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Author: Brandy Biggar

I am a 2nd year Master's student at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. I am researching the highly invasive species the European green crab, and the impact extreme weather events has on its population abundance and distribution.
Why did the octopus punch the fish?
Behavior Ecology

Why did the octopus punch the fish?

In this study, authors document for the first time, multi-species hunting events with OCTOBOSS as the leader!
February 8, 2021 Brandy Biggar
The plight of the mangrove
Coastal Management Plastic

The plight of the mangrove

Celine E.J. van Bijsterveldt, Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck, Sri Ramadhani, Olivier V. Raven, Fleur E. van Gool, Rudhi Pribadi, Tjeerd…
December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Hands-On Learning
Book Review

Hands-On Learning

Check out this study testing the ability of octopuses to learn via touch.
November 18, 2020 Brandy Biggar
“Breaking Bad” inspired robot tracks sea turtle poachers
Biology Conservation Ecology Sea Turtles

“Breaking Bad” inspired robot tracks sea turtle poachers

Sea turtle populations are declining, in no small part thanks to poachers. Here, the authors use robot-eggs to track poacher…
October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Shipping traffic increases risk of alien invasion
Book Review

Shipping traffic increases risk of alien invasion

The Research: Sardain, A., Sardain, E. & Leung, B. Global forecasts of shipping traffic and biological invasions to 2050. Nat.…
October 11, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Upside-down jellies fire stinging grenades
Biology Ecology

Upside-down jellies fire stinging grenades

Swimmers of Florida waters report incidences of being stung by the water! The authors set out to determine the cause.
September 14, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Facing the music: calls from one of the worlds most endangered dolphins
Biology Ecology Evolution

Facing the music: calls from one of the worlds most endangered dolphins

The Study: Melo-Santos, G., Figueiredo Rodrigues, A.L., Tardin, R.H., de Sá Maciel, I., Marmontel, M., Da Silva, M.L., May-Collado, L.J.…
May 24, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Is our plastic dependence accelerating climate change?
Climate Change Plastic Pollution

Is our plastic dependence accelerating climate change?

  Reference: Royer, Sarah-Jeanne, Sara Ferrón, Samuel T. Wilson, David M. Karl. “Production of methane and ethylene from plastic in…
May 18, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Increasing resilience, one cannibal at a time
Biology Ecology Invasive Species

Increasing resilience, one cannibal at a time

When a species invades a new habitat they must learn to cope with previously unknown environmental stressors. Read on for…
May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Brandy Biggar
The Largest Belt on Earth?
Climate Change Human impacts

The Largest Belt on Earth?

What golden, gooey, and weighs 20 million metric tons??
October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Brandy Biggar
Robofish To The Rescue!
Behavior Conservation Invasive Species

Robofish To The Rescue!

When mosquitofish were introduced all over the world to control mosquito populations nobody thought they would have such a negative…
September 24, 2019 Brandy Biggar
Sex Change 101: it Starts in the Brain
Developmental Biology Ecology

Sex Change 101: it Starts in the Brain

With human puberty seemingly beginning earlier and earlier, have you ever wondered what triggered sexual development? Dodd et al., studied…
August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 Brandy Biggar

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