We are now three and a half weeks into the MBFE. This means that it's time to start wrapping things up...collecting those last few observations, analyzing data, and starting to write up results.
I spotted a couple of pairs of MBFE students in the lab this afternoon doing just that.
Rachel M (left) chats with Courtney (right) as Courtney collects observations in the progress of their team's project - comparing the rate of embryonic development of the sea slug Dialula sandiegensis under different culture regimes. A photo of an adult D. sandiegensis is shown below.
This team kept checking and hoping that their embryos would hatch before they ran out of time to collect data - good news! They hatched!!
Another team, Eileen (left) and Jennifer (right) already collected all of the data they need, but now they are working on doing statistics. In their project they are studying the population genetics of shell color in the mussel Mytilus trosselus.
This photo shows that most mussels are dark blue, but a few are reddish-brown.
I'm quite pleased with the work that the group has done on this trip. They have worked well together to accomplish class field work as well as small group research projects. Here is a photo of the class working on their research notebooks in our classroom/lab in the lab. Notebooks need to be handed in for evaluation on Monday afternoon 5/18 - yep, it's time to get them squared away!
Front row L-R: Skyler, Isaac, Shannon
Middle row L-R: Luke, Devon, Joseph, Arianne, Kelly, Jennifer
Back row L-R: Courtney, Rachel M, Danielle, Jessica
Rachel S and Eileen were working elsewhere at the time.
Stay tuned for more updates.
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