Originally Aired 10/27/08. Andrew Farnsworth listens in on the nighttime calls of birds in flight. What are they be communicating? Laurie speaks with Farnsworth to find […]
Spider Vision
Originally Aired 10/20/08. Laurie and Kathryn Craig explain the ultraviolet properties of spiders webs. These features, unseen by human eyes, bolsters the spider’s strategy of deception […]
Bird Vision
Originally Aired 10/6/08. A 4th cone in the retina of birds give them to ability to see in the ultraviolet spectrum. Richard Prum explains the […]
Bumblebees
Originally Aired 9/29/08. Laurie and Russ Miller discuss the declining population of bumblebees and the origins of this rampant problem. [gtalert title=”Field Notes Archive” title_color=”#699bb1″ […]
Treehoppers
Originally Aired 9/8/08. Manuel Morales examines the unlikely symbiosis between treehoppers and formica ants. [gtalert title=”Field Notes Archive” title_color=”#699bb1″ close_button=”no” border_style=”none” border_radius=”4″]Field Notes with Laurie […]
Caterpillars
Originally Aired 8/4/08. Laurie speaks with Dave Wagner, UConn biologist, about the life of a caterpillar and their surprising influences on your day to day […]