The Collections Unit of The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (University of Guelph)

Joined February 2013
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The students in #ZOO2700 have been mailing us their face mite strips! I think the mail person is wondering why I’m getting so much mail. Today we will continue to search for and barcode the mites. #facemites #demodex
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We are very excited to share the practical materials of our workshop as a free self-contained online course: learnmetabarcoding.github.io Suitable for the complete novice to learn step-by-step or for an experienced bioinformatician to find something new! #H2020 #metabarcoding #ibiogen
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Happy Groundhog Day! In 1970, Zoology Prof Robert Walker and 2 students used watchtowers on 22-acres of former OAC research farm north of College Ave to study groundhogs. They found that groundhogs’ statuses are dependent on how much territory they control. #LivingLab #Arbat50
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"We must treat the specimens in our collections with ever more care. They are no longer simply samples of wild populations from which more will be available," write Drs. Scott Miller @smithsonian @NMNH and Peter Raven @mobotgarden @ISBER_ORG science.sciencemag.org/conte…

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Watch this incredible video of a moose not at all impressed with our Malaise trap for insect collecting at one of our partner sites in Quebec. Video Credit: Monts-Valin National Park, Sépaq #FieldWorkFail #wildlifecamera #moose #notimpressed #insects #Quebec #BIOSCAN
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The trap was relocated as to not disturb the moose any further
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NEWS: There is a new report on plants and animals found only in Canada. It is called "Ours to Save" by @NCC_CNC and @natureserve. It lists 308 endemic species but just 10% are globally secure. Thanks @IvanSemeniuk for this story. theglobeandmail.com/canada/a… #EnvironmentWeek #nature
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12 May 2020
Today we mourn the loss of our friend and colleague Terry Erwin, Research Entomologist and Curator of Coleoptera. Terry started his career @NMNH nearly 50 years ago, in July 1970.
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My latest paper is out! Check it out to learn about the Diptera communities in owl nests from Nova Scotia. #Diptera #owls #biodiversity cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Winner of the Canadian National Lichen Vote: Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia stellaris) For more on the results visit: bit.ly/3aAJMXo @MuseumofNature Thanks for voting!
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#COVIDー19 has made clear the urgent need to better understand #biodiversity in order to protect it, our ecosystems, our health. This is the aim of our new global research program, #BIOSCAN: youtu.be/K1AchBQHnw4 #Biodiversity2020 #PlanetaryHEALTH
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With everything happening, let's enjoy some cool flies like this spiky Anatrichus (Chloropidae) from Bangladesh with fused tergites! #biodiversity #taxonomy #diptera @CBG_UofG @CBGCollections
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Look at this beautiful yellow, green, and blue coloured bee! Collected in Guanacaste, Costa Rica #IlluminateBiodiversity #bee #insect #entomology #biodiversity #DNAbarcoding #CostaRica
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Check out this small-headed fly (family #Acroceridae) that we found in one of our #Costarican malaise traps! Larvae in this family are parasitoids, developing inside the bodies of spiders! #IlluminateBiodiversity #BIOSCAN #biodiversity #diptera #fly #entomology
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