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Weber Lab
Genetics, ecology, and evolution of adaptive traits
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A large aquarium facility at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (Vancouver Island) allows us to breed thousands of stickleback for field experiments.
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A small sampling of recent "trophies". Male (horned) and female beetles from the island of Honshu in Japan.
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Drinking in the shadows of giants:
"DNA ale" at The Eagle Pub, where Crick and Watson announced the structure of DNA. Cambridge, UK
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Near Trapper Peak in Montana. Credit: Wenfei Tong
The famous Roberts Lake, near Campbell River, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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