Biology Archives

Bates biology students share words and photos about their work in the field.


May 17, 2014

Day 18: Farewell and left behind

A sad farewell to Galapagos, but a happy “reunion” with my Ecuadorean family. I had not anticipated falling love with…

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May 16, 2014

Day 17: Galapagone

There are pale green curtains in my room, with shiny apples marching across their seams. The walls are dusted with…

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May 15, 2014

Day 16: La Caldera Grande

We were told we would be amazed. At six miles across, Sierra Negra has the second largest caldera in the…

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May 14, 2014

Day 15: Beach profiling and Family Day on the Beach of Isabela

This post describes the day of community-engaged beach profiling of Isabela and, earlier, a day at the beach with host…

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May 13, 2014

Day 14: If I were a bird…

Every day students are asked to do a double-entry journal. The left side of the journal describes their personal thoughts…

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May 13, 2014

Day 14: Fly me to the moon

Continuing our beach profiling in search of turtle nesting sites “Let me play among the stars….” Frank Sinatra’s classic hit…

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May 12, 2014

Day 13: Community-engaged learning…at the beach!

Today we woke up for an early 8am class after enjoying our day off, which was difficult because of the…

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May 12, 2014

Day 12: It’s Sunday at 8am. Do you know where your professors are?

Yesterday we all had the day off from academic work. The students spent most of the day with their host…

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May 11, 2014

Day 12: Family Day adventures at the beach

Happy Mother’s Day! Mom, I’m sorry that I can’t be with you today to thank you for all that you…

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May 11, 2014

Day 11: It’s sunny….What?

Today was a day like any other on Isabela…..No, scratch that, not quite like any other day. The dogs were…

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