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The Great American Eclipse – Wildlife Edition

Like many other Americans this past week – I took part in the nationwide migration to see the Great American Eclipse! 
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28 Aug 2017

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.
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18 Oct 2016

Hibernation, cohabitation and other lessons in surviving the winter

As I sit bundled up on the couch drinking my hot coffee…
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23 Jan 2016

The Perks of Winter Birding

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

Sharing is Caring if You’re a Vampire Bat

Vampire bats undoubtedly make the list of real-life critters that double as…
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31 Oct 2015Comments: 2

Mating Systems

Last blog I mentioned some specifics about horse shoe crab mating behavior…
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31 Aug 2015
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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

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  • climate change
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  • evolution and creationism