When I entered into the big bad world of biology at university I had no idea the journey I would be in for. A lot of people simply think that marine biology is "looking at fish". This however is far from the truth! So what exactly is marine biology?
I would class marine biology as being a variety of other subjects all brought together. The main component of marine biology is indeed animal biology but it's not just fish. You also get a vast number of invertebrates, marine mammals and turtles but to name a few.
Other areas of marine biology include: oceanography, water chemistry, geography, environmental law, speciation, ecology, conservation, microbiology, animal physiology, statistics, experimental design and even a bit of politics. Again, this is only a few aspects of marine biology as the list goes on and on!
So, what parts of marine biology am I interested in? I have a really big soft spot for invertebrates and seabirds. A project I am currently doing is looking at how the morphology and fitness levels of a reef-building marine polychaete worm varies across different parts of its reef ecosystem.
I hope to go on to do postgraduate study once I have completed by BSc (Hons) and my ultimate ambition is to become a research lecturer at a university. I hope one day, after all the hard work, to achieve this dream.
I hope this blog will help me express my scientific views with the world (which can be a bit loopy at times). I also hope to post about current research that I find interesting and host chats with my fellow university students as to what they are up to, what they find interesting etc. I will also post about any projects that I am currently doing.
Please check out Kirsty's blog as well. She is a good friend of mine from university: http://kcmcwhinnie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/to-start.html?spref=tw
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P.S. this is a photo I recently got whilst on a field course to Egypt!
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