Watching Like A Hawk
It’s Michigan in December, and our sub-tropical Harris’ hawk, Rusty, can’t spend all her time in the outdoor mews. We
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General wildlife biology issues.
Moving Window Averages and Ocean Acidification
There’s an interesting study on carbon dioxide effects on ecosystems. I’m trying to lay my hands on the full paper,
Read moreOur Changing Oceans
Even people who pay attention to climate change tend to think in terrestrial terms: aridity, extreme weather, crop management changes,
Read moreCooperative Hunting by Cuban Boas
A news item I ran across talked about research showing coordinated hunting by Cuban boas. As someone associating with one
Read moreHunter and Biosonar — Again
The Discovery Institute featured a post by Cornelius Hunter on how echolocation (biosonar) is a problem for evolution. This has
Read moreBunny vs. United
United Airlines can’t catch a break. The latest problem reported by the BBC involves the death of a giant rabbit
Read moreRepeating the Message: Evidence of Multiple Sound Sources in the Bottlenose Dolphin
A colleague of mine called me this evening to recount a disturbing incident at the Effects of Noise on Aquatic
Read moreSage Grouse: The Love-Hate Thing Goes On
Out west, there is a problem. Sage grouse, those iconic sage desert birds, have long had declining populations, mostly due
Read moreAnother Hawk-Killer in Court
Why am I not surprised this jerk was a pigeon fancier? Prosecutors say Kapusta and another person are pigeon-racing enthusiasts
Read moreMarine Mammals: The Smithsonian Magazine Talks About NOC
Disclosure: I am a researcher who worked with NOC at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program. Smithsonian Magazine ran an
Read moreRaspberry Pi: An Update on Sound
Life has been a bit demanding lately, so it has been a while since I last worked on the Raspberry
Read morePopulation Modeling in Python
One of the courses I enjoyed most in my Ph.D. program was taught by Prof. Kirk Winemiller on population dynamics.
Read moreGetting to an Inexpensive Audio Datalogger
Well, I spent my Saturday morning programming a C# application for Windows Mobile 5 to periodically record audio. I was
Read moreNot Everything is Easy in the Land of Raspberry Pi
I had the chance to work with my Raspberry Pi some more late last night and this morning. Quite a
Read moreRaspberry Pi First Run
I checked the UPS tracking number periodically today. My Raspberry Pi was marked as delivered at about 2:30 today. When
Read moreOfficial Interference in Biology
We’ve heard tales of officialdom greasing the way for people to profit over the consideration of species and ecosystems. Now
Read morePersonal Research and the Budget
Diane and I are working on a personal project to put together an acoustic sampling system that could yield information
Read moreThe Cattleman’s Sage Grouse Rant
An op-ed piece by Mike Deering, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Director of Communications, lays out an argument to let
Read moreNo One Expects the Comparative Anatomist
Upcoming television series on PBS: Inside Nature’s Giants, begins January 18th at 10 PM. Professor Joy Reidenberg is an unlikely
Read moreSMM 2011: Sirenian Workshop
I’m attending the Society for Marine Mammalogy biennial conference this year. The location is the Tampa Convention Center, making this
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