In the final episode of season 1 of Eco Tones, Pat reunites with guest co-host Mike (Episode 5, Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?) to talk about social networks and behavioral studies of Anubis baboons in Laikipia, Kenya. With the help of Jessica Gunson, Molly McEntee, and Leah Worthington from the Uaso Ngiro Baboon Project, we learn about the day-to-day…

A bit of a throwback: this is a teaser track for the Eco Tones Podcast, Episode 1, produced by Patrick Milligan at SavannaEcology.comShare with a friend who maybe wants to try out a new podcast! It's a little bite-sized morsel of ecology and music, nom nom :) Episode 7, to finish Season 1, will be coming soon!Check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud, …

In this episode, I chat with Anne-Marie Hodge, Samantha Calkins, and Gabriella Mizell. The former two work together to study a species of cactus that has been recently introduced to the Laikipia Plateau of Kenya, while Gabby studies various aspects of an ant-plant partnership that helps to shape the savanna. We talk about what it's like to miss out…

Pat and (special guest co-host) Mike chat a bit about the age-old question: "Why do zebras have stripes?"But we're a bunch of dumb-dumbs, so we ask two wonderful zebra experts (Kaia Tombak, Princeton University & Emily Nonnamaker, Tulane University) to help us understand what evolutionary factors led to the beautiful striped grazer.Music featured o…