By Megan Lamb, Guest Blogger Did you know that the temperature at which a sea turtle nest incubates will determine if the hatchlings are male or female? This is called temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) and is very common in reptile species, including alligators, land and sea turtles, and some lizards. Research has shown that the…
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Dreaming and studying
The following is a guest post from fellow NERRd, Kaitlyn Dietz! You may recognize the name from her Shuck and Tell series this past year on the blog (also, conveniently, her office is 50 steps away from ours). We’re so excited to have her back with another fabulously NERRd-y series on her adventures working with…
Lost and Found at the Boat Ramp
by Mathew Monroe Working as a field biologist you never know what you will see or find. Here where I work at the GTM NERR, beautiful sunrises on the water and dolphin playing are not an uncommon site. The wildlife and the natural areas are abundant surrounding the oldest city in the United States, St….
NERRds on the Water 