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Results For the following data, two backyards had pictures taken of them and the species of vegetation within each picture was identified and counted to the best of our ability. The species diversity and evenness were then analyzed using this gathered information, evenness being how proportional the number of individuals of each species are inContinue reading “Backyard Species Diversity”

Results Data was collected using the Movebank website, GoogleEarth, and Earth Point. Movebank is a website that collects tracking data for various animals all over the world. First, we searched Felis catus to narrow down our search to the common house cat. Thirty cats were picked at random from the USA, New Zealand and Australia,Continue reading “House Cat Home Ranges”

Methods The procedure for sampling every year involved groups of four. Each group selected four total locations around campus, two locations that were green and two locations that were paved. Each group had a sampling kit containing a box of ziplock bags, five mason jars containing liquid food baits (water, sugar, oil, salt, and aminoContinue reading “Urban Ecology”

ResultsThe relative fitness of the dark-colored Peppered Moths in the experiment, whether that be the homozygous dominant (MM) or heterozygous (Mm) genotypes, experienced an increase or no change with the increase in pollution over time, however the relative fitness of the light-colored homozygous recessive (mm) genotype experienced a decrease in relative fitness over time. GoingContinue reading “Evolutionary Ecology of the Peppered Moth in Industrialized England”

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 the body. There are two main types of internal temperatureContinue reading “Temperature Relations”

–Introduction–Life stages of animals are dependent on periodical environmental factors. This can include temperature, precipitation, and amount of daylight. As climate change continues to occur, these specific environmental events that animal life stages are evolved around will continue to change. For example, places that have specific rainy seasons also have animals that depend on thoseContinue reading “The Effect of Climate Change on Phenology”