Future Scientists is a Cleveland Museum of Natural History program that blasts teens out into nature. This blog chronicles Future Scientists getting up close and personal with science, falling on their butts, and if you're lucky, wearing floral hats.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
05-09-09 Wood Frog Research
Case Western Reserve University professor and evolutionary biologist Dr. Mike Benard led the Future Scientists through some of his wood frog research at Squire Valleeview Farm. The Future Scientists helped Dr. Benard collect dragonfly larvae for some of his research where he compares how tadpoles of high and low genetic diversity respond to stresses. The Future Scientists helped collect dragonfly larvae that prey on the tadpoles as one of the stressors. If the tadpoles all do well with the challenge, perhaps the Future Scientists can help up the ante next time by having the tadpoles do their own taxes. You can read more about Dr. Benard and his research here.
This innocent-looking dragonfly larva is a tadpole killer. Dr. Benard shows the Future Scientists his tadpole research tanks.
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This innocent-looking dragonfly larva is a tadpole killer.
Dr. Benard shows the Future Scientists his tadpole research tanks.
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