Preface / Nipam H. Patel
Part one Marine places. 1 Why have biologists studied at the seashore? : the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory / Jane Maienschein ; 2 Marine biology studies at Naples : the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn / Christiane Groeben ; 3 The first marine biological station in modern China : Amoy University and Amphioxus / Christine Yi Lai Luk ; 4 The Misaki Marine Biological Station's dual roles for zoology and fisheries, 1800s-1930s / Kjell David Ericson
Part two Marine practice. 5 Illuminating animal behavior : the impact of laboratory structure on tropism research at marine stations / Samantha Muka ; 6 The scientific fishery : sampling, dissecting, and drawing in the Gulf of Naples / Katharina Steiner ; 7 A dual mission : research and education as critical factors for the scientific integrity of the Marine Biological Laboratory / Kate MacCord ; 8 Francis O. Schmitt : at the intersection of neuroscience and squid / Kathryn Maxson Jones ; 9 Microscopes and moving molecules : the discovery of kinesin at the Marine Biological Laboratory / Karl S. Matlin ; 10 Using repertoires to explore changing practices in recent coral research / Rachel A. Ankeny and Sabina Leonelli ; 11 Why study sex by the sea? : marine organisms and the problems of fertilization and cell cleavage / Michael R. Dietrich, Nathan Crowe, and Rachel A. Ankeny ; 12 Hagfish and vascular biology : why the marine model matters / Marianne A. Grant and William C. Aird
Epilogue: The future of biological research will be found in the oceans / Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado.