Showing posts with label ecology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ecology. Show all posts
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Is the behavior of sports fans explainable?

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 (Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the world champion Green Bay Packers.  Hang out with this guy to really enhance your status.) I warned ...
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

On mowing the lawn

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(I doubt these guys are saving any gas.) I've been mowing lawns since I was about 7 years old.  We would never let our young kids u...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Tree planting programs: another form of greenwash?

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(Is embedding tree seeds in cardboard a good idea, or just another round of greenwash?) We hear a great deal about programs to encourag...
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Friday, July 9, 2010

Natural mortality in deer: the inescapable comparison to humans

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(An adult female Columbian white-tailed deer marked with an ear tag and a plastic collar for identification in the field.) For my Ph.D....
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Does touching a bird's nest cause the female to abandon it?

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(Male Bobolink.  The male usually helps at the nest, but the female does most of the work.) Did you grow up with your mother telling yo...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Hay fever and the evolution of pollination

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(This woman is enjoying a good sneeze thanks to anemophily .) April and May are my favorite months in upstate New York, because overt b...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Of invasive plants and Big Macs

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(A McDonalds in Cairo.  Your order please.  Hamburger or hummus?) One of the first-hand observations I have made over the past few year...
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