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How to build a better rattrap with population genetics

June 8, 2019October 9, 2023 azandis@gmail.com

A team I worked with just published a population genetics study looking at the effectiveness of rat eradication programs in Salvador, Brazil. Rats have traveled around the globe alongside humans. […]

 research  conservation, dispersal, divergence, ecology, evolution, microgeographic, population genetics, project portfolio, published, rats, research

Surprise: Best Speed Talk at SCCS-NY

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 azandis@gmail.com

A few months ago, I gave a talk at the American Museum of Natural History as part of the Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS-NY) on my road ecology research. […]

 research, road ecology  conservation, ecology, outreach, presentation, research, road ecology

Expedition: The Grand Canyon

March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 azandis@gmail.com

Just couple months ago, I had the opportunity to float the entire 280 miles of canalized white-water between the redrock walls of the Grand Canyon. I celebrated my birthday, solstice, […]

 Uncategorized  conservation, ecology, expedition, kayak, photography

Animal Vision Project

November 21, 2018October 9, 2023 azandis@gmail.com

I recently received a Digital Education Innovation Grant to design an interactive project exploring animal vision. You can check out the project and read more about the inspiration below. Speciation […]

 evolution, research  divergence, ecology, evolution, outreach, photography, project portfolio

A Wake in Space-time

July 26, 2018September 16, 2018 azandis@gmail.com

I’m currently on my way up to Alaska for another supremely short season of guiding (just two trips this years). I was going through some old photos and came across […]

 wilderness  Alaska, bear, conservation, ecology, expedition, forest, kayak, photography, wilderness

Songbird Vision

July 21, 2018July 23, 2018 azandis@gmail.com

I’m getting really excited about a project I’m working on that will visually compare the way various animals see their habitat. This is part of a Digital Education Innovation grant […]

 research  ecology, forest, outreach, photography

It’s easier being green

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 azandis@gmail.com

As part of my dissertation research, I spent the spring monitoring the development of wood frog eggs. Some of the eggs I brought to the lab, removed from the jelly […]

 evolution, research  ecology, embryonic development, microscopy, salamander, vernal pond, wood frog

Field Notes: Early Spring 2018

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 azandis@gmail.com

29 March 2018 My first wood frog of the season, hopping slowly from one snowy bank to the other across the mist-dampened road. This is the first warm night of […]

 evolution, research  ecology, field notes, salamander, vernal pond, wood frog

Replacing wolves on Isle Royale is bad policy and worse science

March 17, 2018March 18, 2018 azandis@gmail.com

Overview: Isle Royale is an island in Lake Superior that is designated as a Wilderness Area and managed by the National Park Service. In the 20th century, wolves and moose […]

 evolution, wilderness  conservation, ecology, EPA, evolution, local adaptation, wilderness, wolves

Book review: Improbable Destinies

March 7, 2018March 9, 2018 azandis@gmail.com

  Losos, J. 2017. Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution. Riverhead Books; New York.   Right up front, I have to admit that I was very excited […]

 evolution, Uncategorized  book review, ecology, evolution

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A. Z. Andis Arietta, PhD
Yale University
andis.arietta@aya.yale.edu

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