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David Robinson is a zoologist whose research interest is acoustic behaviour in animals.

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Frozen Planet: Explore the polar regions Featuring: activity, Copyrighted Image The Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University), Dr Mark Brandon (The Open University), Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

20 October 2011

Use this interactive map to explore the history, places and species of the Arctic and Antarctic  Read more : Frozen Planet: Explore the polar regions

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Beavering awayVchphoto | Dreamstime.com

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University), Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

28 April 2011

Beavers were once plentiful in the UK, but what happened to them?  Read more : Beavering away

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Are British beavers a good thing?Christian Schmalhofer | Dreamstime.com

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University), Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

28 April 2011

There are projects in action that are reintroducing beavers back into the UK, but have we bitten off more than we can chew?  Read more : Are British beavers a good thing?

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Can microbes clean up oil spills?Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection under CC-BY licence

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University), Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

04 November 2010

The Deepwater Horizon blowout pumped thousands of cubic metres of oil into the Gulf Of Mexico. Could microbes offer a solution for coping with similar...  Read more : Can microbes clean up oil spills?

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Spring forward Featuring: video, Michael Jobling

By Kate Humble (Guest), Richard Fitter (Guest), Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

14 May 2010

Records kept by amateur diarists confirm that spring is springing forward and autumn is falling back. Their work has spawned a new science - phenology....  Read more : Spring forward

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Deception Island Featuring: video, By giladr via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

07 October 2009

Join the Life team as they journey to Deception Island to film amongst chinstrap penguins.  Read more : Deception Island

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Darwin and biology Featuring: video, Production team

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

19 March 2009

The Open University's David Robinson considers Darwin's continuing influence on Biology as an academic discipline, including the "Out of Africa" hypothesis with regard to human...  Read more : Darwin and biology

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The surprising link between brain and pelvisCreative Commons Image bixentro under CC-BY licence

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

19 December 2008

What do our ancestors tell us about the relationship between pelvis size and brain development?  Read more : The surprising link between brain and pelvis

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Butterflies wing itCopyrighted Image Jupiterimages

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

31 October 2008

How does a butterfly flutter by? David Robinson explains the role of the two pairs of wings.  Read more : Butterflies wing it

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Research with animals we can’t see and sounds we can’t hear Featuring: audio, Copyrighted Image David Robinson

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

03 October 2008

David Robinson reveals the challenges of research with animals we can’t see and sounds we can’t hear.  Read more : Research with animals we can’t see and sounds we can’t hear

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Robinson, David J. (2011). Collaborative experiments online in a module presented globally. Bioscience Education, 18

Ash, Patricia and Robinson, David J. (2010). The Emergence of Humans: An Exploration of the Evolutionary Timeline. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Robinson, David (2010). What is a species? In: Silvertown, Jonathan ed. Fragile Webb. London: The Natural History Museum, pp. 43–55.

Robinson, David J. and Swithenby, Stephen J. (2009). Science experiments for communities of distance learners. In: Bilsel, Ayhan and Garip, Mehmet U. eds. Frontiers in Science Education Research: Proceeedings of the Frontiers in Science Education Research Conference, 22-24 March 2009, Famagusta, North Cyprus. Cyprus: Eastern Mediterranean University Press, pp. 487–492.

Robinson, David and Swithenby, Stephen (2009). Science experiments for communities of distance learners. In: Frontiers in Science Education Research (FISER'09), 22-24 Mar 2009, Famagusta, Cyprus.

Robinson, David (2008). African Genesis. In: Silvertown, Jonathan ed. 99% Ape. London: The Natural History Museum, pp. 53–61.

Ash, P. and Robinson, D. (2006). Problem-solving activities in Biology for Open University students [poster session]. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 143A(4, Sup), S185.

Robinson, David (2006). Science, TV and education: active, not passive learning at a distance? In: Willems, Japp and Gopfert, Winfried eds. Science and the Power of TV. Amsterdam, Netherlands: VU University Press & Da Vinci Institute, pp. 125–132.

Robinson, David J. and Hall, Marion J. (2002). Sound Signalling in Orthoptera. In: Evans, Peter ed. Advances in Insect Physiology. Elsevier Ltd, pp. 151–278.

Robinson, David J. and Ikeda, Terumasa (2002). Is On-Line education the future for universities? Nagoya Journal of Higher Education, 2 pp. 131–145.

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Deception Island

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23 Jan 2011

Nice natural beauty! I like Penguin. Cool :) Read more : Deception Island

Can microbes clean up oil spills?

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13 Nov 2010

That is great opinion, but a clean world is a better world. Read more : Can microbes clean up oil spills?

Can microbes clean up oil spills?

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08 Nov 2010

The idea that microbes can break down oil is not a new one.  In trying to eradicate the oil build-up onshore, you would do well to study Paul Stamets' numerous books on mycelium. He has tested... Read more : Can microbes clean up oil spills?

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David Robinson is a zoologist whose research interest is acoustic behaviour in animals. He has worked on rodents and whales in the past but now works exclusively on ultrasonic communication in bush crickets.

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