Biology 314: 2002-2003

Andre Frederick, Nicole Gebs, Chris Reynolds,

Holland Hersey, Meaghann Terrien, James Bethune, and Drew Martin

The van trip...

Exploring the red mangroves at Pigeon Creek.

Getting out after riding the tide in Pigeon Creek.

South end of the island.

Drew catches a crab.

Exploring the sandy intertidal zone at Fernandez Bay.

Looking under rubble.

Found a brittle star.

Getting ready to go in the morning.

Relaxing after lunch at Grotto Bay.

Watling's Castle (Watling was a pirate).

Getting ready to work at Monument Reef.

A typical coral head.

Some gorgonians (soft corals).

Andre, exploring the bottom.

A close-up of a coral head with a blue tang in the foreground.

Elkhorn coral

Close-up of Elkhorn (you can see the polyps).

Andre

A parrotfish.

A Sargeant Major

The boat we used to explore the outer reef.

Project planning in the classroom.

Another class picture (this at North Point).

One project examined hermit crab shell competition.  This required removing them from their shells (shown left) and letting them compete (shown right).

Dixon Hill Lighthouse

The fresnel lens in the lighthouse.

Land Crab

Enjoying a coconut from the campus.

The dormitory "pet".

The group in the water chamber of the cave.

A sea cucumber on a night snorkel.

A trunkfish on a night snorkel.

Exploring the rocky intertidal zone in Graham's Harbor.

A sea hare

Don't worry - he's not hurt, they have purple ink as a defense mechanism.

A crab.

A sea urchin.

A cushion star.

Relaxing at Sanddollar Beach after the final exam.