Field Note: Looking a Gift Possum in the Mouth
By Mike Kinsella In 1972 in the Journal of Parasitology, Pence and Little described a new species of nematode, Anatrichosoma buccalis,...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
Field Note: Adventures in Australia
By Eric Pulis, with commentary by Michael Andres (MA) Edited by Kelly Weinersmith In the spring of 2010, Michael Andres and I had an...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Oct 26, 2020
- 4 min
Zombie Ant Research from Field to Fridge: Learning to Expect the Unexpected in Graduate School
Field note by Chenhua Li, PhD candidate Co-advised by Dr. James Wasmuth (University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and by Dr....
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Field Note: My War with the Raccoons
By Dr. Mike Kinsella In 1973, I was attempting to study the community of parasites in three species of deer mice at Archbold Biological...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- May 1, 2020
- 6 min
Field Note: Bayou Magic
Field Note written by Vasyl Tkach Photos by Vasyl Tkach Reminiscences subsequently added by Stephen Greiman Edited by Kelly Weinersmith...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 17, 2019
- 6 min
The many roads to SWAP
By Joanna J. Cielocha The Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (SWAP) holds their annual meeting every April at the University of...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- May 24, 2019
- 6 min
Fieldwork in Parasitology: a Mountain Worth Climbing
The Field Notes section includes tales of trials and triumphs in the field and in the lab. In this Field Note, Dr. Janet Koprivnikar...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
Field Note: Finding more than parasites north of 60°
by Demi Gagnon (MSc Student, Department of Biological Science, University of Manitoba) As part of my master’s research, I was interested...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Dec 10, 2018
- 5 min
Field Note: The Inception of the CPBS and Our First Fish
Written by John Janovy, Jr. Edited by Margaret Doolin In the spring of 1966, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) hired two...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Nov 30, 2018
- 2 min
Once more unto the beach…
By Dr. Mike Kinsella My friend and mentor, Al Canaris, has long been fascinated by what happens to helminth communities in shorebirds...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Nov 15, 2018
- 5 min
Field Note: Attempting to Solve the Life Cycle of Distoichometra bufonis
Attempting to Solve the Life Cycle of Distoichometra bufonis Dickey 1921, (Cestoda: Nematotaeniidae) while Teaching a Field Course! By...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Sep 19, 2018
- 3 min
Field Note: A Failed Trip…At First Glance
By Maggie Doolin (PhD Student, University of Utah) Edited by Dr. Jillian Detwiler In my limited experience, well-planned field work...
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