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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 7 months ago
This past week has been a busy one. Jack and I have been out to Fern Valley the past seven days working hard at training and testing the bee hive, with Sara splitting her time between data collection and counting […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 7 months ago
The time has come for me to write a farewell as I finish up my research project. I came in without any idea what to expect from field work, just that it was going to be tiresome and I needed to remain flexible […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 7 months ago
This past week, Jack and I have been collecting pollinator efficiency data using the flight cage! Following a bit of troubleshooting with the flight cage, we have finally settled on a set-up that seems to be […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
The greenhouse at OARDC does more than just provide a place for plant care. It also provides a space in which we can know, much faster than in a natural population, what plants exactly, we have. The process of […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
After going back to Akron after doing a week of data collection at Killbuck, I feel like each site has their own advantages and flaws. The first is accessibility. Akron is an hour drive and it takes about 20 […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
These past four days have been spent collecting data at a new field site in a marsh wildlife area and as Elizabeth mentioned in a previous post, the mosquitoes are OUT. There is a great population along a trail […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
Raising bees seems like it wouldn’t be that daunting of a task. Considering they have millions of years worth of evolution which has led to a perfectly self sustaining hive system. But so far our rearing of bees […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
Recap of the last abiotic experience.
No Pollinators Allowed! followed the introduction of the abiotic study. A task that requires C. americana, a light meter, UV meter, a tape measure, flower tags, flower […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
Today, Jack and I spent our day out and about. After stopping by the greenhouse to pick-up flowers and drop off Sara (who worked hard all day collecting data for her project), we headed over to our second field s […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
Yesterday morning, Matt and Laura Galloway, our collaborators from UVA, joined us at Signal Tree, one of our field sites to see us in action. All our mornings were made when Sara and Elizabeth showed up to […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
A rising Senior, Biology Major at the College of Wooster originally from Chicago, IL.
Research Direction
For my Senior Independent Study, I am interested in quantifying pollinator efficiency of three main types […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
After taking an early weekend, the Bellflower team (minus Sara, who was working hard in the lab!) set out Sunday morning to set up our arrays. We were in the greenhouse shortly after 7am, and we all worked […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
In the life of an everyday plant, interaction with the surrounding ecological environment is a full-time job. And though there are some that believe plants are static beings, they would be sorely mistaken as the […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
Today was the first day we brought out the plants to a natural population in Cascade Valley! While Jack and Dr. Ison went to look through the trail for more populations, I stayed behind with the plants and other […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
Last Friday, the Bellflower posse anted up to the table… to pin some collected insects. We had spent the last week or so collecting a various array of the natural pollinators from the area (bee catching photos […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 8 months ago
I am a senior biology major at the College of Wooster.
Research Direction
For my Senior Independent research, I will be looking at the maintenance of pollen color polymorphism in the American Bellflower […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 9 months ago
When tasked with the job of building a cage, there are a few things that first come to mind. Cube, six sides, material, bars… captivity? But it can’t be that bad, right? When tasked with building a pollinator […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 9 months ago
Originally from Colorado. I am a rising senior at the College of Wooster, in Ohio. I am currently studying Neurobiology.
Research Direction
Using a predetermined color scale I am interested in observing […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 9 months ago
Today was our first attempt as a group to investigate natural populations of the C. americana (Bellflower) our plant of study. The American Bellflower is native to the forests and prairies of the middle region of […]
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Jennifer Ison wrote a new post on the site J. L. Ison's Lab Page 6 years, 9 months ago
Today was our first day back on the job after returning from the University of Virginia on Saturday. This morning we set out for the OARDC around 9am and met with the greenhouse coordinator, Karli Shultz. With […]
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