https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw A collection of the some of the best cartoons and podcasts from the students in this course. en-us 2021-06-29 21:09:33 UTC 2023-01-24 19:43:27 UTC hello@padlet.com nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630612263 Researchers based in the United States presented their study on the deceptive behaviour of free-living eastern grey squirrels. Eastern grey squirrels exhibit behaviour deception in the presence of conspecifics, members of the same species, by covering empty cache site where nothing has been cached. This act deceives potential pilferers that may be watching and decreases the probability of losing caches to them. The frequency of deceptive caching increases during the fall season as energy demands increase and food availability decreases.]]> 2021-06-29 21:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630612263 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630621964 The research conducted in the report goes into depth about the way ornamentation of cardinals is a direct representation of different qualities in the behaviour and health. Phenotypes such as intensity of their bill colour, size of their black face marks, and the redness of their breast plumage all are expressions that play a significant role in sexual selection as their female counterparts concentrate on only one among many.]]> 2021-06-29 21:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630621964 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630627025 Research conducted by two females, Dr. Erin C. Powell, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Florida, and Dr. Lisa A. Taylor, an assistant research scientist at the University of Arizona, showed that, as a result of intraspecific competition within a single population of mud-dauber wasps, when give the same resources, some individuals underwent individual specialization as they chose prey specifically from a particular taxa, ecological guild, or size class, while other individuals were generalist species who chose prey from multiple different taxa of spiders.]]> 2021-06-29 21:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630627025 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630631245 A 90-second podcast about the American robin.]]> 2021-06-29 21:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630631245 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630633393 Research conducted by Michael Fennell and Colin Scanes titled "Inhibition of growth by testosterone, 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone, and 19-nortestosterone" was in accordance with previous research findings that castration amongst male chicks does not reduce growth in adulthood. Furthermore, the body and skeleton of castrated chicks grew at similar rates to uncastrated chicks.]]> 2021-06-29 21:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630633393 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630636745 A 90-second podcast about Northern Cardinals.]]> 2021-06-29 21:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630636745 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630637273 Research conducted by Jianli Hu, a research scientist in Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing, China, who is a female and also a researcher in Department of Neurology at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, showed that spotted doves can be parasitized by a tick species that is a vector of thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV). The spotted doves can be infected by SFTSV and are more susceptible to the Japanese lineage strain of SFTSV than the Chinese lineage strain.]]> 2021-06-29 21:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630637273 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630640143 Research conducted by Dr. Li Yan (a person of Chinese descent who completed this MD in Peking University School of Medicine) and his colleagues show that the spread of H5N1, which is a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), can be transmitted to Canada geese. This team showcased the effects of the infectious virus spreading in this wild bird and the potential fatal side effects such as infections in the brain stem, necrosis in the pancreas, and lack of coordination, as well as that prior exposure to other HPAI viruses such as H5N2 protects juvenile and adult geese against H5N1.]]> 2021-06-29 21:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630640143 nysuloembrown https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630643318 An article by Amber Papineau, a female who works as a research conservation specialist at the Assiniboine Park Zoo and does research on microbiology at the University of Manitoba, studied the genome of a form of Coronaviridae found in Canada geese.]]> 2021-06-29 22:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nysuloembrown/fetknsk9u5o2jqjw/wish/1630643318