Tomorrow the #wildlife pops class is going to collect data on #squirrel densities on SCSU’s campus...outside.
They designed their data sheet on Monday & will be using range finders and compasses to estimate distances to active squirrels and dreys (nests).
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If you don’t hear from me again it’s because they’ve mutineed and buried me under the snow.
Wish me luck.
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Outdoor #squirrel lab went well! Students collected data and then warmed up with hot chocolate and animal crackers as they determined population densities
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🏙️#Sex biases in the individuals studied in the lab & field. Why is it more often males of a species? What data are we missing because of that bias? 🤔
(Prompted by: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…)
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Any recommendations for ways to collect data about color & pattern from images of #wildlife? We want to quantify things like %cover by a color & intensity.
Have enjoyed reading some of the work by Davis & Grayson on quantifying #color, hue, % coverage in #newts and other animals.
They used Fovea Pro, a Photoshop add in. The newer version (QIA-64) costs ~$800 😬
Am also considering the methods of Paterson & Blouin-Demers where they quantify continuous variation in throat color in #lizards using Adobe & ultimately analysis in #imageJ (but haven't had time to test it out yet)