Planet Earth II, the newest BBC wildlife documentary is premiering on BBC America!! If you have BBC, definitely watch! There are also more ways to watch, and you can find out how here. I will definitely be watching!
How is it that ticks stay attached so well?
Have you ever wondered how it is that ticks stay attached so well? Their mouthparts are so small that it is difficult to tell the morphology without using a microscope.
How understanding the ecology of mosquitoes guides how to prevent pathogen transmission
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Xenodiagnosis: a method for pathogen detection
As an ecologist something that I am interested in understanding more about…
Everybody poops: a new discovery challenges biologists to ask more questions about the evolution of the anus
William E. Browne, an evolutionary biologist of the University of Miami in…
Innovations of 2015: CRISPR and gene drive systems used in reducing malaria transmission
There are many achievements in science and technology that deserve celebration from…
Happy Thanksgiving: A little about the ecology of wild turkeys
Everyone knows what a turkey is from the first few Thanksgivings they…
Mating Systems Part II: the evolutionarily advantage for seahorse males to become pregnant and other examples
My last blog post I introduced mating systems and gave examples of…
Mating Systems
Last blog I mentioned some specifics about horse shoe crab mating behavior…
A biologist’s bucket list
For every biologist there is a list of natural events or places…
