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Phylogeny of elves finds that santa’s workers are actually dwarves

Abstract This study reconstructs the evolutionary tree of elves using 26 life…
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24 Dec 2015Comments: 41

The 2015 Paris Climate Summit Agreement: A matter of degrees

The Climate Summit in Paris ended Dec 12 amid global fanfare and…
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22 Dec 2015

The Perks of Winter Birding

Bundle up and grab your binoculars. Winter is coming. For someone who…
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12 Dec 2015

The path to becoming a scientist

Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season is upon us. This time…
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3 Dec 2015Comments: 4
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Megan, Jill, Tony, Caroline and Dominic discuss their favorite topics in ecology and evolution in SciFund’s own Eco Tome Blog.

The aptly named clearwing butterfly (Photo credit: https://www.rockcostarica.com/lake-arenal/gallery/clearwing-butterfly/).
The aptly named clearwing butterfly (Photo credit: https://www.rockcostarica.com/lake-arenal/gallery/clearwing-butterfly/).

Their favorite topics include:

  • urban ecology
    
  • ecology of diseases and vectors
  • the evolution of biodiversity

They also tackle "big-issue" biology. Such as:

  • climate change
  • pollination ecology
  • evolution and creationism