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King of the rock! Founder populations on islands
One of the downsides of your children moving to the teenage phase is that you tend to miss out on the latest movies for kids. Many of these movies that I watched with younger versions of my sons have...
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The beaten track: panning panbiogeography
A track (but not a panbiogeography one)I am an apostate. I've always wanted to say that but, of course, there are only certain situations in which you can say this. How did this come about? Well.......
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Of genes, genus and genitalia
Can you judge a book by its cover? Does the external appearance (or morphology) of an individual tell you something about what's happening inside? Does knowing where an individual is physically found...
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Field tripping coast to coast
Rifleman in matagouri at GlentannerPhoto by Jon SullivanMid-semester break was field trip season for our undergraduate ecology classes this year. Our second year biological diversity course, Ecol202,...
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Big Bio Quiz 2013
On June 4th we will be holding the annual Bio Biology Quiz at Lincoln University where Canterbury Schools compete to see who knows the most biological trivia. One of the set of questions this year is...
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The Big Bio Quiz 2013 Winners
After 80 questions in 8 rounds that ranged from whether the UK had more sheep than NZ (they do!) to what you would be doing if you were indulging in entomophagy (eating insects) we have now found a...
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Cat-ch 22! Cats are bad for the environment (except when they aren't)
One of my former student's thesis completed in 2002 is now available digitally from the Lincoln University library. Shelly Morgan completed her research on cats in a semi-urban environment over a...
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Don't dis dispersal: evolution in Utah
Long distance dispersal is on mind at the moment. This is partly because I am sitting in an airport hotel in Los Angeles after my flight from Salt Lake City was delayed. Snowbird - a great place to...
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An invasion of no consequence? Hieracium in tussock grasslands
Robbie Deans has been sacked as the coach of the Wallabies. Deans lost his job because he did not get the outcome that his employers, Australian rugby, sponsors or the Aussie rugby public wanted,...
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Southern Accent, Penguin descent
There is a great song by Tom Petty which I always find moving. 'Southern Accent'conveys the longing to be back home with kith and kin when you are living away - summed up by 'there's a southern accent,...
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Everyone's a critic: Peer review in NZ ecology
If you are the sort of person who doesn't take criticism well then you probably shouldn't be a scientist. Much of science revolves around the publishing of scientific papers - EcoLincNZ articles are...
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Life's rich tapestry: Alumni, careers and species
This blog was set up to provide information about the research that is done in the ecology area at Lincoln University. The aim was to allow teachers and secondary students the opportunity to see NZ...
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Finding the best spot on the beech
There is a moment in childhood when you relise just how large the universe is. Up until this moment your brain is happy to deal with what's around you and leave everything else in a haze of Elsewhere....
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A pied-piper for possums?
"Hello? Anyone there?"One of the issues with running a blog, such as EcoLincNZ, is in attracting an audience. It's a big online world out there with plenty to read. Finding and attracting readers is a...
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A pythonesque way of finding rare animals
The first thing he found was a Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake curled round a rock. "'Scuse me," said the Elephant's Child most politely, "but have you seen such a thing as a Crocodile in these...
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The origin of the faeces: snail tales of earthworm dinners
The view from Stockton Plateau'Scrubs' is one of my favourite comedy series. I really enjoyed the (often extremely) odd jokes and situations. Scrubs was around long enough that they qualified for a...
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Can natives species make a comeback in Christchurch's urban woodlands?
This blog post was written by postgraduate student Denise Ford as part of the course, Research Methods in Ecology (Ecol608). Denise revisits a Lincoln University research area that measures the...
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Bringing home the bacon - Male kea and their unusally big beaks.
This blog post was written by postgraduate student Jenny Dent as part of the course, Research Methods in Ecology (Ecol608). Jenny revisits a Lincoln University research area that looks atthe...
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Death by chocolate - Why human food poses a danger to clever kea
This blog post was written by postgraduate student Helene Rohl as part of the course, Research Methods in Ecology (Ecol608). Helene revisits a Lincoln University research area that look at the risks...
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A versatile fungus
This blog post was written by postgraduate student Jenny Brookes as part of the course, Research Methods in Ecology (Ecol608). Jenny revisits a Lincoln University research area that look at using...
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