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As a member of Biology 4095, I can confidently say that I have gained both knowledge and skill that I will use throughout my life. One skill in particular that I have acquired, is the ability to edit or create Wikipedia pages. However, my journey to become a Wikipedian did not begin with great promise,Continue reading “My Wikipedia Experience”

Peer reviewed primary literature presents original research and information that was at some point reviewed by other academics. These literature sources can take the form of, but are not limited to, conference proceedings, pre-publication prints of articles, and articles in general.  The most common form of an article accessed by the general public is the journalContinue reading “Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources”

Dr. Danielle Lee is an important American woman figure in the field of science. She is now an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where her research interests include animal behaviour based on evolution and ecology. She does however specialize in the fields of mammalogy, behavioural ecology and urban ecology.              She is originally fromContinue reading “Dr. Danielle Lee”

There are many great films available to nominate for the ‘Applied Plant Ecology Film Festival.’ Although I nominated the film ‘Hurricane Heist,’ directed by Rob Cohen, I considered nominating a film entitled ‘Dante’s Peak,’ written by Leslie Bohem. ‘Dante’s Peak’ is a fictional film about a volcanologist who convinces the people of a town thatContinue reading “Dante’s Peak”

Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in the Darwin family home. He was of English descent, and had five siblings. His father, Robert Darwin, was a respected financier and doctor, and was married to Charles’s mother, Susannah Darwin. Both of his grandfathers, Josiah Wedgwood and Erasmus Darwin, were abolitionists. Overall, he came fromContinue reading “Charles Darwin”

The peer-reviewed journal article entitled “Habitat persistence, habitat availability and the evolution of dispersal,” written by Justin Travis and Calvin Dytham, was published in the year of my birth (1999). The paper discusses how dispersal and migration rates of animal and plant species are influenced by habitat persistence, landscape patterns and habitat availability. Within theseContinue reading “Habitat Persistence, Habitat Availability and the Evolution of Dispersal”