Science Night
A place for scientists to tell their story.
Displaying all 2 Episode of Science Night with the tag “ecology”.
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The Curious Case of the Painted Turtle-Remastered
June 21st, 2023 | Season 3 | 41 mins 31 secs
biology, color, ecology, evolution, pigmentation, scicomm, science, turtles
It seems like turtles are popping up all over the place so we're revisiting one of our most popular episodes. This week we look back to our conversation with Dr.Beth Reinke from a few years ago. We talk about why painted turtles are so colorful, but also how species use color in nature.
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The Curious Case of the Painted Turtle with Beth Reinke
March 19th, 2021 | Season 2 | 43 mins 26 secs
biology, color, ecology, evolution, pigmentation, scicomm, science, turtles
Why are painted turtles painted? What role does pigmentation play in biology? How little does our host know about this topic? Beth Reinke, an evolutionary ecologist at Northeastern Illinois Univ., stopped by to answer these questions and more on the newest episode of the podcast.