视频:荒野中的蜜蜂

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9I34dmCQ6E

看看这段关于凯伦·古德尔关于植物/授粉者相互作用的研究的非常酷的视频,特别是俄亥俄州一个废弃露天矿土地的保护中心内的蜜蜂种群。古德尔博士是我在俄亥俄州立大学的旧研究生院系的教授。你可以在校园教职员工报纸上阅读更多关于她的研究

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凯伦·古德尔有一个可能会让你惊讶的事实:“大约70%的开花植物,包括我们吃的食物中的三分之一,都需要蜜蜂授粉。”

古德尔是俄亥俄州立大学纽瓦克分校进化、生态和生物机体生物学系的教授,她对蜜蜂种群感兴趣。在荒野(位于俄亥俄州南部废弃露天矿土地上的一个保护中心),她正在研究蜜蜂群落与草原栖息地之间的关系。

她说:“蜜蜂实际上是为植物转移基因的生物体。授粉者对于农业生产绝对至关重要。我们需要了解是什么使它们的种群繁荣。”

古德尔的两个项目使用了分散在荒野周围的 72 个不同地点; 俄亥俄州立大学的学生帮助她收集数据。

“作为一名新生,获得实习机会真是太棒了,” 斯蒂芬妮·奇卡扎说,她在俄亥俄州立大学的第一年暑假与古德尔一起工作。“我认为这让我处于不同的水平。”

"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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