影片:荒野中的蜜蜂

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看看這段關於凱倫·古德爾關於植物/授粉者相互作用的研究的非常酷的影片,特別是俄亥俄州一個廢棄露天礦土地的保護中心內的蜜蜂種群。古德爾博士是我在俄亥俄州立大學的舊研究生院系的教授。你可以在校園教職員工報紙上閱讀更多關於她的研究

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凱倫·古德爾有一個可能會讓你驚訝的事實:“大約70%的開花植物,包括我們吃的食物中的三分之一,都需要蜜蜂授粉。”

古德爾是俄亥俄州立大學紐瓦克分校進化、生態和生物機體生物學系的教授,她對蜜蜂種群感興趣。在荒野(位於俄亥俄州南部廢棄露天礦土地上的一個保護中心),她正在研究蜜蜂群落與草原棲息地之間的關係。

她說:“蜜蜂實際上是為植物轉移基因的生物體。授粉者對於農業生產絕對至關重要。我們需要了解是什麼使它們的種群繁榮。”

古德爾的兩個專案使用了分散在荒野周圍的 72 個不同地點; 俄亥俄州立大學的學生幫助她收集資料。

“作為一名新生,獲得實習機會真是太棒了,” 斯蒂芬妮·奇卡扎說,她在俄亥俄州立大學的第一年暑假與古德爾一起工作。“我認為這讓我處於不同的水平。”

"Life creates [the Force], makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter," Yoda explains in The Empire Strikes Back, gesturing to Luke's physical body. This quote is striking because of the apt juxtaposition of the wonder of life with its often disgusting vessel. Like many other animals, we secrete, excrete, expectorate, defecate, flatulate, regurgitate, urinate, circulate, masticate, menstruate, ejaculate, and ventilate. We are filled with gas and feces and blood and guts and mucus and any number of rude things. Life as we know it is possible because of the countless impolite things we do every day. Are we luminous beings? Perhaps, but that's neither here nor there. This blog is about the crude matter that keeps us alive.

Michelle Clement has a B.Sc. in zoology (with a minor in American culture studies) and a M.Sc. in organismal biology from The Ohio State University. Her thesis research was on the ecophysiology of epidermal lipids and water homeostasis in house sparrows. She now works as a technical editor for The American Chemical Society. Her broader interests include weird human and animal physiology, obesity and enteric physiology, endocrinology, sexual and reproductive health, personal genomics, anthropology (physical and cultural), sociology, and science education and communication. She lives in Ohio with her boyfriend and two cats.

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