Rock Art Natural History Many ecologists are interested in the distribution of species and how community composition changes over time. In the present, we can go into the field and survey for species presence and absence. However, to infer species distributions in the past we either have to have fossils or zooarcheological evidence, or less…
Tag: Animal Fashion
Interpreting the Biodiversity of Your Wardrobe
I love fashion, especially garments with animals on them. I wear so many of them, that my boss asked me about the biodiversity of my closet. I was genuinely curious so I counted all the plants, animals, and any other life forms that I could spot and calculated the Shannon Weiner Index, a real index…
What’s the Biodiversity Within Your Closet?
Conservationists and other nature lovers frequently advocate to save or increase biodiversity, but what exactly is biodiversity? One conjures up images of rainforests, coral reefs or animal clipart arranged artistically. These hint at the concept of biodiversity, which on the surface, seems simple, but gets more complicated once you try to measure it (even for…
Spotting Cheetah Prints on the Savannah and the Runway
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are known for three things: their speed, their spots, and (unfortunately) that they are endangered. The cheetah has a distinctive light tan coat (although the underbelly is lighter) with solid black spots. It is the solid black spots that distinguish the cheetah from most other cat coats where rosettes are more prevalent. …
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