Sentences with phrase «plant specimens collected»

From musing over plant specimens collected by Darwin to a blow - by - blow retelling of paleontology's bruising «Bone Wars,» veteran science writer Conniff lovingly chronicles the institution's role in advancing our understanding of everything

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We're sort of like explorers who want to study the plant life in a new land: We collect specimens of interaction that exist out there, then systematically examine and compare them.

It contained two specimens of a curious insect she had collected on her tomato plants.

Perlman and Ken Wood, another daredevil botanist at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, have logged more than 1,000 expeditions in the last decade to collect rare plant specimens or at least save their seeds.

The collected type specimens are now being kept at the Department of Plant Protection, Shihezi University, China.

When he was on the Beagle, one of the objectives he had was he got the, you know, mission of collecting natural history specimens; it's rather open, what he has to do, he really does what he wants, but he does manage to collect over 2,000 plants.

«I was Professor Liu's assistant, so I would collect the plants he or his colleagues told me to get and press them for herbarium specimens,» Yin says.

Altogether Wilson collected some 65,000 plant specimens, representing at least 1,500 species, during four trips to the rugged Chinese mountains.

The plant specimens used were collected from different areas around Providence, RI.

Her work includes analysis of pond sediments, soils, and more collecting to document plant diversity... We're also hoping to cast a broader net across Providence with an analysis of historical specimens of Plantago [plantain] in an attempt to match terrestrial trends in heavy metal concentration with measurements taken from nearby marine sediments in Narragansett Bay [south of Providence].»

Using herbaceous plant specimens from Brown University's herbarium collected from 1846 to 1916, Dr. Tim Whitfeld, senior author of the study, and his colleagues extracted and quantified heavy metal concentrations including copper, lead, and zinc.

I collected thousands of specimens of marine creatures, shells, birds, fishes, plants and rocks for shipment back to England.

In July 1802, explorer Matthew Flinders sailed the east coast, landing for a day to collect water and wood, and for botanists to collect plant specimens.

He has traveled the world to collect plant and animal specimens, conducted archeological digs, and rummaged through forgotten collections, presenting his...

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SHARP HEALTHCARE, Livermore Falls, ME (6/2010 to Present) Biology Lab Assistant • Prepare specimens for laboratory experiments by following appropriate standards and procedures • Set up, adjust, calibrate and maintain laboratory and field equipment • Troubleshoot laboratory equipment to ensure that it is in proper working order when needed during experiments • Prepare specimens that need to be used in experiments in accordance to specific instructions provided • Analyze experimental data and ensure that interpreted results are properly documented and reported • Assist in conducting research and collecting information and samples such as soil, water, plants, animals and blood • Measure and weigh compounds and other materials to be used for testing purposes • Monitor all laboratory work to ensure that it complies with set laboratory standards • Provide technical support to scientists and monitor and observe experiments to increase informational database • Feed and look after livestock and laboratory animals • Provide support to operational programs such as fish hatcheries and greenhouses