Biogeography

Biogeography is the study of the distribution of animals.

Releasing homing pigeons near Priddy. © Copyright Rog Frost and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Face blurred for privacy.

Animal Navigation Through Magnetoception

Elizabeth Borneman

Magnetoception is the ability for certain animals to orient themselves based on the earth’s magnetic field.

Female (upper bird) and male (lower bird) Passenger Pigeons. Reproduced from the John J. Audubon Plate

Centennial of the Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon

Caitlin Dempsey

September 1, 2014 marks the hundred year anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon.  Passenger pigeons were once the ...

Unique Features of the Australasian Geographic Zone

Elizabeth Borneman

Australasia is a unique geographical and ecological zone compromised of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and other small islands nearby.

Bristlecone pine forest in Great Basin National Park. Photo: USGS, public domain.

Island Biogeography of the Great Basin

Rachel Quist

The theory of island biogeography is one of the explanations as to why speciation occurs.

Using GIS to Pinpoint Osama bin Laden

Caitlin Dempsey

A UCLA report revealed the results of a GIS study on emphasizing the likely location of Osama bin Laden.