Tag Archives: mammals

Raising boys – Not for the faint of heart

Posted on 30 Mar, 2020 by Kathleen Grogan

According to all of my parent friends, raising girls is quite different from raising boys, from the toys to the tantrums, the clothes to the bathroom habits, even for the most liberal, gender-neutral of my friends. In most sexually dimorphic … Continue reading →

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Inbreeding and the cougar genome

Posted on 21 Feb, 2020 by Kathleen Grogan

This week, some of my favorite #scicomm games on Twitter are teaming up with March Mammal Madness to reveal this year’s #2020MMM contestants in my favorite “battle of the fittest.” Specifically, today (2/21/2020) at 12:30 pm EST, Dr. Michelle LaRue … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the 2016 Mammal Meeting

Posted on 30 Jun, 2016 by Katie Everson

The American Society of Mammalogists’ annual meeting just wrapped up in beautiful Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were so many great talks and poster presentations that unfortunately I’m not able to highlight them all, but here are a few of my favorites! Empirical … Continue reading →

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A molecular how-to for hibernating this winter

Posted on 17 Dec, 2014 by Rob Denton

As the academic semester ends, I see the tell-tale signs of the upcoming holiday hibernation. The weary eyes of teaching assistants peeking over piles of final exams. Students who may have mentally been on break before finals even started. A little … Continue reading →

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