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Posts from ‘April, 2006’
Last one
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It was supposed to be one of my best but it turned out to be the worst; the questions were much tougher this year. I explained why the tropics are more species-rich, the role of economic valuation in conservation, and life histories + extinction susceptibility. Kinda tricky, needing synthesis across many topics.
I can’t remember [...]
P'tit frère
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The penultimate paper
I was lucky. I didn’t touch even a bit of neuromodulation and molecular genetics, and I wasn’t forced to answer any of those questions. The three saviours: long-range navigation in animals, experiments to the ‘nature vs nurture’ basis of behaviour, and unbiased vs biased sex ratios.
There’s only one thing I can’t forgive myself for. I [...]
Happy birthdays…
… to my dearest ?? and ??. :) *hugs*
Mid-exam break
Silwood accomms… check.
New swipe card… check.
Bank stuff… check.
Overdue email replies… check.
AB revision… erm.
My other preciouss – my lappy – had a near-fatal attack today, the symptoms of which were a sudden shut-down, followed by an Advanced BSOD (black screen of death) and a failed boot from safe mode. It then hung. And refused to start [...]
Half-way through
I wanted fisheries management but they didn’t give it to us. I suppose they didn’t want to let last year’s Resource Managers get it easy – I answered a question about fisheries last year.
Instead, it was nature reserve design + sampling programme for indicator species, freshwater ecosystem conservation, and integrated pest management (thumbs up for [...]
Lest We Forget
ANZAC Day
The Herald
This is the Herald, Scoliopteryx libatrix. One of the commoner moths in Britain, and almost always one of the first to be seen in spring, hence its name. The adult emerges from the cocoon in late summer, and spends the winter hibernating (overwintering) indoors. Ototo-chan called me to his room last night, saying [...]
I'm on a high!
As I stepped into the streets this arvo, I felt a little giddy – my eyes were no longer used to focusing on… distant objects. The natural light was a blessing. The blue sky, the sudden bloom of green on the crown of trees and occasional flower – I saw snowdrops! – were welcomed releases [...]
