Update

Well it has been a while since I updated. I have been busy teaching but I have been out in the field a bit.
Weekend of Sept 24th: BU MAMMAL TRIP to Peterborough, NH.
This years trip was a blast. Saw porcupine, skunk and trapped a couple of chipmunks. Others trapped included the usual suspects; mice, shrews, voles and bats!



Don't worry! She wasn't in there for long.




Weekend of October 19th: The field was the back of pick-up trucks and flat beds. It was Moose Hunting! Seth and I went to two different sites in NH for the first day. He saw a lot more Moose come in than I did. He was in Berlin and I was in New Hampton. The next day we both worked the Berlin station. Oh! What were we doing you ask? Why, picking ticks of course! I also collected a few Deer Keds. This was truly the high lite for me (really, it was!).

Me in action (ofcourse Seth had to catch me during the short time I had the coat on!)

Moose aging. Something I am really good at- must be all that experience with skulls!

Well that is all. Wrapping it up for now. Until next time...

Happy Camper!

Back in the field!

Had a GREAT weekend in the field Sept 7-10th. It rained (what else is new). My tent was leaky (need a new one- it was a good one). Had to pick up traps late on Sunday because the rain was so bad but I was able to get a day in at UMass. We trapped Peromyscus leucopus and P. maniculatus. Blarina brevicauda, ofcourse (most die in the trap). We were also able to sample from Tamias striatus, Myodes gapperi and Napaeozapus.

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Here are some more pics:

Peromyscus with Bot Fly larvae.

Me holding a wet Chipmunk!

An Old Date... versus and update

Forgot about this wonderful little story that was done about the BU Teaching and Research collection... enjoy!


From the story:

June 27, 2007

Any aspiring biologist can memorize the maxim, “Eyes on the side: hide; eyes in the front: hunt,” to distinguish predators in the animal world from their dinner. But to truly understand how animals are put together, nothing beats a firsthand look at its species. The Boston University Teaching Collection serves this purpose, providing thousands of specimens of plants, mammals, birds, and insects, many of which date back more than 100 years. Brought to the University by faculty conducting fieldwork around the world, the species in the collection help students learn about biodiversity and chronicle the changes in species throughout generations. “It gives us a look at what’s going on with these populations throughout time,” says Jessica Gonynor, the coordinator of the anatomy lab in the College of Arts and Sciences biology department.

Out with the old...

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

I have deleted all posts relating to BI211 Human Physiology Lab. This blog will now be a place for my field work and research. Check back soon.

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