This week I attended the meeting for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in Austin, TX. SICB always provides a great opportunity to share ideas with a really diverse crowd of scientists and thinkers and catch up with friends and colleagues. I presented results from a project started by Amy Kostka, an undergraduate … Continue reading SICB 2020 Reflections
Artificial light at night (or ALAN) is a relatively new phenomenon on the Earth. It’s only been around for the past 120 years or so, since humans developed widespread electric lights. While light at night can cause many problems for natural organisms (higher risk of predation, disruption of sleep, etc.), some organisms can take advantage … Continue reading Antiguan Anoles Use Light at Night
For the past seven years or so, I’ve started the new year the same way, by attending the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). Conveniently, the meeting is usually held in a somewhat warm (or at least not frigidly cold) location, and this year’s meeting in Tampa did not disappoint. Aside … Continue reading SICB 2019: Starting the Winter in Florida
One of the great advantages of citizen science is having a massive increase if the number of people making observations. Full-time scientists only have so many eyes and ears and so much time for taking data, so relatively rare events can be difficult to observe. With enough citizen scientists on the case, though, the chances … Continue reading Citizen Science and Anole Introductions
Christopher J. Thawley 