Tavishi I've recently been getting more and more into neurology and sensation, and something that has particularly interested me is...

Tavishi The weddell seal, or Leptonychotes weddellii , is one of my favorite pinniped species. I routinely follow the work of the Montana...

Tavishi Contrary to popular belief, just because something is flat, doesn't mean you can put Canada liquid (maple syrup) on it and eat...

Tavishi One of the chief concerns among elephant seals presenting at the Marine Mammal Center is a nematode (roundworm) parasite known as...

Tavishi I am a firm believer in humor as a tool of education. When I'm trying to memorize, rather than mnemonics, I turn to puns. And...

Tavishi Walruses, or Odobenus rosmarus , are famously the only extant (not extinct) individuals belonging to the group odobenidae....

Tavishi I generally really enjoy calculus and the more fun bits of math, but when calculus meets biology, I've met the sweet spot- ie,...

Tavishi The lodobontine seals are a group of four Antarctic phocids (true seals): the Weddell seal, the leopard seal, the Ross seal, and...

Tavishi 2016 was the year the world was graced with the artistic masterpiece: PPAP, or pen pineapple apple pen. To this day, I cannot...

Tavishi In the last post, I discussed eukaryotic histology. And while it may seem that histology is fairly straightforward: color some...

Tavishi Despite what the title of this post may communicate, I am actually very fond of histology; rather, I intend to make a pun about...

Tavishi Serine is my friend James's favorite amino acid. He may be wrong, but he also left this blog, so he is not permitted an opinion....

Tavishi Phocine distemper virus, or PDV, is a morbilivirus causing infection and mortality within pinnipeds. PDV is very, very similar to...

Tavishi If you've ever seen a stray cat running in the dark, their eyes have appeared mostly a shiny, glowing green due to the presence...

Tavishi The most well known seal is the ringed seal: perhaps not by name, but rather by face. The undisputed mascot for all pinnipeds...

Tavishi NSAID stands for non steroidal anti inflammatory drug- essentially, anti-inflammatory drugs usually used for pain management...

Tavishi Yesterday, I witnessed (and helped with!) my very first echocardiogram on a fluffy little dog with a heart murmur. Also, when I...

Tavishi Pinnipeds are a clade composed of seals, sea lions, and walruses. But one group within Pinnipedia is often forgotten: the fur...

Tavishi Seals, like any other animal, need to eat. And like any other animal, seals don't always get the nutrition they need. The primary...

TAVISHI Saturniids are some of the most well known lepidopterans, or the clade of moths and butterflies. Saturniids are some of the...