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Summary: Where are tanuki found? Join Kiersten as she looks at the range of the Japanese raccoon dog.For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids, edited by David W. Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri. Raccoon dogs: Finnish and Japanese raccoon dogs - on the road to speciation?” By Kaarina Kauhala and Midair Saeki, pgs 217-226. https://static1.squarespace.com Music written and

Summary: What can we learn from studying slime mold? So much! Join Kiersten as she discusses some of the more recent studies involving slime mold.For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Slime molds as a valuable source of antimicrobial agents,” by Vida Tafakori. AMB Express, 2021; 11:92 doi:10.1186/s13568-021-01251-3. “Slime Mold Leads to High-Tech Research For Stetson Computer-Science Students.” June 16, 2021

Summary: Are you telling me a brainless protists has senses? You bet! Join Kiersten as she discusses slime mols senses.For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Slime Mould Senses” Warwick Life Sciences. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci “Phototaxis and Photomorphogenesis in Physarum polycephalum Plasmodia”, by Th. Schereckenbach. Blue Light Effects in Biological Systems pp 463-475. Proceedings in Life Sciences,

Summary: Where does slime mold come from? Join Kiersten as she explains how slime mold reproduces.For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Slime Mold Reproduction” Brad Renner, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. bioweb.uwlax.edu “Slime Mould,” by Thomas J. Volk, in Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 2001. https://www.sciencedirect.com “The Blob: Slime Molds.” Herbarium Utah State University.

Summary: How many species of slime mold do you think there are? You’d be surprised! Join Kiersten and a guest co-host as she talk about the different species of slime mold.For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Summary: “What is Slime Mold?” By Stephen C. George. Discover Magazine, Apr 21, 2023. https://www.discovermagazine.com “Slime Molds” by Dr. Sharon M. Douglas, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut

Summary: Where can you find slime molds. Everywhere! Join Kiersten as she tells you the best places to look for slime mold.Show Notes: “Introduction to the Slime Molds” UC Berkeley “What is Slime Mold?” By Stephen C. George. Discover Magazine, Apr 21, 2023. https://www.discovermagazine.com “Slime Molds” by Dr. Sharon M. Douglas, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. https://portal.ct.gov "Slime Molds" Mount Rainer National Park.

Summary: Yuck! What is that goopy, gross pile of snot?! It’s Slime Mold! Join Kiersten as she reveals slime mold.Show Notes: “Introduction to the Slime Molds” UC Berkeley “What is Slime Mold?” By Stephen C. George. Discover Magazine, Apr 21, 2023. https://www.discovermagazine.com “Slime Molds” by Dr. Sharon M. Douglas, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. https://portal.ct.gov Music written and performed by Katherine Camp