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About Me
Nicole Weber
Graduate Program: Doctoral Student in Biology-Internal
Evaluation
Field of Study: Environmental Biology
Academic Background: Bachelor of Science: Ecology, Evolution,
and Behavior, Minor: Studio Art, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Email Address: weberphin@hotmail.com
Web Address: Nicole's
Personal Webpage
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Personal Interests
Reconnecting environmental education to the
natural areas that surround us, through the creation of an interdisciplinary
environmental education program that is created and implemented by the
local community.
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Research Interests
- “Biodiversity richness through
salt water fish species evaluation.” 1999.
Costa Rica, Central America
Designed and conducted marine biodiversity research projects in a team
of 5 students, focusing on fish biodiversity counts in both the Caribbean
and Pacific waters of Costa Rica. As well, we acquired information on
the local conservation issues and studies being conducted in each research
station visited.
- “Grooming in relation to
parasite load in Black Howler Monkeys (Alouatta pigra).”1995/1996.
Belize, Central America.
Designed and conducted a systematic study on social and self grooming
of 10 marked troops of wild howler monkeys in Belize, Central America
(for a graduate level directed research course at the University of
Minnesota). Unpublished Document
- “The Play Behavior of Captive
Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncates). 1994.
Minnesota, USA.
Designed and conducted a play behavior study on six bottlenose dolphins
at the Minnesota Zoological Gardens, for a graduate level directed research
course at the University of Minnesota. Unpublished
Document
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