The Naturalist Podcast Episode 23: Islands, Continents, and Squirrels with David Hembry




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Summary: <br> In this episode, Sea and Lev get a chance to talk with David Hembry, an Evolutionary Ecologist who works on island insect-plant mutualisms, and has wandered extensively around the central Pacific islands.  Between David’s islands and Lev about to travel to the Atlantic forests of Brazil, a comparison of island and continental faunas takes hold, as well as discussion of terrestriality in unexpected groups and lots of talk of squirrels.<br> David’s work can be found on his website here:  https://davidhembry.wordpress.com<br> Lev is now working with Rockjumper Birding Tours:  https://www.rockjumperbirding.com/about/bird-guides/lev-frid<br> And Sea is now the Special Initiatives Coordinator for the Natural History Section of the Ecological Society of America :  https://esanaturalhistory.wordpress.com<br>