Crouching Researcher, Hidden Sparrow
September 27, 2022
Four students spent their summer in Colorado stalking Lincoln’s sparrows in search of answers to fundamental biological questions.
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Caterpillars in the Coal Mine
June 23, 2021
Butterflies and moths are indicators of the overall health of an ecosystem. Through fieldwork, lab experiments, and computer modeling, researchers in the Joel Kingsolver Lab strive to understand how changing temperatures are impacting the relationship between certain species and the plants they live on.
The Frog Family
April 7, 2020
David and Karin Pfennig have created a home away from home in the Arizona desert. For about five weeks every summer, the couple studies spadefoot toads. Long days and nights are filled with collecting specimen, conducting experiments, and recording observations. Not only do they bring along graduate students, but also a pair of special assistants — their daughters.