New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery Nov 4, 2009
Mammalia Part 2 No. 1 of The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. By George R. Waterhouse. (Science Daily)
Bouldery beauty at Granite Dells, Prescott. Nov 4, 2009
From art to zoology, Winifred Bundy has created a magical store where you will get lost in the world of the written word. If you can find your way to the shop, it's well worth the drive. (AZCentral -- Travel)
'Robo fish may soon monitor water quality' Nov 3, 2009
The research is being carried out by Xiaobo Tan, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, MSU, and Elena Litchman, an assistant professor of zoology, MSU.. "Fish are very efficient," explained Tan. (India Times, India)
Iran has another hero, this one still living, in Mahmoud Vahidnia Nov 3, 2009
Nothing in anthropology, archaeology, botany, climatology, ecology, geochemistry, geochronology, geography, geology, geomorphology, geophysics, hydrology, limnology, meteorology, neotectonics, oceanography, paleontology, palynology, soil science, and zoology. Surely you overlooked this enormous amount of incontrovertible data. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Robot fish could monitor water quality Nov 2, 2009
Tan and Elena Litchman, an assistant professor of zoology based at MSU's Kellogg Biological Station on Gull Lake in Kalamazoo County, recently won funding from the National Science Foundation to integrate their research ... This is Michigan State University assistant professor of zoology Elena Litchman. (EurekAlert!)
Land attitude may have shifted Nov 1, 2009
Commissioners passed over nine professionals with degrees in biology, zoology and botany for a vacancy on the volunteer board tha 00004000 t recommends which parcels taxpayers should spare from development under the Environmentally Endangered Lands program. Instead, they voted 3-2 to appoint Sue Hann, a Palm Bay deputy city manager and trails advocate with a background in urban planning, engineering and business. (Florida Today)
Iowa State graduate mixes acting with entomology Nov 1, 2009
Dunphy, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State University who has degrees in zoology, entomology and animal ecology, is a research assistant for ISU's Entomology Department. He works for the university's mosquito surveillance program and recently wrote a research article detailing the invasion of a new mosquito species in Iowa. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Land attitude may have shifted Nov 1, 2009
Commissioners passed over nine professionals with degrees in biology, zoology and botany for a vacancy on the volunteer board that recommends which parcels taxpayers should spare from development under the Environmentally Endangered Lands program. Instead, they voted 3-2 to appoint Sue Hann, a Palm Bay deputy city manager and trails advocate with a background in urban planning, engineering and business. (Florida Today)
Dining Out In An Ocean Of Plastic: How Foraging Albatrosses Put Plastic On The Menu Oct 30, 2009
Funding: LCY was funded by the Hawaii Conservation Alliance, the University of Hawaii Department of Zoology Jessie Kay Fellowship, and several Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology research awards as part of NSF grant DGE02-32016 to K.Y. Kaneshiro. SAS was supported in part by grants to the Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP) program from the Alfred P. Sloan, Gordon and Betty Moore, and David and Lucile Packard Foundations. (Science Daily)
The plight of the bluefin Oct 29, 2009
Page last updated at 10:33 GMT, Monday, 15 September 2008 11:33 UK. VIEWPOINT Ted Danson. (BBC News -- Science)
Ancient unicorn fly had five eyes Oct 28, 2009
"No other insect ever discovered has a horn like that, and there's no animal at all with a horn that has eyes on top," said researcher George Poinar, Jr., a professor of zoology at Oregon State University who just announced the newfound species in the journal Cretaceous Research. INTERACTIVE. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Pests get the slip Oct 27, 2009
Designed by Jan-Henning Dirks, Christofer Clemente and Walter Federle at the university s Department of Zoology, the repellent coating tricks the insects feet by making them lubricate themselves. Insects are capable of clinging to almost any natural and artificial surface by producing a thick emulsion with properties similar to ketchup. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
SARS spurs China to act on AIDS Oct 27, 2009
Kicking off this week's series of true-life stories from our Graduate Careers Special: how a zoology degree led Alex Tate to a career in TV. Most read. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Ancient 'Monster' Insect: 'Unicorn' Fly Never Before Observed Oct 27, 2009
"No other insect ever discovered has a horn like that, and there's no animal at all with a horn that has eyes on top," said George Poinar, Jr., a professor of zoology at Oregon State University who just announced the new species in Cretaceous Research, a professional journal. "It was probably a docile little creature that fed on the pollen and nectar of tiny tropical flowers," Poinar said. (Science Daily)
Rachel Carson's Bay State days Oct 26, 2009
After graduating from Pennsylvania College for Women, Carson spent six weeks in 1929 as a research zoology investigator at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. Three years later, as a Johns Hopkins University graduate student, she returned to MBL to conduct embryological research on bony fish. (Boston Globe)
Jellyfish: A Gelatinous Invasion Oct 24, 2009
But Ferdinando Boero, a professor of zoology at the University of Salento in Italy, knew that they meant trouble nonetheless. The pictures, sent by a biologist in the northern Italian town of Lerici in July, marked the first time the species Mnemiopsis leidyi, a thumb-size jellyfish known as the sea walnut, had been documented in the western Mediterranean Sea. (Time.com)
• Shenan R. Riddick Oct 24, 2009
on April 14, 1972, she attended Fredericksburg Christian School, graduated from Chancellor High School, and earned a B.S. in zoology from North Carolina State University. Shenan was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
70ft Whale Beached in Northern Calif. Oct 23, 2009
Some blue whales feed in the waters off Central and Northern California this time of year then migrate elsewhere to breed, said Dawn Goley, an associate professor of zoology at the Humboldt campus. Researchers have taken skin and blubber samples from the beached animal to see what contaminants it may have been exposed to and what population group it comes from. (CBS News)
An Arctic Circle adventure Oct 20, 2009
They include studying zoology, film theory or becoming a college professor. "I just really like the idea of learning as much as you can about something," she said. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
On the move in 2007 (2) Oct 18, 2009
Background: A graduate of University of California, Davis, Knowlton took art classes whenever she wasn't working toward her zoology degree in animal behavior. Before opening the gallery in October of 2005, she worked in marketing and public relations. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Fight for food Oct 18, 2009
The akepa saw the biggest decline, about 15 percent a year, after the white-eye population grew by about 30 percent in the old-growth forest, said Freed, a UH zoology professor ... The akepa saw the biggest decline, about 15 percent a year, after the white-eye population grew by about 30 percent in the old-growth forest, said Freed, a UH zoology professor. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Six to be honored as EIU Foundations Outstanding Members Oct 17, 2009
Conlin, who received his bachelor s degree in zoology (1970) and his master s degree in aquatic biology (1971) from Eastern, currently serves as the Illinois Department of Natural Resources director of the Office of Resource Conservation. As such, he is responsible for all activities and programs of the Divisions of Wildlife, Fisheries, Forestry, Natural Heritage and Nature Preserves. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Long Feared Extinct, Rare Bird Rediscovered Oct 14, 2009
Pamela Rasmussen, an MSU assistant professor of zoology and renowned species sleuth, provided conclusive verification. An ornithologist who specializes on the birds of southern Asia, Rasmussen studied the two century-old specimens known as Corvus unicolor in New York's American Museum of Natural History. (Science Daily)
The Importance of Extremophiles Oct 11, 2009
Dave Roberts of the London Natural History Museum Zoology Department has catalogued hundreds of , including algae, worms and fungi. Clues to the Origin of Life on Earth Provided by Extreme Organisms. (Suite101.com)
Spotted® The focus is on you! Oct 10, 2009
Participants will also meet with Dr. Yossi Leshem, a Tel Aviv University zoology professor, and enjoy a nature photography workshop with professional photographer Eyal Bartov. The trip is open to anyone, including those who have never been to Israel and seasoned travelers alike. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Legacy of Father Julian Tenison... Oct 10, 2009
This library is the central historical library of Queensland, and the research process has enabled the great accomplishments of this gifted priest and scientist of the fields of geology, zoology botany and exploration to be honoured. Resources. (Suite101.com)
Red Kangaroo - The Largest Living M... Oct 10, 2009
Hickman, Roberts, Larson & I Anson, 2004, Diversity of Animal Life in Integrated Principles of Zoology, 12th edition, ed. McGraw Hill, New York, chapter 28. Campbell and Reece, 2002, 'Sensory and Motor Mechanisms', in Biology 6th edition, ed. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, chap 49. (Suite101.com)
State and Local People on the Move for Sunday, October 4, 2009 Oct 6, 2009
The North Carolina State University zoology graduate has been involved in the seed industry since 1997 as a nursery manager, research scientist and research associate for a diversity of corn companies. Leading the research and development sector of the Kaua i operations will be Jennifer Scagnoli. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Why motorway bridges could replace bat caves Oct 6, 2009
The findings are reported in the Journal of Zoology. Lead researcher Louise Allen told BBC News that, because the Brazilian free-tailed bats she studied live in such large colonies, it is very difficult to repeatedly recapture and study them. (BBC News -- Science)
Karel Frederik Liem, 73; was biologist, Harvard professor Oct 6, 2009
Dr. Liem, who made a living of studying the bony elements of fish at Harvard s Museum of Comparative Zoology, died Sept. 3 at Massachusetts General Hospital from complications of pancreatic cancer ... And through a number of surgical experiments and cinematic analysis, He demonstrated the performance and interactions of bone and muscle units more precisely than has previously been done for any fish group, according to an article in a 1972 Museum of Comparative Zoology newsletter ... When his... (Boston Globe)
A window into wildlife Oct 6, 2009
Ithaca also became a frequent visitor in Grier's introductory zoology class at NDSU.. And just five years after his birth, Ithaca appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with Grier as his handler. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Sierra Nevada Birds Move In Response To Warmer, Wetter Climate Oct 5, 2009
D. student in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management and at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley ... The study builds upon pioneering surveys conducted between 1911 and 1929 and led by Grinnell, who was the founding director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology ... To that end, Craig Moritz, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology and director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, began the Grinnell Resurvey Project in 2003 with funding from the National... (Science Daily)
UW scores major grant Oct 3, 2009
"The grant allows us to pursue our long-term goal to establish a statewide network for biomedical education and research," said Scott Seville, associate dean in the Outreach School and associate professor of zoology and physiology, in a media release. In short, Ren said, "It's going to help the whole state.". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Friends recall the nature of Barrie Hunt Oct 2, 2009
A contemporary of Hunt in what was then the zoology department at Eastern, Richard Funk, also noted Hunt s affinity for those he taught. He was always professional but was a person who really got along well with students, especially in his ornithology class, he said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
* David Attenboroughs long walk on the wild side Oct 1, 2009
But it really wasnt much to do with zoology. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Hyenas Cooperate, Problem-solve Better Than Primates Sep 30, 2009
It was not a big surprise that the animals were strongly inclined to help each other obtain food, said Kay Holekamp, a professor of zoology at Michigan State University who studies the behavioral ecology of spotted hyenas. "But I did find it somewhat surprising that the hyenas' performance was socially modulated by both party size and pair membership," Holekamp said. (Science Daily)
Fish Go Mad For Ginger Gene Sep 30, 2009
12, 2006) David Berlinsky, an associate professor of zoology at the University of New Hampshire, is studying what triggers sex reversal in black sea bass -- and how to prevent it. The sought-after fish is a. (Science Daily)
HIV’s Ancestors May Have Plagued First Mammals Sep 30, 2009
Finding the fossilised remains of such a virus in this sloth is an amazing stroke of luck, said Dr Aris Katzourakis from Oxford s Department of Zoology and the Institute for Emergent Infections, James Martin 21st Century School. Because this sloth is so geographically and genetically isolated its genome gives us a window into the ancient past of mammals, their immune systems, and the types of viruses they had to contend with. (Science Daily)
Scientists join forces to explain HIV spread in Central and East Africa Sep 30, 2009
D., a researcher in the department of zoology at Oxford University who did not participate in the study. "Genetic analysis of the HIV genome provides the family tree of the virus, combined with spatial analysis of high-resolution data of land use, topology and other factors. There is a huge potential in doing that kind of analysis, but it requires a rare combination of specialists in different fields to come together.". (EurekAlert!)
Famed Polar Bear Knut Enters Dating World Sep 25, 2009
That was three years ago and the decision to keep Knut alive was considered a controversial one both in the worlds of zoology and bear show-biz. But Knut was boffo at the box office; Berlin Zoo attendance doubled. (CBS News)
Sandy Lang Corkern Sep 25, 2009
He served as 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Air Force and earned a Masters of Science degree in Zoology from Southeastern Louisiana University. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Virginia Ginger Baham Corkern of Franklinton; two daughters: Beth Corkern (Matthew) Fontenot and Sarah Corkern, both of Austin, Texas; son, Tim Corkern of Baton Rouge; granddaughter, Madelynne Fontenot; father, Daniel E. Corkern of Sheridan; three sisters: Dale (Phil) Bowman of St. Amant, Karen (Johnny) Hobgood and Susan... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
By the numbers: 'Outlander' author Diane Gabaldon Sep 24, 2009
3 Gabaldon's academic degrees: B.S. in zoology; M.S. in marine biology; doctorate in quantitative behavioral ecology. 3 Number of Lord John Grey titles (a separate series) featuring a character from the Outlander series. (USA Today -- Life)
Nonprofit Virtual High School consortium gaining schools, students Sep 24, 2009
Concord-Carlisle students are taking classes not typically offered at the high school, such as Advanced Placement courses in English, economics, and US government, as well as Shakespeare and films, environmental science, philosophy, animal behavior and zoology, preveterinary medicine, oceanography, and personal finance. Students at Concord-Carlisle said they like the program. (Boston Globe)
Bizarre New Fish Discovered Sep 22, 2009
The fish will be preserved in formaldehyde and maintained in the zoology department of the Federal University of Bahia, where experts hope to discover more about the fish, including its origins. There are over 200,000 known species of sea plants and animals in the world, but scientists believe there may be more than a million others that are still unknown. (National Geographic)
H.G. Wells Birthday Quiz: The Man Behind the Fiction Sep 22, 2009
a. English literature b. Zoologyc ... In 1890 H.G. Wells earned a bachelor of science degree in zoology from the University of London's external program. (National Geographic)
New Species Discovered On Whale Skeletons Sep 22, 2009
A dissertation from the Department of Zoology at the University of Gothenburg describes no fewer than nine previously unknown species of these bacteria-grazing bristleworms. Cryptic species. (Science Daily)
Does She Need a Man ...? Part 3 Sep 22, 2009
But engage Tsotsoh on any issue of general interest from archeology to zoology and youll be a curious specimen to forget the owner of that face. And believe me, you wont even want to mention the trans-Atlantic slave trade, or ancient Maya history to anyone else, after a moment with her on those subjects. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Turning Research into Inventions and Jobs Sep 21, 2009
Major universities have broad research complexes, ranging from anaerobic chemistry to zoology. But too often, when a scientist makes a discovery, the responsibility for finding the right partners to license the technology lies with a single office. (BusinessWeek)
What Was the Minnesota Iceman? Sep 21, 2009
Cryptozoologists, Ivan Sanderson and Dr. Bernard Heuvelmans, the father of cryptozoology, investigated the iceman, thinking he was a significant discovery. In 1968, University of Minnesota zoology major Terry Cullen contacted Sanderson to tell him about a seemingly authentic Sasquatch corpse made the carnival circuit with owner Frank Hansen who charged people a small fee to view the Iceman in his glass coffin encased in a block of ice. (Suite101.com)
Secrets Of Insect Flight Revealed: Modeling The Aerodynamic Secrets Of One Of Nature's Most Efficient Flyers Sep 19, 2009
Dr John Young, from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, and a team of animal flight researchers from Oxford University's Department of Zoology, used high-speed digital video cameras to film locusts in action in a wind tunnel, capturing how the shape of a locust's wing changes in flight ... The Oxford team were Dr Simon Walker, Dr Richard Bomphrey, Dr Graham Taylor and Professor Adrian Thomas of the Animal Flight Group in the Department of Zoology ... (Credit: Animal Flight... (Science Daily)
Oxford experts reveal secrets of long-haul insect flights Sep 19, 2009
"Until very recently it wasn't possible to accurately model the wings of insects in flight, partly because they flap so fast and partly because their shape is very complicated," said an author of the paper, Dr Graham Taylor of Oxford University's Department of Zoology. "But with faster cameras and advanced 3D simulation technology, we can now see that the reason locust wings are so efficient is that the wing's complex, changing shape ensures that air always flows smoothly over its surface, never... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Humpback Whale Facts Megaptera no... Sep 18, 2009
Hickman, Roberts, Larson & I Anson, 2004, Mammals in Integrated Principles of Zoology, 12th edition, ed. McGraw Hill, New York, chapter 28. The copyright of the article Humpback Whale Facts Megaptera novaeangliae in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Sex Determination For Adapting To Ocean Life Sep 17, 2009
Their work was funded by Harvard's Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Museum of Comparative Zoology and by the National Institutes of Health ... 30, 2004) An international team of scientists, including UBC zoology professor Diane Srivastava, has discovered that the order in which species go extinct -- rather than just the number of species as. (Science Daily)
Nashville's Gruhn Guitars Sep 15, 2009
But George Gruhn's first passion - zoology - is never far away ... I study these instruments almost from a zoologist s approach, Gruhn says, noting that four of the books he s penned on guitar history are written much like zoology guides. (Suite101.com)
SCIENCE All dogs may have origins in Chinese wolves Sep 15, 2009
His report was written with Jun-Feng Pang of the Kunming Institute of Zoology in China, who analyzed the DNA of the many Chinese dogs in the study. It was published last week in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
She takes the 5th Sep 13, 2009
And that s just fine with Johnson, who put her zoology degree to work before finding her calling in the classroom. It can get a little hectic, she said, adding her students never fail to surprise her. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
New furbearer biologist joins Game and Fish Sep 12, 2009
A native of Glen Ullin, she received an associate's degree in biology from Bismarck State College before earning a bachelor of science degree in zoology from North Dakota State University. Tucker earned her master's degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from Iowa State University, where her course work and field work included studying bobcats. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Infertility And The Battle Of The Sexes: Evolutionary Explanation For Today's Fertility Problems? Sep 11, 2009
Environmentalists say pollution is to blame and psychiatrists point to our stressful lifestyles, but evolutionary biologist Dr. Oren Hasson of Tel Aviv University's Department of Zoology offers a different take. The reproductive organs of men and women are currently involved in an evolutionary arms race, he reports in a new study. (Science Daily)
UW dedicates Cheney Center Sep 11, 2009
Zoology professor Dave McDonald, a faculty member for 13 years, said he has mentioned the idea of naming a UW international center after Cheney to numerous colleagues in other countries, "and their reaction is always, 'You must be kidding.' It's a sad statement to have a building with his name on it, graven in stone. It is not a good legacy for the university.". Posted in on Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:15 pm | Tags. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Student interest gets dampened Sep 10, 2009
A strong grounding in science means having students do real science in school, not cover everything from anatomy to zoology in the hopes of making sure students know enough to pass the test. Doing science is messy, takes time, and should be filled with lots of room for students to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
The Red Panda, an Endangered Specie... Sep 9, 2009
According to the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology , red pandas are "illegally hunted and sold to zoos or killed for their skin. Very few zoos purchase these illegal specimens, making this a fairly unproductive business, but skins can be found in local villages and are used in cultural ceremonies.". What Can Be Done to Protect Red Pandas. (Suite101.com)
Why Cry? Evolutionary Biologists Show Crying Can Strengthen Relationships Sep 8, 2009
New analysis by Dr. Oren Hasson of TAU's Department of Zoology shows that tears still signal physiological distress, but they also function as an evolution-based mechanism to bring people closer together. "Crying is a highly evolved behavior," explains Dr. Hasson. (Science Daily)
Climate targets 'will kill coral' Sep 5, 2009
Alex Rogers, Institute of Zoology ... "There's evidence that current levels of CO2 are already causing damage to reefs," said Alex Rogers from London's Institute of Zoology. (BBC News -- Science)
Moths Cloaked In Color: Reexamining Parallel Evolution In Diurnal Neotropical Moths Sep 4, 2009
"These diurnal moths are a microcosm of butterfly evolution," says James Miller, author of the new Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History and a research associate in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the Museum. "There are about 500 spectacular dioptine species, all of which evolved from a common ancestor a nondescript brown nocturnal moth into a diversity of butterfly mimics." Miller qualifies this with a technicality, though, noting that no one is sure whether butterflies or... (Science Daily)
Early 20th Century Evolutionist May Have Discovered Epigenetics Sep 4, 2009
The study, published in The Journal of Experimental Zoology, suggests that far from being a fraud Kammerer may have discovered the field of epigenetics, placing him decades ahead of his contemporaries. See also. (Science Daily)
