We have just posted an opening for a Postdoc to lead the post-fire research recovery effort at one of our field stations, Stengl Lost Pines. The postdoc will oversee a small crew with to update previous studies that were disrupted or damaged by a large fire that occurred last summer. The studies include surveys of the forest tree and understory com...
Students researching plant competition at Brackenridge Field Lab.
The University of Texas at Austin Field Station Network, operated by the Biodiversity Center, seeks a forward-looking Managing Director to develop and plan the operations and research activities across a growing network. While each field station provides significant researc...
Monk Parakeet (Photo: Bernard Dupont-Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
Birds are another beloved pet, adored for their plumage, their song, and for their interesting behavior. My own parakeets, Ernesto and Clyde, never fail to amuse with their head bobbing and love of stick-chewing. But like many pets that end u...
Photo: Larry Gilbert
The period of rain here in Texas a few weeks ago was intense but welcome. The moisture brought a revival of plant life, and the return in Austin for some insects that depend on these plants. This was largely due to heavy rains that broke the drought 150-200 miles south of us. One such insect that has been seen in great...
Ummat Somjee is one of our 2021 Stengl-Wyer Scholars and is researching the evolution of exaggerated sexually-selected traits in animals. His research aims to understand how the energetic costs underlying these exaggerated traits may shape their evolution. As part of the Stengl Wyer Endowment, the Stengl Wyer Postdoctoral Scholars Program prov...