Anna DeLoach
 

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When exploring the fertile waters of Baja California the constant possibility that whale sharks, mantas and sea lions could be cruising just overhead makes it difficult to focus your attention on small marine animals. But when Anna DeLoach narrowed her search image down to a few inches while investigating a shallow, algae-carpeted seafloor on the outskirts of a lagoon, she struck gold. She discovered colonies of two-inch blennies (Orange-throat Pikeblennies and Gulf Signal Blennies) so dense that amorous males resorted to mouth-to-mouth combat to acquire preferred shelter holes near females. The testosterone-driven turf wars, which could last for minutes at a time, left the participants panting and depleted, but miraculously unscarred.
 

After taking an early retirement from her software engineering career, Anna headed to the island of Bimini in the Bahamas to operate a small SCUBA charter service. But, like so many others, she quickly discovered that running a dive business was a sure way to limit quality time underwater. Ten years ago she purchased a video camera and joined forces with husband Ned to study and document marine life species around the world. Although she worked diligently recording marine species for identification books and DVD projects, her passion is animal behavior. Her comprehensive video footage proved indispensable for analyzing behaviors detailed in Reef Fish Behavior published in 2000. Anna is currently collecting underwater images for a series of educational DVDs that examines the relationships of marine animals and their environment. Anna and Ned reside in Jacksonville, Florida.

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