Updates from the field: The most abundant species that we…
I’m going to start this post by issuing a challenge: Look at the picture above and identify the most abundant . . . (No Comments)
Flump – Defaunation, Beta diversity, LDG, Marmoset genetics and more
It’s Friday and that means that it’s time for our Friday link dump, where we highlight some recent papers (and . . . (No Comments)
Flump – Scorpion burrows, J-lo mites, and Darwin’s library
It’s Friday and that means that it’s time for our Friday link dump, where we highlight some recent papers (and . . . (No Comments)
We are asking the four questions of biodiversity conservation at…
Why is this week different from all other weeks? Because this week, Emily Grason and Fletcher Halliday are serving as . . . (16 Comments)
Celebrate conference season with BioDV!
The boreal summer has already kicked in, which means that we are in that period of the year where some . . . (No Comments)
The Necessary Revival of Natural History
Gone are the days of the classical naturalists, those dedicated observers with their leather-bound notebooks, Victorian magnifying glasses and tweed . . . (No Comments)
The Lion
For a preamble to this story, click here. To set the scene, I’m way up in the middle of . . . (No Comments)
The Song I Sign to Thee, (Maybe) Depends on the…
This post is about treehoppers, plant genotypes, and the use of heritability estimates in ecology. Mostly the later since, as . . . (1 Comment)
West Coast Fo’ Life
For many ecology grad students, research is synonymous with field work. In this post, graduate student Miranda Welsh reflects on her time in . . . (6 Comments)
An Attempt at a “Bio-Compositionist” Manifesto: Research and Policy Recommendations…
Below is the second installment in our second two-part series of posts on the philosophical and ecological values of biodiversity . . . (No Comments)