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Trinidad Expedition 2016
- 4. Culture
- 6. Science
- 7. Previous research Previous Expedition Work: • Amphibian biology • Fossil corals • Human parasite loads • Insect life histories and ecology • Bird conservation • Monkey behaviour • Bat ecology • Marine turtle conservation • Invasive snails
- 8. 2015 Projects • Frog surveying • Frog behaviour and physiology • Golden Tree Frog eDNA sampling • Tadpole behaviour (lab) • Turtle behaviour and conservation • Educational work • Batting and bird ringing
- 9. Amphibians • Pseudis paradoxa • Hypsiboas crepitans • Frog tracking • Foam nests • Audio Sampling
- 10. Environmental • Pollution • Pond Creation
- 11. Bats and Birds
- 12. Turtles
- 13. Education
- 14. Daily goings on • Morning meetings • Field work • Lab work • Cooking & Cleaning Rota
- 15. Whilst in Scotland • Weekly meetings • Fund raising • Education • Grant applications
- 16. The interesting bit…. • Personal contribution - £650 - 750 • 10 weeks - Start of June – Mid August • 7 places of a team of 8 + staff/visitors • Leader wanted! • Even sex ratio for fieldwork safety • Drivers must be over 22 with 3 years exp. • Must be hard workers and prepared to give lots of time.
- 17. Application • Pick up an application from the museum • Return them to Prof. Downies pigeon hole • Application to be in by 5pm Monday 19th • Interview times will be posted over the weekend, please try to make your given slot as moving them around causes a lot of hassle. • Interviews will be held Mon 19th & Tues 20th • Team and reserves will be revealed Fri 23rd (hopefully)
Editor's Notes
- GTF - Endemic to Trinidad, Water collection from bromeliads for eDNA testing, El Tucuche and El Cerro del Aripo Pseudis - Escape response, Largest tadpoles in the world Crepitans - General information, Continuation of 2014 work, Physiological Thermal imaging Waterloss Stress hormones Tracking - Radio tracking of females, Movements of species during breeding season, Identification of males and females, Intraspecific interactions Foam nest - Cloning protiens, Antimicrobial properties, Cancer drug delivery
- POLLUTION Pesticide use in agriculture Cooperation with local farmers Species presence Work with local environmental groups Amphibans and turtles Water and soil samples POND CREATION Simla and Hamgel field stations Redevelopment of ponds Species succession
- Dynamics of urban bat roost
- Head spot navigation Pineal gland Size of head spot increase of time and age (carapace length)