Lab 1A

The map shown below is Figure 3A and 3B taken from Planes et al. (2009)*. Figure 3A shows a proposed network of marine reserves in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, which are represented by the red-dashed squares. The study in this paper used parentage analysis to determine whether larvae from the clownfish A. percula disperse from Kimbe Island to the distant proposed marine reserves. The arrows show that larval dispersal does occur between Kimbe Island and the proposed marine reserves, with the numbers (i.e. 4/39) representing the number of recently settled juveniles that are progeny of A. percula adults from Kimbe Island. Figure 3B shows the location of the A. percula adults whose progeny were detected at the distant marine reserves. I find this map and particularly this study interesting because larval dispersal is currently not very well understood. It is currently not possible to track larvae and thus we are forced to tackle the question of larval dispersal through indirect means, such as parentage analysis. This type of work is something I am interested in and hope to pursue in the future.

*Planes, S, Jones GP, Thorrold SR (2009) Larval dispersal connects fish populations in a network of marine reserves. PNAS 106(14): 5693-5697.

This map, entitled Franko's Map of Los Angeles County, represents what I like to think of as a "diver's view" of the Los Angeles Area. I own this map and it can be found online at the following website:

http://frankosmaps.com/maps/product/Frankos-Map-of-Los-Angeles-County-Coast.html

This map is a colorful representation of some of the most popular and also not well known dive spots that can be found off the coast of Los Angeles. The map describes different aspects of the dive sites shown from Ventura County line to Palos Verdes Peninsula. This map also depicts some of the fish that can be seen while diving in this area. I am a frequent user of the map, as I love to dive, and I have found that it does not often lead me astray.

The map shown below is called, "McArthur's Universal Corrective Map of the World". The map was found on the following webpage:

http://www.odtmaps.com/detail.asp_Q_product_id_E_McA-23x35

The map offers a perspective on the world different from the "north-centric" or "euro-centric" view typically presented. Stuart McArthur made this map when he was 12 years old because he lived in Australia and had a different perspective on the world. I think this map is interesting because the "normal" view of the world with the north at the top of the map is completely arbitrary. This view apparently only came about because European navigators used the north star and a magnetic compass to navigate.