Category Archives: Manchester
ANOVA HEADACHE HINT
November 2007 Final year students – a lot of you are worried about “interaction diagrams” in 2-way ANOVA and what they mean. This page looks very useful and should answer all your questions with some very simple examples. JUST READ THE FIRST SECTION … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester
DEVILS IN DANGER
October 2007 The Tasmanian Devil suffers from a horrible viral cancer which is killing off the population. Conservationists are trying to take measures to save them. Faculty of Life Sciences trivia quiz: which member of staff has a scar from a Tasmanian Devil bite? … Continue reading
Filed under Diseases, Manchester, Marsupials, Quiz
OTTERS IN EDINBURGH
October 2007 Otters have been sighted in the middle of Edinburgh. No news on them romping about in the Medlock as yet, but you never know. (The Medlock is the river at the lowest point of Oxford Road, near the BBC. … Continue reading
Filed under Fish, Mammals, Manchester
THE FOOT OF T.REX
October 2007 Our very own Dr Phil Manning strikes again. This time, he has identified the first footprint of T. rex. A team from BBC North-West was on hand! BBC News page; watch the programme here (may not work outside the UK).
Filed under Dinosaurs, Fossils, Manchester, Videos
ECUADOR
September 2007 The Yasuni national park in Ecuador is threatened by oil prospection. This article outlines the issues. Our 2nd Year field course to Ecuador helps provide an alternative income source for the local people. For an MEN article about the course, go … Continue reading
Filed under Conservation, Ecology (political), Manchester
HAPPY ORANGS, GRUMPY HUMANS?
September 2007 I hope you were impressed by the new Orang house at Chester Zoo. I thought it was fantastic, and the Orangs seemed happier (that was also the impression of the Birmingham Uni final year project students who were studying their behaviour … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, Primates, Zoos
BLUE PLANET SUICIDE
September 2007 You may remember the massive Amazonian Arapaima (callled Harry) from your visit to the Blue Planet Aquarium. Well this year, it wasn’t there. A couple of months ago it managed to escape by jumping out of its tank – all … Continue reading
Filed under Fish, Manchester, Zoos
THE TREE OF LIFE
September 2007 The Tree of Life is a terrific web resource providing information about thousands of organisms. Very useful as a starting point for essays, GBLs etc.
Filed under Classification, Images, Manchester
ZOOLOGY PRIZES!
September 2007 Richard Preziosi has set up two prizes, one for first year and one for second year Zoology students. The Charles Gordon Hewitt Prize will be awarded to a First Year Zoologist, based on their 1st semester Practical marks. The prize … Continue reading
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MORE HARES
May 2007 An excellent picture of a brown hare mother (Lepus europaeus) suckling. NB rabbits also have very brief suckling durations (around 3 minutes a DAY - yes, that figure is correct). That means that rabbit pups have to find the nipple very … Continue reading
Filed under Baby animals, Images, Mammals, Manchester
