This hilarious idea originated, as many others have, from a particular section of Biology students that I teach. They are a creative and fun bunch. Other fun memes have included the Overdressed stuffed shirt lobsters and the Sketchy Nematodes. The lancelet, Phylum Cephalochordata, is a fish-like creature that burrows into the sand of shallow warm […]
North American Birds and Their Ecosystems
SPRING SEMESTER CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT: North American Birds and Their Ecosystems. We will be exploring a wide variety of North American birds and their ecosystems through slideshows, lectures, field guide study, and some limited field time. Students will be introduced to bird taxonomy and bird species roles in their home ecosystems. Ecosystem explorations will include Arctic […]
The Columbiad
Compositions painting the majesty of mountain ranges and rivers abound, but there are also many that single out individual species. I recently discovered a composition dedicated to the migration of the passenger pigeon, written by Anthony Philip Heinrich. It received virtually no attention and hence just recently premiered in North America after rediscovery by folks […]
