I am a big shark advocate and am very fascinated by their species and behavior. Below are a few article links on some ideas of what I would like to do for my Independent Research Project. My absolute favorite idea to do for the IRP would be a topic on shark tagging, its benefits and what scientists have learned from tagging. I am always watching shows on it and would love to have hands on experience researching and hopefully tagging sharks. Although I wish we didn't have to tag sharks to learn about them, I know a lot has been revealed by doing so. The articles below are about shark tagging and following particular sharks on their migrating and feeding paths.
As for some other ideas, the two articles below relate to each other because they have to do with the water quality and how it affects sharks, their behavior and swimming patterns. This interests me because I have always been concerned about the negative effects of water pollution on sea life and behavioral effects it would have on them. I believe that I would be able to find a way to research this further, but I am not sure exactly what yet.
The other articles I found were very interesting as they talk about whether or not fish and sharks feel pain. I'm not sure how I would research this but I have always been very curious about it and think others would find it interesting as well.
So, these are my ideas for the Independent Research Project! Sorry there are so many but I love them all! Any ideas, questions or comments? Anything will help!
~Taylor
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Taylor--we have some problems here. First, please make sure you include your name at the top. e.g., Taylor, UR: blah blah blah...
ReplyDeleteAlso keep in mind, this blog will not only be viewed by your classmates, but by the public as well. So, please refrain from specifically addressing your classmates.
Finally, your assignment was to find an article of interest to you about sharks and review this article. The goal is to not only help you to develop your IRP, but to broaden your knowledge base on the topic of sharks.
Taylor---now that we know that you will likely be studying the octopus at the MSC, what type of octopus is it? Where did it come from and do we have any species of octopi in our area? BTW...I looked it up. There seems to be multiple options for the plural of octopus...octopuses, octopi, or octopodes--I guess you should take your pick?
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