#PurringCrickets are in the news! Check out coverage of our discovery in Newsweek and NewScientist. We are heading to the field to collect data for the next piece of the story, and we need your support. Thanks everyone who has already contributed to our Kickstarter. We are almost halfway to our goal with 2 weeks left to go.
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Purring press
My collaborator, Robin Tinghitella, was interviewed about our purring cricket research. Check out the lovely article through the University of Denver. #purringcrickets
Apply for an outreach grant!
It’s that time of year again. We are accepting proposals for the Animal Behavior Society Outreach Grant. We plan to award several grants up to $1,000 this year. Proposals are only 1 page and are due December 1, 2018. You must be a member of ABS to apply. What are you waiting for?!
Please support…
…my research on purring crickets by helping me complete a field season this winter. This kickstarter will cover costs for me as well as an undergraduate I’m mentoring. Every dollar helps, and you can get fun prizes. Thanks so much!
Purring Cricket Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2yHfYGD
SAU in the community
Joseph Lappie from SAU teaching me screen printing
I was checking out the farmers market in Davenport and ran into the SAU art department! They were teaching the public how to screen print. I printed a tote! How cool is that? I just want to take a moment to give a shout out to St Ambrose. The faculty and the students are engaged in the community and committed to service. It’s pretty amazing. I’m feeling lucky to be an Ambrosian.
Student research is…
…chugging along at Nahant marsh! The Biology Department at St. Ambrose University builds independent research experiences into every undergraduate class! Currently, seven groups of three students in the middle of data collection. All seven projects are SO creative. I cannot wait to find out the results! Stay tuned…
animal diversity in the cups of cup plants
how does train noise affect grasshoppers?
catching grasshoppers
plant communities in burned and unburned tall grass prairie
surveying pollinators
making turtle nests with clay eggs
protecting fake turtle nests from predators
using paper flowers to test pollinator color preferences
Purring paper!
I’m thrilled to announce that our purring cricket paper came out today! I have loved working with this fabulous group of people to try to figure out what is going on with the field crickets in Kalaupapa National Park–they sing a novel song that sounds like a purr! Check out the first installment in what promises to be a page-turner of a series 😉
Broder Lab 