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Reflections on 2013/2014
It’s hard to believe the school year has finally come to an end—and even harder to believe that I began working on my summer research project about a year ago (oh, how the time flies). At the beginning of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Biogeography, Conservation Biology, DNA, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Polyploidy
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Bat Research Class
I began research with Dr. Brokaw and Dr. Lee at the beginning of Fall 2013. They wanted to start an entirely new project with me, so a lot of the beginning stages were simply figuring out what to research. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged Biogeography, DNA, Ecology, Mammalogy, PCR, Phylogeography
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Mentzelia and DNA
During the last year, I’ve been doing research with Dr. Brokaw on the genetics of species in the genus Mentzelia. This research involves sequencing the DNA of these plants and looking for similarities and differences between multiple species in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Biogeography, Conservation Biology, DNA, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular Biology, PCR, Plant Biology, Polyploidy, Systematics
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A Continued Experience of a Lifetime
Part Two: Fieldwork (With Some Additional Adventures) So, back to our adventure! After leaving the Evolution Conference on Tuesday evening, we returned to our campsite to prepare for the proceeding days. Accordingly, the next morning we said goodbye to Snowbird … Continue reading
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Tagged Biogeography, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Plant Biology, Systematics
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Update on Mentzelia thompsonii
So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here. I am sorry for that. Alright, so last time I left all of you, Dr. Brokaw and I were still trying to figure out how to work the ArcGIS program … Continue reading
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Tagged Biogeography, DNA, Ecology, Evolution, Phylogeny, Phylogeography
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Mentzelia thompsonii
Hey everyone, So, this post has been very belated! My name is Jonathan Stites and I am currently a junior biochemistry major (ministry minor) at ACU. I conduct biogeography/phylogenetic research under Dr. Brokaw. Basically, what this research entailed, was collecting … Continue reading