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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Can birdsong signal immune gene quality?
This post is by MSU postdoc Joel Slade. “BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!” – I wake up to the dreaded sound of my alarm clock at 3:45 am in my cabin. Even though it’s mid-April at the Queen’s University Biological Station in Elgin … Continue reading
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BEACON collaboration to study amphibian-associated skin bacteria
This post is by MSU grad student Patric Vaelli Animal bodies are inhabited by diverse communities of microorganisms that we collectively call the microbiome. These communities consist of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, all of which can affect the physiology, behavior, and … Continue reading
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A Tail of Two Ascidians
This post is written by UW grad student Alexander Fodor Searching through the lower intertidal and subtidal rocky beaches you notice a small strange creature attached to the underside of a rock in a small pool of water. It has a round … Continue reading
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