by labroides | Apr 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Science in the City: Appreciating our Feathered FriendsDon’t get me wrong, I’ve always liked birds. I’ve had bird feeders, enjoyed listening to bird song and even done some amateur birding. However, it wasn’t until my current class – Animal...
by labroides | Apr 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Escaping From the City Hustle at the Bronx Zoo The city is a fascinating place, offering its inhabitants the chance to dramatically switch atmospheres within minutes via a short subway ride. One minute, a person can be immersed in a cultural hotspot like...
by labroides | Apr 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here MA student Erin Dimech summarizes a fascinating peer reviewed study looking at how environmental pollution can reverberate throughout an ecosystem, even down to the guts of mice living in those areas. Anyone who is researching gut microbes can...
by labroides | Apr 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the grad students in our program Amy Wray is going to be doing her thesis on vampire bats (cool right?). Well in doing her research she has come across some misconceptions about these sanguivorous sweeties. And since vampires are omnipresent in pop culture, she...
by labroides | Apr 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Amanda Sigouin For my master’s thesis I am studying the trade of freshwater turtles and tortoises in food and pet markets in southern China. While this work might seem to concern far away conservation issues and exotic species, the reality is that the impact of these...
