Aug 9, 20231 min readDominican Republic 2023Mangrove bioluminescence Inky black as sun slips behind mogote Stars above, But hazy and indistinct without glasses. Dishes in lagoon prompt sparkle of shooting...
Aug 1, 20232 min readDominican Republic 2023Privilege in science and field workI come to science with privilege. To name a few aspects, I am the child of scientists and university professors, which helped me have an...
Jul 26, 20232 min readDominican Republic 2023Diversity and tree climbingAcross elevation gradients, abundance of anoles decreases from low to high elevations. Species richness also follows distinct patterns...
Jul 22, 20232 min readDominican Republic 2023ZAPT05, night surveyThe mark-resight aspects of this project involve hours of solo searching for lizards in a forest, both during the day and night. This was...
Jul 17, 20232 min readDominican Republic 2023True zeros at ZapotenOn top of a mountain, I surveyed a site for three days in which I saw zero lizards. After 6 hours of no lizards, my brain goes through...
Jul 12, 20232 min readDominican Republic 2023Green onesOne of the main goals of the work we are doing this summer is to estimate the abundances of the various anole that are present at each...
Jul 5, 20234 min readDominican Republic 2023Cloud forests and organized chaosHola y bienvenidos a la Republica Dominicana. Voy a estar en este país por casi dos meses para trabajar con las lagartijas para mi...