To Save a Mockingbird – A Blog for Darwin Post
This post was originally published on February 15, 2009. by Erik Check out the animation I created about my post. Enjoy! Darwin’s Mockingbirds! by spudinski01, made at DoInk.com On two small islands...
View ArticleMarine Biology at its Best!
Moon Jellyfish; Photo by suburbanslice In the field of marine biology, there have been many new discoveries. Some are new species, others are missing links. This post will show you some of the newly...
View ArticleFungi: A New Revolution in Violin Making
(Concerto No. 2 in G Major 1st Movement by Joseph Haydn Cadenza by Ferdinand Küchler) Stradivarius violin; photo by Giant Ginkgo A few months ago, an important discovery was made in the world of...
View ArticleDishonest Crabs
Photo by Denn When I hear dishonesty I think of lying. It turns out that other animals besides humans can lie, too. When I hear that, I think no way, but scientists from Australia have found out that...
View ArticleThe Scoop on Poop
Photo source: Peter Davis Every living organism “poops”. Actually, “poop” is a common term used for feces. Feces, by definition, are the solid waste, which is expelled through the rectum (the end of...
View ArticleSummer of the Seabirds
Many of my students don’t know that during the summer of 2004 I spent three months working as a research assistant studying seabirds on a remote island in the Bering Sea. On my four-wheeler heading out...
View ArticleGlobal Warming = Snow?
Sam has a new blog post on Green Science about the crazy snowstorms we’ve been getting and whether or not global warming is playing a role. Go head over to her blog and comment! Note: you need to sign...
View ArticleSummer of the Seabirds – Techniques in the Field
I posted last week about my research experience in Alaska. Before I discuss the research project, I want to describe the techniques I used to capture the birds. The larger birds – Common &...
View ArticleWeekend Update – Kingdom Animalia
Photo source: Dalboz17 We have two podcasts this week! Thanks to Dawood and Gurk & Aurora, Deirdre, and Monica for their podcasts! Listen! Listen!
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