This major effort is continuing and represents the world's largest dataset of intensive site - specific
data on butterfly populations collected by one person under a strict protocol.»
Doug Taron, chief curator at the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, works with citizen scientists through the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network in the process of collecting quantitative
data on butterfly populations.
Not exact matches
They mapped these categories
on the evolutionary tree of Lepidoptera, the order that includes
butterflies and moths, and fed the
data into a computer program.
To gather all available
data on when
butterflies and moths are active, Kawahara and seven of his lab members rented an Airbnb house for the weekend, opened a shared Google document, divided up Lepidoptera lineages and started digging through two centuries» worth of scientific literature.
The comparison between the genetic sequences obtained and the
data on European
butterflies already known indicates that there could be up to 28 % of species yet to be discovered.
Using
data on population abundance, trends, and threats, the team of scientists determined that the monarch
butterfly species as a whole is apparently secure, but the subspecies occurring in North America is vulnerable to extinction.
• Skilled in verifying patient information and handling testing and sample collection activities accordingly • Committed to maintain specimen integrity by using dedicated aseptic techniques • Proficient in observing specimen isolation procedures and collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate collection times • Demonstrated expertise in performing bleeding - times by following exceptionally well - placed laboratory procedures • Focused
on maintaining quality results by following dedicated department procedures and testing schedules • Proficient in resolving unusual test orders by liaising with physicians, pathologists and nursing stations • Hands -
on experience in using a variety of needles and procedures to draw blood, depending
on the quantity of blood required for sampling • Excellent skills in completing specimen
data and recording it succinctly into laboratory databases • Adept at disposing of laboratory waste and contaminated sharps in accordance to applicable laws, standards and procedures • Competent at using vacuum tubes, syringes and
butterfly venipuncture methods