49 min
Plants and Fossils and Primates Oh My! The Women in Ecology and Evolution Podcast
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- Science
In this episode I'm talking to Professor Nokwanda (Nox) Makunga about her fascinating research on medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge in the Cape region of South Africa. Today's paper in focus comes from Elisa Fernández Fueyo - an insightful comparative study looking at behaviour after infant loss in primates (content warning: if infant loss is a topic you'd rather skip, after my conversation with Nox, skip to 26:00). Lastly, I'm joined by two of the authors of a new study showing how colonial history and its effect on global economics influences our understanding of biodiversity through the fossil record - fascinating stuff! That's with returning guest Nussaïbah Raja Schoob, and Dr Devapriya Chattopadhyay.
Remember that I've dropped the dedicated email address - you can still contact me via the socials @the_wee_podcast.
Links and resources:
Twitter handles: @noxthelion @elisaffueyo @mauritiantales @Devapriya_ChatPaper: Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversityPaper in Focus: Why do some primate mothers carry their infant's corpse? A cross-species comparative study
In this episode I'm talking to Professor Nokwanda (Nox) Makunga about her fascinating research on medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge in the Cape region of South Africa. Today's paper in focus comes from Elisa Fernández Fueyo - an insightful comparative study looking at behaviour after infant loss in primates (content warning: if infant loss is a topic you'd rather skip, after my conversation with Nox, skip to 26:00). Lastly, I'm joined by two of the authors of a new study showing how colonial history and its effect on global economics influences our understanding of biodiversity through the fossil record - fascinating stuff! That's with returning guest Nussaïbah Raja Schoob, and Dr Devapriya Chattopadhyay.
Remember that I've dropped the dedicated email address - you can still contact me via the socials @the_wee_podcast.
Links and resources:
Twitter handles: @noxthelion @elisaffueyo @mauritiantales @Devapriya_ChatPaper: Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversityPaper in Focus: Why do some primate mothers carry their infant's corpse? A cross-species comparative study
49 min