Week 4

 This week has consisted of a lot more of literature research. Its been really interesting looking into previous studies and what the authors were trying to uncover. Its very fascinating reading about the different tick species and their environmental preferences. I've found so far that it really depends on the tick species and the region of the world the are located. I'm really excited to see what are findings turn out to be and what kind of micrhabitats and environmental conditions the tick species' we're studying turn out to be. 

I've also been going through pictures taken by some collegues last year in Utah and identifying the plant species in the pictures. Which has been a nice break from all of the reading and focusing on my specialities for a little bit.