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A blog post by Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Introduction/Background Species diversity and biodiversity as a whole not only is aesthetically pleasing when you look at an environment, it is also very important in the ecological balance of an ecosystem. Biodiversity is the number of species in a given area and species diversity combines twoContinue reading “Backyard Species Diversity Lab”

A blog post by Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Background/Introduction As stated in the title of this blog; the contents of the blog are both a visual and written summary of data analysis of the home range of house cats. A home range itself is considered the actual physical area covered in the course ofContinue reading “House Cat Home Range”

A blog post by Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Background The urban environment is becoming increasingly a part of human life. It is estimated that around half of the the population lives in a city environment or a surrounding urban area. These environments themselves are an ecosystem on their own. An ecosystem dominated by aContinue reading “Urban Ecology”

A blog post by Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Introduction Adaptations and variation of individuals in species is an important part in their evolutionary growth. These adaptations help them function at their optimal level throughout their life. In this experiment we analyzed the adaptation of a single species of oak leaves. You may be asking:Continue reading “Adaptation of Oak Leaves”

A blog post by Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Background Evolution is the mechanism through which the organisms that are around today came to be. Evolution occurs when an organisms genes and alleles are changed over a period of time. In short, genes are an organism’s characteristics, while alleles are their traits. This evolution andContinue reading “Evolutionary Ecology”

A blog post by Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Introduction for Part 1The regulation of internal body temperature is important to the survival of organisms. Every animal does this differently, but the common goal at the end of it all is to have the internal temperature required to catalyze reactions and biochemical processes inside theContinue reading “Temperature Relations”

A blog posts by Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Experiment Summary In order to understand the context of this experiment it is important to learn some key terms first. As mentioned in the title of this blog post, pheonology is what this experiment was about. “Phenology is the study of the timing of cyclical eventsContinue reading “The Effects of Temperature on Phenological Events”

An understanding of how scientists convey their works to the public By: Derik Verkest and Bo Nash Communication between scientists and the public is an essential part of the work that scientists do. Without informing the public on scientific discoveries the public will remain ignorant that there have been fascinating and even groundbreaking ideas andContinue reading “Science Communication”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”