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  • A toad-ally ribbit-ing episode: The blue frog of Nova Scotia
    2024/09/23

    In today's episode, Clara discusses the peculiar observations of blue frogs in Nova Scotia. This episode will also look at the mutations in green frogs that make them appear blue.

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    Sources:

    Rare 'blue' frog spotted in Nova Scotia | CTV News

    C. Kenneth Dodd Jr. (2023). Frogs of the United States and Canada. Johns Hopkins University Press.

    Frog Species in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

    What Kingdom Do Frogs Belong To? (Frog Taxonomy Guide) (toadsnfrogs.com)

    Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) - PMC (nih.gov)

    Beyond beauty, colour serves important functions for frogs and toads around the world | Research Communities by Springer Nature

    2285-Article Text-10311-1-10-20200226 (1).pdf

    It’s not easy being green, but rare blue frog finds fame in Chance Harbour | CBC.ca

    'I thought it was a piece of plastic': Rare blue frog spotted by hiker near Oxford (cbc.ca)

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    17 分
  • Formula For Disaster: The Reality of the Formula Industry in Developing Countries
    2024/08/17

    In this episode, Emily discusses the somber topic of infant formula advertisements that have led to tragedy within developing nations. This episode sheds light on Nestle's role in these advertisements and how they have led to the death of children worldwide. Please note this episode discusses the death of children and may not be suitable for everyone.

    email:ruyapodcast@outlook.com

    Instagram: @rightupyouralgaepodcast

    Sources:

    25: The Formula - Swindled (swindledpodcast.com)

    Sugar: for Nestlé, not all babies are equal | Public Eye

    The Baby Killer Nestle : Mike Muller : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

    Barriers to Breastfeeding in the United States - The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)

    Breastfeeding (who.int)

    Beyond the infant formula business there is resistance | AIMS

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    14 分
  • Don't Sweat It: How Different Organisms Deal With The Summer Heat
    2024/08/02

    In this episode we will look at different ways that animals cool off in the hot weather.

    Insta: @rightupyouralgae

    Email: ruyapodcast@outlook.com

    Sources:

    https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-keep-cats-cool-in-summer/

    https://vetericyn.com/blog/horse-sweat/#:~:text=Horses%20have%20different%20sweat%20glands,sweat%20mostly%20through%20eccrine%20glands.&text=Apocrine%20glands%20produce%20sweat%20that,more%20protein%20and%20fewer%20electrolytes.

    https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/g2355/2023/html/view#:~:text=When%20sheep%20and%20goats%20overheat,the%20ears%20and%20lower%20legs

    https://dairy.extension.wisc.edu/articles/animal-handling-during-heat-stress/#Introduction

    https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.acadiau.ca:9443/science/article/pii/S0047248418301519?via%3Dihub

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773238/

    https://www.livescience.com/59254-facts-about-sweating.html

    ..... Contact email for the rest of episode sources

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    29 分
  • The Jijuktu'kwejk River and the Organization Protecting it
    2024/07/22

    What's in a name? maybe more than you think. This episode gives a look into the ecology and history of the Jijuktu'kwejk River in Nova Scotia as well as how you can help! Learn what Emily has been up to this summer with the non-profit the Jijuktu'kwejk Watershed Alliance in the newest episode of Right up your Algae.

    Governor Edward Cornwallis: http://www.danielnpaul.com/GovernorEdwardCornwallis.html

    Mi'kmaq Chief wants Cornwallis River Renamed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaq-chief-wants-cornwallis-river-renamed-1.1063182

    COSEWIC Wood Turtle: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/wood-turtle-2018.html

    COSEWIC Bank Swallow: https://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/virtual_sara/files/cosewic/sr_hirondelle_rivage_bank_swallow_1213_e.pdf

    Hands off those wild leeks: http://www.macleans.ca/culture/hand-off-those-wild-leeks/

    Wild Leeks and the Ethics of Foraging: https://northcountryfare.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/wild-leeks-and-the-ethics-of-foraging/

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    15 分
  • Wild Weeds: The benefits of the common dandelion
    2024/07/19

    Today's episode will examine dandelions' uses in medicine, cuisine, and environmental remediation.

    Instagram: @rightupyouralgaepodcast

    Email: ruyapodcast@outlook.com

    Sources:

    Differences Between Protista & Monera | Sciencing

    doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.022; 10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.004; 10.3390/nu15010080; 10.1007/s11101-019-09622-2; 10.1016/S0367-326X(03)00122-9; 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2004.00104.x; 10.1016/j.chmed.2018.08.003; 10.32113/wcrj_20209_1679; 10.1016/j.jff.2019.05.012; 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.067; 10.1017/S0890037X00032735; 10.1186/1746-4269-8-6; :10.1021/acs.est.8b04191; 10.1016/j.jff.2016.11.032; 10.1016/j.jep.2006.07.021; 10.1002/ptr.6157; 10.4141/P01-010; 10.1080/15428052.2022.2163733; 10.3390/plants12173087; 10.1900/RDS.2016.13.113

    Dandelion Plants as a Biomonitor of Urban Area Contamination by Heavy Metal.

    An ethnobotanical survey of the Gollak region, Kosovo

    Ethnopharmacognostic survey on the natural ingredients used in folk cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and remedies for healing skin diseases in the inland Marches, Central-Eastern, Italy.

    The origin of Taraxacum agamospecies.

    Genetic variation across VNTR loci in central North American Taraxacum surveyed at different spatial scales

    Ethnobotanical survey of traditionally used plants in human therapy of east, north and northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Ethnobotanical notes on some medicinal and aromatic plants of Himachal Pradesh

    Flavonoids, cinnamic acids and coumarins from the different tissues and medicinal preparations of Taraxacum officinale.

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    21 分
  • Biosphere Bulletin June/July 2024
    2024/07/06

    On today's episodes, Clara and Emily recount 7 news stories about new developments in biology, ecology, and environmental science.

    Sources:

    Story 1:

    https://wwf.panda.org/

    http://lynx.panda.org/

    https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/wildlife_practice/profiles/mammals/iberian_lynx/ibelynx_ecology_habitat/

    https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/iberian-lynx-back-brink-extinction-conservation-efforts-rcna158276

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-93673-z

    https://www.iucn.org/about-iucn

    Story 2:

    https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103939084

    Story3:

    https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/heathland-habitat/

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.11535

    https://www.popsci.com/science/australia-lizard-heath-goanna/

    Story4:

    https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/new-dinosaur-named-lokiceratops/

    Story 5:

    https://theconversation.com/ca

    Story 6:

    https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7230250

    Story 7:

    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/elephant-names-1.7231387

    Other:

    https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/

    https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/

    https://thebigcatsanctuary.org/news/a-guide-to-the-iberian-lynx/

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    41 分
  • The Mane Attraction: Lion Social Dynamics and Hairdo's
    2024/06/19

    We ain't lion. Lion prides are some of the most unique social structures among terrestrial mammals. Listen to Emily show Clara the wonderful world of Africa's most iconic animal, the purpose of manes, and some female lions whose new look shocked scientists.

    Palmer, Meredith S., Natalia Borrego, and Craig Packer. (2023) "Social Strategies of the African Lion." Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators: Hunting and Surviving as Families. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 7-45.

    West, P. M., and Packer, C. (2002). Sexual selection, temperature, and the lion’s mane. Science 297, 1339–1343.

    University of Minnesota (2024). Social Behaviour, Lion Research Center.

    Emily P. Mitchell, Adrian Tordiffe, Peter Caldwell, A case for ovarian transdifferentiation in six adult captive masculinized lionesses (Panthera leo) in South Africa: Pathological evidence, Theriogenology Wild, Volume 1, 2022, 100012, ISSN 2773-093X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2022.100012

    Blanchard, D. Caroline. "Of lion manes and human beards: some unusual effects of the interaction between aggression and sociality." Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 3 (2010): 945.

    Sogbohossou, E. A., Bauer, H., Loveridge, A., Funston, P. J., De Snoo, G. R., Sinsin, B., & De Iongh, H. H. (2014). Social structure of lions (Panthera leo) is affected by management in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Benin. PLoS One, 9(1), e84674.

    Gilfillan, G. D., McNutt, J. W., Vitale, J. D. T., Iongh, H. H., & Golabek, K. (2017). Rare observation of the existence and masculine behaviour of maned lionesses in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. African Journal of Ecology, 55(3), 383–385. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12360

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    28 分