News and Current Projects
News - 2011
Young Naturalist Award submission from the Biodiversity Lab
Biodiversity Lab attends AAAS Meeting in Washington, D.C.
http://www.sju.edu/news/archives/aaas_presentation_021711.html
"New Life" Turtle Rescue Program 2011
Biodiversity Laboratory
News – 2010
Biodiversity Lab Director, Dr. Scott McRobert, presented a talk
entitled: “Stories Behind the Species: Animals at Risk” at the Wagner
Free Institute of Science. To see the poster, go to:
http://www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org/syllabi%202009-10/AnimalsatRisk.htm
Lights, Camera, Action: Cue the Goldfish
Biodiversity Laboratory
Research Projects – 2010
Fish
- The effects of experience on shoaling behavior in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) and pearl danios (Danio albolineatus)
- The effect of experience on background coloration and pattern selection in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
- Fish Cam
- The effect of temperature and density on larval development and metamorphosis in the American toad (Bufo americanus)
- Temperature effects on metamorphosis in tropical frogs
- Examination of turtles in Philadelphia’s Asian markets
- Maintenance of assurance colonies of endangered and threatened turtle species
- The effects of sleep deprivation on sexual behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
- Field survey of the Drosophila community in the Philadelphia area
Biodiversity Laboratory
News - 2008
Biodiversity Lab Director, Dr. Scott McRobert, interviewed on 60 Minutes on CBS