Sunday, October 31, 2010

Ecological Niche- Wood Duck

The wood duck is found in north america and I believe it is best looking duck in North America. Wood ducks nest in wetlands such as rivers, swamps, lakes, and flooded timbers. Wood ducks diet consist of insects, small fish, nuts, berries and seeds

Favorite Biome

My favorite biome is the wetlands, which consist of marshes, bogs, and swamps. I think wetlands are very interesting and unique because of the different animals that live there such as reptiles, birds, insects and mammals. oil-spill-marshland-louisiana-061710.jpg

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Mitochondrial Eve

All living humans are descendents of mitochondrial Eve. Mitochondrial eve DNA is passed down from mother to off spring. Mitochondrial Eve is estimated to have lived around 200,000 years ago in East Africa.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab

Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab was founded in 1888 and is the oldest independent marine laboratory in America. It is an international research and education center for research, biomedicine and ecology, it is located on the coast of Cape Cod in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect is a term used to describe how tiny actions can affect giant and complex systems such as weather patterns. The butterfly effect was used in the Chaos Theory which stated that the tiny movements of a Butterfly's wings could affect the weather systems and cause changes in the weather.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-butterfly-effect.htm