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Flower Color in Gilia capitata and Gilia yorkii
Samantha and Margaret visit with Dr. Clint Whipple and Dr. Veronica Mosquera as they discuss their research with flower color in Gilia capitata and Gilia yorkii. They talk about their research methods and the genetics be...
Boreal Owls and Citizen Science
Expert local birder and eBird reviewer Jeff Cooper joins Y Life Science to explore the power of citizen science. He shares insights from his research on Boreal Owls in Utah’s Uinta Forest—and how his observations helped reshape the species’ ran...
The Provo River Delta and the June Sucker
Leah and Samantha visit with Paula Trater, a biological technician for the Utah Reclamation, Mitigation, and Conservation Commission. They discuss various aspects of the Provo River and focus on the new Provo River Delta project. Leah and Saman...
Green-blooded Skinks of Papua New Guinea
In this episode of the Y Life Science podcast, graduate student Taylor Probst and Dr. Alison Whiting, curator of herpetology, discuss the genus Prasinohaema. Their research on this group of skinks is particularly compelling, as these a...