The Ant Room

In which I will be keeping track (for my own benefit) of my daily progress in the identification of the ant fauna of Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador, the analysis of that data, and the pursuit of my PhD. And (for the benefit of everyone else) I hope to provide helpful information on ants, taxonomy, database management, identification, and other assorted endeavors. Cheers

Monday, October 04, 2010

Species Diversity and Distribution Patterns of the Ants of Amazonian Ecuador

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So, if you've ever wondered what it is I have been doing for the past 10 years, a big chunk of it was just published in PLoS ONE.  You c...
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Thursday, June 03, 2010

CNN report on Yasuni

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CNN aired a report on Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador, where I did my doctoral research.  It includes an interview with my favorite dire...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Tiputini Termites

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Along with all those billions of ants I collected from Tiputini Biodiversity Station , I also collected some termites.  Why?  To see if t...
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Monday, December 07, 2009

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation

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Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller, illustrated by Nicolle Rager Fuller I admit that...
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Impact of Flooding on the Species Richness, Density and Composition of Amazonian Litter-Nesting Ants

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Better late than never: Impact of Flooding on the Species Richness, Density and Composition of Amazonian Litter-Nesting Ants Authors: Me...
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Thursday, July 09, 2009

GigaPan ant

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I'm not totally clear on what GigaPan is, but check out this awesome panorama photo of Eutetramorium mocquerysi from Madagascar.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

a few links to tide you over...

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Not exactly Rocket Science has a very interesting post entitled How research saved the Large Blue Butterfly . Hint: first they had to sav...
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Kari T. Ryder Wilkie
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