tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78744062811017197382011-04-21T23:32:17.255-04:00Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01121586520517322196noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874406281101719738.post-6201862429482547742008-07-19T19:28:00.002-04:002008-07-19T19:33:09.122-04:00

I should apologize for the small number of blogs written. I was unable to sign into my account from Kenya, making it extremely difficult to get blogs posted.I got home last weekend in a state of extreme jetlag. I fell asleep around seven that first night back.But most importantly, my ant samples got home safely (dead and preserved) with me and I have already genotyped my first 90 samples. Now

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Yesterday we compiled a list of 46 distinct mammal species that we have seen in Kenya. That list excludes all domesticated animals and most small rodents. In addition to the unbelievably good luck we have had with mammals, Shawn (the bird crazy student) has found over 200 species of birds, many of which are not on the official Mpala bird list for the area. We have not been quite as successful

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It is the day before I leave for Kenya. I am packing, trying to fit clothes and all of my ant collecting tubes into my bags. The tubes are clearly the priority.New labeled primers arrived for me on Wednesday and all ten of them worked beautifully, meaning that all of my work up to now has been at least a little successful. I am pumped.

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