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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”

The book Silent Spring written by Rachel Carson was a book of great importance in addressing the use of pesticides such as Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its potential harmful effects on the balance of the ecosystem. It is unfortunate that Rachel Carson has received little acknowledgement for this warning even to this day. At the timeContinue reading “Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring”

“Monterey County agriculture” by Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 For today’s blog, I will be writing on the topic of sustainable agriculture and also touch on local food security. While researching this topic, I found this very interesting website link by the TRCA that goes over food security issues howContinue reading “Sustainable Agriculture food security in Canada”

The different between primary, secondary and tertiary sources is in how far from the original the information sources are based off of. In order to do a thorough research on a particular information, knowing the distinction between these three is crucial. When doing research, you will come across a wide variety of sources and notContinue reading “Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources”

For the past three years, I always study at the Map Library at Scott’s, which is exactly in front of the Sound and Image Library. During all these years, I never had the chance to explore it or know the facilities they can give. Upon my visit to the library, I saw something similar toContinue reading “Sound and Image Library”