Tick-Talk Monitoring Website is Live!
Ticks play an important role in the emergence of zoonotic diseases in climate-sensitive systems like Michigan's Upper Peninsula. As the...
Keynote talk blog: climate change disrupts biological interactions resulting in biodiversity loss
I have been having regular conversations with Dr. David Luther and Dr. John Vucetich focused on understanding how climate change can...
Podcast blog: conversation with Dr. Erik Johnson about avian molts & plumages
Dr. Erik Johnson and Dr. Jared Wolfe were invited on Michigan Tech's "Husky Bites" podcast to briefly present on some recent research...
Video Blog: a Gentle Introduction to WRP
Below is an introductory video on the Wolfe-Ryder-Pyle (WRP) age classification system; the video is a recorded seminar delivered to the...
A love letter to my alma mater: a brief history of the Wildlife Department at Humboldt State Univers
Northern California's majestic redwoods, rugged mountains, and seemingly endless expanses of rocky shoreline form a magic brew that gave...
Advanced WRP: new codes to better classify bird age
Bird molt is strangely divisive. Akin to secularists and people of faith fiercely debating creationism (Fig 1), molt nomenclature – and...
Review of the Science Directly Related to the Effects of Fire on Spotted Owls and their Habitat
This blog post was based on a report prepared for the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership (WKRP) and can be downloaded here. In...