SubscribeMy family took a trip to the Fort Worth Zoo just after school was out. Rather than drone on and on about a zoo many of you have never visited, I'll post some pictures. For larger images, click on the thumbnails.
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Showing posts with label field trip. Show all posts
Research Bit/Field Trip - UNDERC-East
Talk about things I'm thankful for...
For the past 10 weeks of this summer, I've been trekking around night and day through the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC-East).
My reason for making the 1,500-mile journey by train and van was a program aimed at training the ecological researchers of tomorrow. Five concentrated module weeks focus on Mammalogy and Ornithology (study of birds), Aquatic Ecology, Forest Ecology (silviculture), Aquatic Ecology, and Herpetology (sweet!)
In addition to these focused module weeks, each of 24 college students (myself included) completed an original research project using the generous facilities and wildlife provided by the station (akin to an REU).
10 weeks of ecological research in the northern hardwoods taught me a great deal about ecology, physiology, and animal behavior. More importantly, however, was a practical glimpse at the research process in action. I may comment on it further in another post, but this experience gave me the insight necessary to determine that I will pursue a Ph.D. in some topic of behavioral ecology. That insight is something unable to be taught effectively in a classroom setting, and I am thankful for it.
I recommend viewing their intuitive website for a more in-depth view of the aims, history, and research of this wonderful ecological research site.
A future post will more fully explain my successful research project conducted at UNDERC-East.
Now for some pictures (image names give a brief descriptor):
Field Trip - Baylor Aquatic Research Center
Field trip time!
This past April, Dr. Romi Burks took those interested (mostly SU Animal Behavior Society folk) to see the Lake Waco Wetlands.
After meeting up with a grad student working on the BEAR (Baylor Experimental Aquatic Research), Dr. Burks showed us first hand the invertebrate community living in a natural central Texas wetlands.
Highlights of the trip were:
1) Ecological learning experience.
2) Seeing a garter snake in the water (couldn't get a picture, unfortunately).
3) Spending time with fellow ecology students.
4) Just some great time off from school.
Here are a few pictures:
Field Trip - To the Ausin Zoo!
In early March 2009, Dr. Kevin Woo took his animal behavior class and anyone interested to the Austin Zoo. What a great time!The premise for the field trip was to test constructed animal stimulation projects his class had constructed. Although I was not in his class, I joined in watching a black bear fiddle with their weave basket and various other assundry.
My heartthrob order of animals, Testudines, were in full bloom. They have so many tortoises and turtles!
Now for some pictures:
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