Behavioral ecologist Professor Matthew Rowe of the University of Oklahoma shares many stories of close animal encounters, serendipitous findings, and his love for biology.

For more information on his work:

• https://rowelab.oucreate.com/

Follow Matt on ResearchGate:

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthew-Rowe-12

View the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/6QV93RWoAM4

Arachnologist Rodrigo Willemart works on arachnids in Brazil. He talks about encountering large mammals like bears and jaguars, getting professional and personal help from army-ants, and traversing a fast-flowing stream.

More about Rodrigo:

• http://each.uspnet.usp.br/willemart/
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo-Willemart

Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/YGnM6xm3EcI

Zoologist and science historian George Beccaloni tells us about growing up in Africa, butterflies, cockroaches, his interest in the life of Alfred Russel Wallace, and how he became a ship's naturalist.

More about George's projects:

• Wallace Correspondence Project: https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info
• Wallace Memorial Fund: https://wallacefund.myspecies.info ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George-Beccaloni-2

Or join George on one of his adventures at: www.seatrekbali.com

Next trip planned [October 2024]: https://www.seatrekbali.com/cruise/seatrek-in-search-of-wallace-and-his-living-treasures-with-dr-george-beccaloni-ternate-sorong/

And you can get an idea of the unique experience that awaits when going on a trip to remote islands with George in these articles:

• https://www.newscientist.com/tours/alfred-wallace-cruise-raja-ampat-indonesia/
• https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/content/go-trip-lifetime-travelling-footsteps-alfred-russel-wallace-malay-archipelago

Video of this episode: https://youtu.be/j0qkca9WeV4

Biologist Marianne Porter of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, tells us how she started out as a biologist working on moths, switched to sharks, and shares some of her unique diving adventures.

More about Marianne:

• https://mepbiomechanics.com/
• X.com: @MarianneEPorter
• https://bsky.app/profile/marianneporter.bsky.social

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/uInYSX0QpvM

Biologist Anthony Herrel of the CNRS in Paris takes us to different places in Africa, and has to beat a quick retreat every time.

More about Anthony:

• http://www.anthonyherrel.fr/
• X.com: @AnthonyHerrel

Video on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/UenAXhBGJOk

X.com: @ZooCampfire

Evolutionary biologist Miquel Àngel Arnedo specializes in spiders in isolated ecosystems. He takes us to Africa, Turkey and the islands off Chile.

More about Miquel:

• https://www.marnedo.net/
• https://twitter.com/SpiderSysEvo
• https://www.instagram.com/spidersysevo/

Video on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/CBO-meVmh6M

Biologist and ecologist Sergé Bogaerts on finding salamanders in Turkey, Syria and Tunisia.

More about Sergé:

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Serge-Bogaerts
• https://www.facebook.com/serge.bogaerts.7

You can find the video for this episode here: https://youtu.be/ea0iq-1AsIY

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Research biologist Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou is a specialist on lizard evolution, and follows her passion for lizards all around the Mediterranean

More about Antigoni:

• https://sites.google.com/view/akaliontzopoulou/
• https://sites.google.com/view/phenevol/team

Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JWsjNYatOXI