Randall Hughes Associate Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences rhughes@neu.edu 781.581.7370 ext. 314 Expertise Marine ecology Randall Hughes in the Press Nahant marine center researcher discovers that mud crabs can hear In proving that mud crabs can hear, Northeastern University researcher A. Randall Hughes answered a question most scientists in her field never thought to ask. Triggered by a layman’s question, her findings, published in a scientific journal last month, are providing new insight into the ecological community found on coral reefs. “This project was initiated […] Sounds of predators cause mud crabs to cringe with fear, researchers find In horror flicks, creepy soundtracks are used to help scare the living daylights out of people. In a lab, two researchers used a similar device to freak out mud crabs in an effort to prove that they can hear. The researchers placed the crabs in a big tank and piped in sounds commonly made by […] Randall Hughes for Northeastern Global News The noisy world of mud crabs The noisy world of mud crabs Northeastern researchers are the first to show that marine crabs are capable of hearing and that their auditory ability plays an important role in their response to fish predators. Members of Congress visit Marine Science Center Members of Congress visit Marine Science Center U.S. Reps. John Tierney and Katherine Clark, as well as staff members from U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren's offices, visited Northeastern's unique urban coastal research facility in Nahant on Wednesday to learn more about the interdisciplinary work taking place there. Stuck in the middle with oysters and crabs Stuck in the middle with oysters and crabs New research from marine scientists at Northeastern shows that the behavior of middle predators in marine food webs plays an important role in the welfare of the whole system—and that, like our behavior, middle predator behavior is pretty fickle. Snails have a thing for sexy stems Snails have a thing for sexy stems Assistant professor Randall Hughes examines the environmental implications of periwinkle snails' preference for climbing sexually reproductive marsh grasses as opposed to vegetative ones.
Nahant marine center researcher discovers that mud crabs can hear In proving that mud crabs can hear, Northeastern University researcher A. Randall Hughes answered a question most scientists in her field never thought to ask. Triggered by a layman’s question, her findings, published in a scientific journal last month, are providing new insight into the ecological community found on coral reefs. “This project was initiated […]
Sounds of predators cause mud crabs to cringe with fear, researchers find In horror flicks, creepy soundtracks are used to help scare the living daylights out of people. In a lab, two researchers used a similar device to freak out mud crabs in an effort to prove that they can hear. The researchers placed the crabs in a big tank and piped in sounds commonly made by […]