{"id":2169,"date":"2020-07-15T04:42:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T04:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2020-07-15T04:42:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T04:42:15","slug":"robert-higgins-the-father-of-mud-dragons-and-loricifera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/science\/zoology\/robert-higgins-the-father-of-mud-dragons-and-loricifera\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Higgins: Tat\u0103l dragonilor de noroi \u0219i Loricifera"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robert Higgins: Tat\u0103l dragonilor de noroi \u0219i Loricifera<\/h2>\n\n<p>Robert Higgins, biolog marin, \u0219i-a dedicat via\u021ba studierii meiofaunei, creaturi minuscule care tr\u0103iesc \u00een spa\u021biile dintre boabele de nisip. Printre numeroasele sale descoperiri, Higgins a g\u0103sit specii noi de kinorinhe, dragoni de noroi \u0219i chiar un nou \u00eencreng\u0103tur\u0103 de animale numit Loricifera.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cariera timpurie a lui Higgins \u0219i descoperirea kinorinkelor<\/h3>\n\n<p>C\u0103l\u0103toria lui Higgins \u00een lumea meiofaunei a \u00eenceput \u00een anii 1950 la Universitatea din Colorado. \u00cen timp ce studia nevertebrate, el a \u00eent\u00e2lnit tardigrade, animale microscopice cunoscute pentru rezisten\u021ba lor. Fascinat de adaptabilitatea lor, Higgins a decis s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i concentreze teza de master asupra lor.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00centr-o var\u0103, Higgins a c\u0103l\u0103torit la laboratorul marin al Universit\u0103\u021bii din Washington, unde a fost \u00eens\u0103rcinat s\u0103 colecteze kinorhinhe. \u00cen ciuda faptului c\u0103 nu v\u0103zuse niciodat\u0103 una \u00eenainte, el a dezvoltat o tehnic\u0103 numit\u0103 \u201ebul\u0103 \u0219i pat\u0103\u201d pentru a le extrage din probele de sedimente. Aceast\u0103 metod\u0103 a revolu\u021bionat studiul kinorinkelor \u0219i a devenit o practic\u0103 standard \u00een cercetarea meiofaunei.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Descoperirea Loriciferei<\/h3>\n\n<p>\u00cen 1974, \u00een timp ce colecta meiofaun\u0103 \u00een largul coastei Carolinei de Nord, Higgins a descoperit o creatur\u0103 ciudat\u0103, diferit\u0103 de tot ce v\u0103zuse vreodat\u0103. El a p\u0103strat specimenul, dar abia ani mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een colaborare cu Reinhardt Kristensen de la Universitatea din Copenhaga, \u0219i-a dat seama de semnifica\u021bia sa.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00cen 1982, Kristensen a colectat mai multe exemplare ale aceluia\u0219i animal \u00een apropiere de Fran\u021ba. \u00cempreun\u0103, au descoperit c\u0103 aceste creaturi reprezentau o nou\u0103 \u00eencreng\u0103tur\u0103, pe care au numit-o Loricifera, care \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u201epurt\u0103tor de cing\u0103toare\u201d. Aceast\u0103 descoperire a fost o descoperire major\u0103 \u00een zoologie, deoarece doar patru noi \u00eencreng\u0103turi fuseser\u0103 descrise \u00een secolul al XX-lea.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mo\u0219tenirea lui Higgins \u00een cercetarea meiofaunei<\/h3>\n\n<p>De-a lungul carierei sale, Higgins a jucat un rol esen\u021bial \u00een promovarea studiului meiofaunei. El a fost cofondator al Asocia\u021biei Interna\u021bionale a Meiobentologilor \u0219i a lansat buletinul informativ al acesteia, promov\u00e2nd comunicarea \u0219i colaborarea \u00eentre cercet\u0103tori. De asemenea, a fost coautor al \u201eIntroducerii \u00een studiul meiofaunei\u201d, o lucrare fundamental\u0103 care a devenit un manual standard \u00een domeniu.<\/p>\n\n<p>Generozitatea \u0219i \u00eendrumarea lui Higgins s-au extins dincolo de colegii s\u0103i. El a proiectat \u0219i a distribuit instrumente de cercetare, cum ar fi plasa \u201esutien mermaid\u201d, care este \u00eenc\u0103 folosit\u0103 de cercet\u0103torii de meiofaun\u0103 \u0219i ast\u0103zi. De asemenea, i-a \u00eencurajat pe tinerii oameni de \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103, inclusiv pe Fernando Pardos, care a devenit ulterior un taxonomist de frunte al kinorinkelor.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Importan\u021ba spa\u021biilor intersti\u021biale \u00een \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103<\/h3>\n\n<p>Lucrarea lui Higgins subliniaz\u0103 importan\u021ba spa\u021biilor intersti\u021biale \u00een \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103. A\u0219a cum meiofauna prosper\u0103 \u00een golurile dintre boabele de nisip, descoperirile \u0219tiin\u021bifice apar adesea \u00een spa\u021biile dintre cadrele formale. Conversa\u021biile ocazionale, \u00eent\u00e2lnirile \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103toare \u0219i observa\u021biile nea\u0219teptate pot duce la perspective inovatoare.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuvinte cheie cu coad\u0103 lung\u0103 \u00een context<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Descoperirea de noi specii de animale \u00een cadrul meiofaunei:<\/strong> Descoperirea lui Higgins a Loriciferei \u0219i a numeroaselor specii noi de kinorhinhe a extins \u00een\u021belegerea noastr\u0103 despre diversitatea animal\u0103.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Utilizarea tehnicii bul\u0103 \u0219i pat\u0103 pentru colectarea meiofaunei:<\/strong> Tehnica bul\u0103 \u0219i pat\u0103 a lui Higgins a revolu\u021bionat colectarea meiofaunei, permi\u021b\u00e2nd cercet\u0103torilor s\u0103 extrag\u0103 aceste creaturi minuscule din probele de sedimente mai eficient.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dezvoltarea plasei sutien mermaid pentru filtrarea meiofaunei:<\/strong> Plasa sutien mermaid, proiectat\u0103 de Higgins, este un instrument specializat folosit pentru a filtra meiofauna din probele de ap\u0103. Forma \u0219i designul s\u0103u unic o fac deosebit de eficient\u0103 \u00een colectarea acestor organisme delicate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colaborarea dintre Robert Higgins \u0219i Fernando Pardos \u00een studiul kinorinkelor:<\/strong> \u00cendrumarea lui Higgins asupra lui Pardos a jucat un rol semnificativ \u00een avansarea studiului kinorinkelor. Colaborarea lor a dus la descoperirea de noi specii \u0219i la o \u00een\u021belegere mai profund\u0103 a biologiei lor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Descoperirea \u00eencreng\u0103turii Loricifera de c\u0103tre Higgins \u0219i Kristensen:<\/strong> Descoperirea Loriciferei a fost o descoperire major\u0103 \u00een zoologie, deoarece a reprezentat identificarea unei noi \u00eencreng\u0103turi de animale, un eveniment rar \u00een domeniu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Higgins: Tat\u0103l dragonilor de noroi \u0219i Loricifera Robert Higgins, biolog marin, \u0219i-a dedicat via\u021ba studierii meiofaunei, creaturi minuscule care tr\u0103iesc \u00een spa\u021biile dintre boabele de nisip. Printre numeroasele sale&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[361,613,4533,4531,4532,4530,4534,4535],"class_list":["post-2169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-zoology","tag-marine-biology","tag-scientific-discovery","tag-mud-dragons","tag-kinorhynchs","tag-loricifera","tag-meiofauna","tag-research-techniques","tag-robert-higgins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2170,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169\/revisions\/2170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}