The Zoologists' Campfire

Behavioral ecologist Professor Matthew Rowe of the University of Oklahoma shares many stories of close animal encounters, serendipitous findings, and his love for biology.For more information on his work:https://rowelab.oucreate.com/Follow Matt on ResearchGate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthew-Rowe-12View the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/6QV93RWoAM4

Arachnologist Rodrigo Willemart works on arachnids in Brazil. He talks about encountering large mammals like bears and jaguars, getting professional and personal help from army-ants, and traversing a fast-flowing stream.More about Rodrigo: http://each.uspnet.usp.br/willemart/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo-WillemartWatch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/YGnM6xm3EcI

Zoologist and science historian George Beccaloni tells us about growing up in Africa, butterflies, cockroaches, his interest in the life of Alfred Russel Wallace, and how he became a ship's naturalist.More about George's projects:Wallace Correspondence Project: https://wallaceletters.myspecies.infoWallace Memorial Fund: https://wallacefund.myspecies.info ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George-Beccaloni-2Or join George on one of his adventures at: www.seatrekbali.comNext trip planned [October 2024]: https://www.seatrekbali.com/cruise/seatrek-in-search-of-wallace-and-his-living-treasures-with-dr-george-beccaloni-ternate-sorong/And you can get an idea of the unique experience that awaits when going on a trip to remote islands with George in these articles:https://www.newscientist.com/tours/alfred-wallace-cruise-raja-ampat-indonesia/https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/content/go-trip-lifetime-travelling-footsteps-alfred-russel-wallace-malay-archipelagoVideo of this episode: https://youtu.be/j0qkca9WeV4

Biologist Marianne Porter of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, tells us how she started out as a biologist working on moths, switched to sharks, and shares some of her unique diving adventures.More about Marianne:https://mepbiomechanics.com/X.com: @MarianneEPorterhttps://bsky.app/profile/marianneporter.bsky.socialWatch the video: https://youtu.be/uInYSX0QpvM

Biologist Anthony Herrel of the CNRS in Paris takes us to different places in Africa, and has to beat a quick retreat every time.More about Anthony:http://www.anthonyherrel.fr/X.com: @AnthonyHerrelVideo on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/UenAXhBGJOkX.com: @ZooCampfire

Evolutionary biologist Miquel Àngel Arnedo specializes in spiders in isolated ecosystems. He takes us to Africa, Turkey and the islands off Chile.More about Miquel:https://www.marnedo.net/https://twitter.com/SpiderSysEvohttps://www.instagram.com/spidersysevo/Video on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/CBO-meVmh6M

Biologist and ecologist Sergé Bogaerts on finding salamanders in Turkey, Syria and Tunisia.More about Sergé:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Serge-Bogaertshttps://www.facebook.com/serge.bogaerts.7You can find the video for this episode here: https://youtu.be/ea0iq-1AsIY Subscribe to the Zoologists' Campfire podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/thezoologistscampfire/Or find us on: Spotify Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Samsung Podcasts Pandora Deezer and other podcast distributors!

Research biologist Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou is a specialist on lizard evolution, and follows her passion for lizards all around the MediterraneanMore about Antigoni:https://sites.google.com/view/akaliontzopoulou/https://sites.google.com/view/phenevol/teamWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JWsjNYatOXI

Wildlife film makers Ana Luisa Santos and Michael Sanderson of Ateles Films take us along on three of their adventures.More about Ateles Films:https://www.ateles.org/https://www.instagram.com/atelesfilms/Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/g3deh30lDIw

Raymond Tilburg is an animal transport expert helping millions of animals travel around the globe with minimal discomfort. He tells us about the day-old chicks or bumblebees that may be on your flight, feeding tiger cubs while flying high over the ocean, and why you should not give tranquilizers to your dog before a flight.More about Raymond Tilburg and his work:https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-tilburg-36ab944/https://www.animaltransportationassociation.orghttps://www.ipata.org/Watch the video for this episode: https://youtu.be/oRS_RDLU5Zg