Biology Archives

May 6, 2014

Day 7: The wall of tears (and sweat)

Today started off bright and early with breakfast in our homestays followed by trips to bike stores. Once we got…

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May 5, 2014

Day 6: Waves, and waves of data

Today we analyzed our marine iguana data and went out for a snorkel off the beach of Isabela. At 8am…

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May 4, 2014

Day 5: Marine iguanas of Tintoreras

Today, our species of interest was the marine iguana, Amblyrhnchus cristatis. This large lizard is black like the lava rocks…

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May 3, 2014

Day 4: Beach day!

Today began bright and early with breakfast with our host families. We all had very different meals and enjoyed comparing…

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May 2, 2014

Day 3: Puerto Villamil and IOI!

Today we made the trip from Santa Cruz to Isabela, where we met our host families for the first time…

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May 2, 2014

Day 2: Geology of Bartolomé and snorkeling at Sullivan Bay

Today’s adventures included observing the geological makeup of the island of Bartolomé, and studying the marine life while snorkeling in…

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May 1, 2014

Day 2: Surprising species behavior on land and sea around South Plazas Island

On our trip to Plazas Island we were able to see numerous interesting species and their unique behaviors from meeting…

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May 1, 2014

Day 2: Having a blast!

Just back from Bartolome! As you’ll soon hear from Jake and Kristen, we are absolutely loving it here. We have…

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April 30, 2014

Day 1: Bienvenidos a los Galapagos

We have finally arrived to the Galapagos, and it’s been an exciting day full of tortoises, land and marine iguanas,…

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April 29, 2014

In the Galapagos!

Just a quick note to let you all know that we have made it to the Galapagos. We had a…

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