Some play March Madness with basketball teams. Others play it with mammals. Dr. Sean Maher and Emily Beasley recently presented posters at the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) to discuss mammals in and out of the bracket. Maher Maher, assistant professor of biology, is the chair of the committee that handles ASM's social media. ASM partnered with March Mammal … [Read more...] about American Society for Mammalogists inspires opportunity
Archives for August 2017
Three Missouri State University alumni, Donald McKnight, Hunter Howell and Ethan Hollender, and current professor Dr. Day Ligon, have found new way to identify the sex of turtles. Though unconventional, the researchers boast from 55.6 percent success rate to 100 percent based on turtle species. Turtles are known to be quite private. Hidden away, the only way to find the … [Read more...] about Anything for science
In Missouri, we take our waterways seriously. With many lakes and rivers available for fishing, swimming boating and other recreational relaxation, protecting our water quality and biodiversity is important. Dr. Chris Barnhart, distinguished professor of biology, is on a mission to protect rivers using a surprising tool: freshwater mussels, which are sensitive indicators of … [Read more...] about Keeping growing those mussels