use from with attribution from Fesliyan Studios.
               Direct Link: https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

Badum-Tss Sound by Orange Free Sounds. Published and utilized under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International.
            Direct Link: http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution.

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This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.
The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.
Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.com
Question, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

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Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer.