Many diverse groups of organisms — from butterflies to beetles to beneficial bacteria — spend their lives intimately associated with host organisms, and evolutionary biologists have long…
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CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Jeremy Yoder was among the experts interviewed for a recent report on plans to protect Joshua trees against climate change…
View More CSUN biologist discusses plans to protect Joshua trees in report for “Planet Possible” series
White clover may seem to be an inconspicuous weed in the lawns of homes and public spaces across Los Angeles, but according to new research…
View More CSUN biologists — and campus lawns — contribute to “largest ever” study of evolution in cities worldwideThis week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series launches will be presented by CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Jeremy Yoder. Dr. Yoder studies the evolution…
View More Colloquium: Yoder on the role of species interactions in evolution
Combing through over 50,000 records of animals visiting flowers, biologists at CSUN have found evidence of a pattern botanists have discussed since before the days…
View More CSUN biologists help demonstrate that a flower’s shape determines who visits
Earlier this summer the National Science Foundation awarded over $1.5million in funding support for a project to sequence the Joshua tree genome and learn how…
View More Yoder Lab receives NSF funding as part of the Joshua Tree Genome Project
CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Jeremy Yoder presented new results in an ongoing study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and otherwise “queer”-identified professionals working in…
View More CSUN biologist reports on queer experiences in STEM careers at Out to Innovate conference
The Joshua Tree Genome Project launched a new effort to understand the health of Joshua tree populations across the Mojave Desert earlier this month. The…
View More Joshua Tree Genome Project launches volunteer population surveys with leadership training