Browsing 120 - 130 results of 211 programs from 2008
Dr. Bart Kempenaers, a behavioral ecologist from the Max Planck Institiute of Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany, and his team fashion fake Sandpiper eggs, swap them for the real ones in the nest and incubate them in their lab at BASC’s (Barrow Arctic Science Consortium) new research facility. Once the hatchlings emerge, they take samples from them to determine factors such as paternity. The chicks are then returned to the nest, without the mother batting a feather.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: June 25, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology What does a ringed seal’s breathing hole look like and how do you find one on a vast sheet of sea ice? Dr. Brendan Kelly uses the canine skills of Cooper, a Black Labrador he trained to chase the scent of ringed seals and point to their holes. Passionate about wildlife and climate change, Melanie Duchin has loaned her dog to work with Brendan for the past 5 years.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: June 25, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
