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I am a first year PhD student in the Ecology, Evolution and Behavior program at Indiana University. My interests lie at the interface of local adaptation, animal behavior, and disease ecology. I am currently developing studies to understand the relationship between haemosporidian parasite prevalence and reproductive behavior in Dark-eyed Juncos.

Entries by Katie Talbott

A night at the museum takes us back to the future!

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Photos of museum collection specimens of preserved silky pocket mice (Perognathus flavus) and kangaroo rats (Dipodomys ordii) used for stable isotope analysis. Skeletons are enclosed in small jars, and stuffed prepared skins are aligned in trays.

Graduate students across disciplines agree: as your years of graduate education increase, your knowledge and skill sets become incredibly specialized. Cue Liam Neeson in Taken, “I can tell you that I do not have money, but what I do have… [is] a very particular set of skills.” So when I asked Dr. Tara Smiley, a… Read more »

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