Alticola semicanus - #Mongolia Members of this genus are often associated with rocky habitats and share some behaviors with pikas, such as living in groups, daytime activity, and haying (cutting and piling edible vegetation).

#Khovd, #Mongolia

Our field lab in #Mongolia! #Ger life

Student collaborators and guides on STEPP-NET sporting new UNCG Biology gear! UNCG UNCG College of Arts & Sciences UNCG College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research UNCG Research

#gobi forbs

#mole #vole

The #takin is an odd beast: genetically close to sheep but with the appearance of a musk ox. What better heraldic animal for the high craggy mountains dividing subtropical south China & arid north China? Glimpse takin in the latest Out of Eden Walk dispatch. nationalgeographic.org/projects/out-o…

STEPP-NET is an international collaborative effort to discover and describe #mammal and #parasite #biodiversity in the dynamic and changing landscapes of interior #Asia. Follow along with us in far western #Mongolia, where we are conducting field surveys this summer.

#Nadaam festival in south-central #Mongolia. City- and provincial- level celebrations typically include sporting events (incl horse racing), music, and general good will and family time.

Stop by my poster anytime from 7:30- 9 tonight to hear all about the amazing plasticity of #GITracts ! #IMC13

#steppe river sunset

Our excellent, diverse U.S. National Science Foundation-funded STEPP-NET crew this year. Truly special mix of PIs, graduate + undergraduate students from two countries working together to document biodiversity. Photo taken in Great Gobi "B" Protected Area, SW #Mongolia #collectionsareessential

Cool to see this ancient, crumbling Tibetan Buddhist structure in far western #Mongolia a couple of weeks ago. Would love a translation if anyone in the Twitterverse sees this and can translate.

#Ulaanbaatar

Soviet-era #ibex skeleton mount at the #Mongolian Univ. of Life Sciences.

#ulaanbaatar

Less than 1 week left to apply for two open TT positions Cell/Molec and Biomedical Sciences @GSCOSM @GaSouthernBiol. cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/biology/files/…