Did you know that the AGA has a long history of publishing about cats? Not just the beloved felines that have commandeered many homes and communities (not to mention ecologically devastating many areas…), but also their wild brethren. In fact, Darwin even mentioned cats in his Origin of Species, where he discussed the relationships between […]
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A Turtle Path: The Long Scramble from Conceptualization to Publication
About the Author Amanda Lyons is broadly interested in how animals interact with each other and their environments, with a particular focus on how reptiles, amphibians, and birds move, disperse, and experience different habitat types. Her work has investigated population genetics and spatial ecology of turtles, while projects she’s supervised include studies on avian behavior […]
The AGA, Journal of Heredity, and CATS: Part 6, the 1950s
Did you know that the AGA has a long history of publishing about cats? Not just the beloved felines that have commandeered many homes and communities (not to mention ecologically devastating many areas…), but also their wild brethren. In fact, Darwin even mentioned cats in his Origin of Species, where he discussed the relationships between […]
The AGA, Journal of Heredity, and CATS: Part 5, the 1940s
Did you know that the AGA has a long history of publishing about cats? Not just the beloved felines that have commandeered many homes and communities (not to mention ecologically devastating many areas…), but also their wild brethren. In fact, Darwin even mentioned cats in his Origin of Species, where he discussed the relationships between […]
The AGA, Journal of Heredity, and CATS: Part 4, The Saga of Hairless Cats
Did you know that the AGA has a long history of publishing about cats? Not just the beloved felines that have commandeered many homes and communities (not to mention ecologically devastating many areas…), but also their wild brethren. In fact, Darwin even mentioned cats in his Origin of Species, where he discussed the relationships […]
The AGA, Journal of Heredity, and CATS: Part 3, the early 1930s: Siamese cats and two-faced kittens
Did you know that the AGA has a long history of publishing about cats? Not just the beloved felines that have commandeered many homes and communities (not to mention ecologically devastating many areas…), but also their wild brethren. In fact, Darwin even mentioned cats in his Origin of Species, where he discussed the relationships […]
The AGA, Journal of Heredity, and CATS: Part 2, the 1920s
Did you know that the AGA has a long history of publishing about cats? Not just the beloved felines that have commandeered many homes and communities (not to mention ecologically devastating many areas…), but also their wild brethren. In fact, Darwin even mentioned cats in his Origin of Species, where he discussed the relationships between […]
The AGA, Journal of Heredity, and CATS: Part 1, the 1910s
About the Author Miranda Wade received her B.S. in Biological Science from Colorado State University and her dual PhD in Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior from Michigan State University. During her time in the Meek Lab at MSU, her work consisted of using ‘omics to address various conservation questions in both a rare desert […]
The long tail on a pandemic project, and staying motivated during trying times
About the Author Dr. Elizabeth M. Lombardi is an evolutionary ecologist and postdoc at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She works on plant-virus interactions across spatiotemporal and host genetic clines. Follow Lizzie on BlueSky @emlombardi.bsky.social or at https://elizabethlombardi.weebly.com/. This post is overdue. And, in fact, my paper as an AGA grant recipient is also quite […]
The Hitherto Reduced Representation Population Geneticist’s Guide to Genome Annotation
Or, one scientist’s descent into (further) madness About the author Miranda Wade received her B.S. in Biological Science from Colorado State University and her dual PhD in Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior from Michigan State University. During her time in the Meek Lab at MSU, her work consisted of using ‘omics to address various conservation […]