field notes on biology and culture

ties between ecology, disease, and anthropology
spatial relationships between introduced feral cats and toxoplasmosis in a native wildlife species, the Tasmanian pademelon 

spatial relationships between introduced feral cats and toxoplasmosis in a native wildlife species, the Tasmanian pademelon 

The difference between science and philosophy is that the scientist learns more and more about less and less until she knows everything about nothing, whereas a philosopher learns less and less about more and more until he knows nothing about everything.

Dorion Sagan on science and philosophy (via explore-blog)

(Source: , via explore-blog)

World population by longitude and latitude (via World Population By Latitude, Longitude | Geekosystem)

(via pubhealth)

white-lipped peccaries settle for fish when their main food source (fruits) are depleted in abundance

white-lipped peccaries settle for fish when their main food source (fruits) are depleted in abundance

Holohil BD-2 transmitter attached to the back of a Pocketed free-tailed bat

Holohil BD-2 transmitter attached to the back of a Pocketed free-tailed bat

Fantastic PhD opportunity studying physiological and disease ecology of Southeast Asian bats across a land-use gradient

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meta-analysis suggests a non-significant relationship between measures of biodiversity and zoonotic disease risk (Salkeld et al 2013)

meta-analysis suggests a non-significant relationship between measures of biodiversity and zoonotic disease risk (Salkeld et al 2013)

relationship between ectoparasite abundance and innate immunity in Galápagos hawks

relationship between ectoparasite abundance and innate immunity in Galápagos hawks

biocanvas:

A view of Xenopus tadpoles with confocal microscopy.
Image by Tong Zhang, McGill University.

biocanvas:

A view of Xenopus tadpoles with confocal microscopy.

Image by Tong Zhang, McGill University.

justskyesart:

Catfish dissectionwatercolor 

justskyesart:

Catfish dissection
watercolor 

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Father of fashionable anthropology

susannathinks:

shitmystudentswrite:

On the other hand, Levi-Strauss, the inventor of denim jeans is an example of structuralist opposition. He made the denim jeans fashionable and popular.

This is hilarious.

probability maps for 88 individuals of Eidolon helvum, the straw-colored fruit bat, in Sub-Saharan Africa

probability maps for 88 individuals of Eidolon helvum, the straw-colored fruit bat, in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dramatic changes in bacteria following male circumcision

circumcision reduces the abundance of bacteria living on the penis and might help explain why circumcision offers some protection against HIV.

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