I went to Madagascar! If you are unsure where Madagascar is, it is the large island off the east coast of Africa. It is actually the fourth largest island in the world. After 1. Greenland, 2. New Guinea, and 3. Borneo. If you are thinking, “But isn’t Australia bigger than all of those?” Yes, itContinue reading “Madagascar: Land Of Lemurs And So Much More!”
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The Story of My “Art”
If any of you have ever gone to graduate school, you know it can be stressful and all time consuming; between being a full-time student, a full-time researcher, a part-time teacher (if you’re on a teaching assistantship), while still finding some time to sleep and eat. Maybe on the occasional Friday you find a coupleContinue reading “The Story of My “Art””
Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?
Winter is coming, what happens to the animals that have no fur and can’t produce their own body heat? Frogs and other amphibians fit in this category. Frogs are ectothermic, which means that they can’t produce their own body heat. Some people refer to them as cold-blooded, but this is inaccurate. Since frogs can’t produceContinue reading “Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?”
Chow Down like an Amphibian
The way larval water-dwelling amphibians eat is quite different from that of their land-dwelling well aged counterparts. Larval Salamander Feeding Larval aquatic amphibians suck in their prey much like a vacuum, this is called negative pressure (1). Think about when you were a kid (or possibly even now) and you lined up M&Ms on theContinue reading “Chow Down like an Amphibian”
Adventures with Adams
The eerie mist slowly rolls across the dirt path playing in my headlights providing the only light along the forested roads. I hear the Spring Peepers still playing in my head, louder than when I was standing outside listening for them. When we stop to listen at our next site we jump out of theContinue reading “Adventures with Adams”
Courtney The Frogologist 