STEPP-NET

International effort to discover parasite biodiversity in the iconic and changing grasslands of Interior Asia. @NSF-funded. Views are those of the researchers.

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Welcome to #Mongolia

[Stephen Greiman @sgreimanbio]

Less than 1 week left to apply for two open TT positions Cell/Molec and Biomedical Sciences @GSCOSM @GaSouthernBiol.
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#ulaanbaatar

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

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#Ulaanbaatar

[Bryan McLean @sousliks]

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.

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Our excellent, diverse @NSF-funded @STEPPNETproject 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

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#steppe river sunset

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And here is a pic of our US + MN team sampling small mammals and parasites.

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It was an honor for our team to visit Hustai park and preserve this summer. Major national park infrastructure outside the swelling city of #Ulaanbataar, #Mongolia. Home for Prezwalski's horse, red deer, black tailed gazelle. And TONS of #marmots.

[Olivia Chapman @oliviachapmn]

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

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#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.

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#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.

[Paul Salopek @PaulSalopek]

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 @outofedenwalk dispatch.
https://t.co/nvgMDB6m8F

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@STEPPNETproject 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.

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#mole #vole

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#gobi forbs

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Student collaborators and guides on @STEPPNETproject sporting new @bio_uncg gear!

@UNCG @UNCG_CAS @UNCG_CASOOR @UNCGResearch

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Our field lab in #Mongolia!

#Ger life

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#Khovd, #Mongolia

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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).