It’s a wrap! Week 9 is now over, marking the end of my time and research here at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. This week I presented my research poster to faculty and staff on campus. Looking back at the start of my initial research project and comparing it to my finished product, it has changed a lot and if that doesn’t perfectly describe research in a nutshell then I do not know what will! The end results of my research were not what I expected them to be. Based on my results, the adult crab had a different preference of food on day 1 and day 2. This could be since I starved the crabs for 5 days prior to starting the experiment so they were hungry and willing to eat everything on day 1. Even though it did not give me a specific answer to my question, it left me with more questions that I had not thought about. Questions like, what would happen if I did not starve the crabs prior to starting, or do results change with a different species of crabs, or do results change with a different type of food source such as tuna, salmon or even shrimp. If I were given an extra 9 weeks, I would try and answer these questions but my time here is over. OIMB has been nothing but a pleasure and honor to study at. It has influenced my career path for the better along with all the memories and friends that I made while staying here.
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AuthorMy name is Juan Flores and I am an intern in Alan Shanks’ lab. I am from a small city in the Los Angeles County, Pico Rivera, California. I will be transferring to the University of California, Santa Cruz in the Fall, pursuing a Bachelors in Biology. Archives
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