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- April 16th, 2014, 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Springtime in the Adirondacks
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- Views: 261
Re: Springtime in the Adirondacks
Awesome! Now post some Mink Frogs.
- April 11th, 2014, 10:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Early Spring in New England
- Replies: 0
- Views: 282
Re: Early Spring in New England
This is great!
- April 11th, 2014, 9:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New paedomorphic Eurycea described from the Ouachitas
- Replies: 0
- Views: 380
New paedomorphic Eurycea described from the Ouachitas
Larval masquerade: a new species of paedomorphic salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Eurycea) from the Ouachita Mountains of North America. Zootaxa 3786 (4): 423–442. MICHAEL A. STEFFEN, KELLY J. IRWIN , ANDREA L. BLAIR & RONALD M. BONETT Link to the article: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014...
- April 11th, 2014, 9:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Two new species of turtle described in the southeastern US
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- Views: 280
Re: Two new species of turtle described in the southeastern
Excellent, thanks for posting the link to the full article. Before I read it in full, the abstract mentions that there is also morphologic variation? Is this to the extent that someone could identify field marks and visually assign a turtle to it's proper watershed? Edit: Oh, very cool. For those in...
- April 3rd, 2014, 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Are "New" Leopard Frogs in Massachusetts?
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- Views: 301
Re: Are "New" Leopard Frogs in Massachusetts?
I alerted one of the people who discovered the new frog about this post, I'll see if they say anything.
- February 28th, 2014, 1:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Unusually Cute
- Replies: 0
- Views: 290
Re: Unusually Cute
Brown County, IN 2011:
- February 28th, 2014, 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: "Burmese Pythons Pose Little Risk to People in Everglades"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1006
"Burmese Pythons Pose Little Risk to People in Everglades"
Press release: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3815&from=rss_home#.UxDu7fn6F8E "EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. -- The estimated tens of thousands of Burmese pythons now populating the Everglades present a low risk to people in the park, according to a new assessment by U.S. Geol...
- February 27th, 2014, 9:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Biology cub herping trip to the carolinas, question re: laws
- Replies: 1
- Views: 202
Re: Biology cub herping trip to the carolinas, question re:
We will be in the smokies near Highlands Biological Station. Our goal is plethodontid diversity. About 7.millmoss wrote:John,
What part of NC are you hitting? Are you looking for anything specific? And how many are you?
Jeremy
- February 25th, 2014, 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rattlesnake Talk in Vermont - 3/7
- Replies: 0
- Views: 320
Re: Rattlesnake Talk in Vermont - 3/7
Wish I could make it! I shared it on FB though, so hopefully you get a great turnout.
- February 24th, 2014, 9:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thought this was interesting... at first
- Replies: 0
- Views: 277
Re: Thought this was interesting... at first
ok, i'm sober now. i just don't get it. taxonomy was created to make things simple. describe phenotypical traits in order to get a correct identification. as we all know, taxonomy constantly changes. this happens quite often, in my opinion, so some scientist can make a name for him/herself. now, sc...
- February 21st, 2014, 4:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 430
Re: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
Bob claims I won't be swayed by evidence based arguments. The fact is, its when there is a nearly complete lack of evidence in arguments that it fails to sway me. Admittedly they don't know as much about the biology and impacts of invasive pythons as they would like. It'll take a lot more research ...
- February 20th, 2014, 2:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Biology cub herping trip to the carolinas, question re: laws
- Replies: 1
- Views: 202
Biology cub herping trip to the carolinas, question re: laws
Hi everyone, As part of a biology club field trip, I may be heading to North and South Carolina in a few weeks. We have no plans to collect anything other than photos. Because this is a semi-official trip, we would like to do everything by the book. So, what are the regulations regarding LOOKING for...
- February 20th, 2014, 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rosy Boa now Three-lined Boa?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 207
Re: Rosy Boa now Three-lined Boa?
Here is the abstract and some relevant passages to further the discussion: Wood, D. A., Fisher, R. N., & Reeder, T. W. (2008). Novel patterns of historical isolation, dispersal, and secondary contact across Baja California in the Rosy Boa ( Lichanura trivirgata ). Molecular phylogenetics and evo...
- February 19th, 2014, 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rosy Boa now Three-lined Boa?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 207
Re: Rosy Boa now Three-lined Boa?
Is this it? Graham Reynolds, R., Niemiller, M. L., & Revell, L. J. (2014). Toward a Tree-of-Life for the boas and pythons: Multilocus species-level phylogeny with unprecedented taxon sampling. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 71, 201-213. Interestingly, I was also not able to load the CNA...
- February 17th, 2014, 12:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Unsupport National Wildlife Fed. they support python ban
- Replies: 0
- Views: 282
Re: Unsupport National Wildlife Fed. they support python ban
This seems like a thread for the Board Line, or at least the Captive Bred Forum. I'm not a supporter of this particular bill, but I also wouldn't want to stop supporting any good work the NWF does just because I disagree with them on a pet snake issue. And I know that there are plenty of field herp...
- February 17th, 2014, 9:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Yet another study showing snake relocation is a bad idea
- Replies: 0
- Views: 299
Re: Yet another study showing snake relocation is a bad idea
Here is some interesting information from a cool study in AR:
- February 16th, 2014, 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 430
Re: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
Attacking the people coming to your defense is a sure way to get people to listen to you
- February 13th, 2014, 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 430
Re: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
Here is a completely unbiased ( ) "review" of the article in question:
http://vpi.com/sites/default/files/Bark ... HS47-4.pdf
That said, they do bring up some great points, several of which I'm sure will be brought up in future articles.
http://vpi.com/sites/default/files/Bark ... HS47-4.pdf
That said, they do bring up some great points, several of which I'm sure will be brought up in future articles.
- February 12th, 2014, 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 430
Re: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
OK, let's actually discuss this. Here is the abstract, and link to the article (which is FREE). Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/01/23/1115226109.full.pdf "Invasive species represent...
- February 12th, 2014, 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Why Writing About Exotic Species Got Me Called a Fraud
- Replies: 0
- Views: 321
Re: Why Writing About Exotic Species Got Me Called a Fraud
This is ridiculous and really doesn't belong here.Kelly Mc wrote:
It seemed to be publicly opportunistic, disingenuous ass kissing to me, of a kind I have seen before with females in a genre, to an alpha established male in same genre.
- January 5th, 2014, 11:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Test your Turtle ID Skills
- Replies: 0
- Views: 285
Test your Turtle ID Skills
Here's a fun game: identify these turtles from eastern NC based only on their plastrons!
Bonus: tell me the sex of the first 3!
Turtles were trapped, marked, then released with permission from USFWS officials.
Bonus: tell me the sex of the first 3!
Turtles were trapped, marked, then released with permission from USFWS officials.
- December 19th, 2013, 11:55 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Here's one for the lumpers: Box Turtle Phylogenetics (2013)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 220
Re: Here's one for the lumpers: Box Turtle Phylogenetics (20
We have a winner!
- December 19th, 2013, 11:54 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 367
Re: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
But now look at a Western and Eastern Meadowlark: Much more similar in appearance, but completely different species that cannot and will not interbreed. John: According to information I gathered from the Cornell Ornithology Lab, Eastern and Western Meadowlarks will occasionally interbreed at the ed...
- December 18th, 2013, 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Here's one for the lumpers: Box Turtle Phylogenetics (2013)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 220
Here's one for the lumpers: Box Turtle Phylogenetics (2013)
Martin, B. T., Bernstein, N. P., Birkhead, R. D., Koukl, J. F., Mussmann, S. M., & Placyk Jr, J. S. (2013). Sequence-based molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of the American box turtles ( Terrapene spp .) with support from DNA barcoding. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. Abstract: T...
- December 17th, 2013, 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 367
Re: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
Furthermore, if you'd like to use that argument, my internal anatomy, my DNA is different from yours by a fractional amount. One of my ancestors was a Cherokee Indian, are we two different species? The debate is exactly that. To what degree of genetic differentiation makes two things a different &q...
- December 17th, 2013, 9:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 367
Re: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
Without reading the paper in question, you have no idea whether it is splitting hairs or very correct. Some DNA studies are junk, and some are excellent. DNA studies often identify cryptic species, which may need conservation help. A species cannot be targeted for conservation until it is identifie...
- December 17th, 2013, 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 367
Re: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
Here is the abstract for the other mentioned paper: MARTÍNEZ–SOLANO, I. Ñ. I. G. O., Jockusch, E. L., & Wake, D. B. (2007). Extreme population subdivision throughout a continuous range: phylogeography of Batrachoseps attenuatus (Caudata: Plethodontidae) in western North America. Molecular Ecolog...
- December 17th, 2013, 8:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 367
Re: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
Ridiculous, both of them. Regardless of whether it may be "correct" or not, depending on how you wish to run taxonomy, I fail to see how splitting hairs on species can possibly help to further the scientific endeavor and benefit the human race. We were all fine, and would have been fine w...
- December 17th, 2013, 8:07 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Milksnake changes published
- Replies: 1
- Views: 236
Re: Milksnake changes published
That "biological species concept" has not been lost to the "DNA" crowd, in fact, it works quite well for many species! However, there are often fundamental problems with the BSC, and that is why new concepts are needed. A classic example is the split between western and eastern m...
- December 14th, 2013, 6:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Milksnake changes published
- Replies: 1
- Views: 236
Re: Milksnake changes published
What makes them not gentilis? Morphology, behavior? What if the morphology is a result of a homoplasy like convergent evolution?
- November 13th, 2013, 12:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: fox or black rat?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 215
Re: fox or black rat?
Thanks, interesting information.
- November 13th, 2013, 11:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: fox or black rat?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 215
Re: fox or black rat?
[quote="troy hibbitts" Captives raised from juveniles or hatchlings never get the diet of larger prey items, exposure to UV which allows them to produce D3 which enables proper calcium metabolism all of which leads to the shortened head shape seen in many captive obsoleta . . . like this o...
- November 3rd, 2013, 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Protection--a flawed policy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 247
Re: Protection--a flawed policy
I don't see this trend at all.Brian Hubbs wrote:Wow...so what have we learned from 3 pages of argument and agreement here?
2) Those who are young lab scientists or students with little field experience don't get it.
- November 2nd, 2013, 4:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Halloween Hognose
- Replies: 1
- Views: 203
Re: Halloween Hognose
37 this field season, 2 of which were dead. Study area is incredibly small, about 2 square km.
- October 31st, 2013, 12:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Halloween Hognose
- Replies: 0
- Views: 759
Halloween Hognose
It's a Christmas ... erm... Halloween miracle! Hognose snake 37 from 2013, unmarked male, trying to burrow into radio-tracked Snake 6's hibernacula. Was he horny or sleepy? Who can know, maybe both! Re-posted from the Main Forum, because we all know those weirdos don't seem to appreciate NY platirhi...
- October 31st, 2013, 12:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Halloween Hognose
- Replies: 1
- Views: 203
Halloween Hognose
It's a Christmas ... erm... Halloween miracle! Hognose snake 37 from 2013, unmarked male, trying to burrow into radio-tracked Snake 6's hibernacula. Was he horny or sleepy? Who can know, maybe both! After recording weight, length, unique head markings, and taking a DNA sample, this little dude is re...
- October 22nd, 2013, 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Protection--a flawed policy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 247
Re: Protection--a flawed policy
If collecting and 100 fold population fluctuations are so impact-full, than why is the the Burmese Python population still with us and growing? Isn't there a bounty on them and large eradication efforts going on for them? Didn't the Python just suffer a massive die off due to extreme cold? Yet thei...
- October 18th, 2013, 9:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Protection--a flawed policy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 247
Re: Protection--a flawed policy
I think it should also be noted that blanket bans are rarely the result of "university degrees in wildlife science" and more often the result of administrators and legislators.
- October 13th, 2013, 6:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Best gps app for Android
- Replies: 0
- Views: 884
Re: Best gps app for Android
I also use GPS Status. I have the PRO version, so I can save waypoints as well.
- October 5th, 2013, 6:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: looking for salamanders at school
- Replies: 0
- Views: 789
Re: looking for salamanders at school
Awesome. Also, you learned what all experienced Plethodonofiles all know: Slimy salamanders should be called STICKY salamanders!
- September 30th, 2013, 10:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Breeding Broadhead Skinks (request)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 187
Re: Breeding Broadhead Skinks (request)
Thanks guys. We have a several broadheads and inexpectatus already doing well on crickets, so we are just trying to figure out the best way to set up a breeding colony.
- September 27th, 2013, 7:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Breeding Broadhead Skinks (request)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 187
Breeding Broadhead Skinks (request)
Hi everyone,
Has anyone ever bred any of the Eumeces species? What worked best for you? Trios? What was your set-up like? Did you use UVB?
Thanks,
John
Has anyone ever bred any of the Eumeces species? What worked best for you? Trios? What was your set-up like? Did you use UVB?
Thanks,
John
- September 22nd, 2013, 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another hognose video I KNOW you will all enjoy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 464
Another hognose video I KNOW you will all enjoy
Stay on through till the end. It's right up your ally, I guarantee it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXx9W6H21oo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXx9W6H21oo
- September 9th, 2013, 4:07 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Photos from the Field (DUW)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 298
- September 6th, 2013, 8:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eastern Hognose Radio-tracking (video)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 199
Re: Eastern Hognose Radio-tracking (video)
I still hope to get some really good trails from traveling hognose snakes from someone. If you come across and photograph any, let me know! I have a bunch, and I can "force" some if you have a specific image you are looking for. Some examples: https://sphotos-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-as...
- September 5th, 2013, 10:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Newly hatched Duskies!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 271
Re: Newly hatched Duskies!
Amazing.
- September 5th, 2013, 10:27 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eastern Hognose Radio-tracking (video)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 199
Re: Eastern Hognose Radio-tracking (video)
Thanks guys. PNWHerper: Thanks! How's the book coming? I really look forward to it. Brick: I currently have radios in 4 snakes, and I just caught TWO new ones today, bringing my season total up to 10 (12 last year, 5 with radios). https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1240153_101012...
Re: Apalachicola Kingsnakes rare and declining?
What do you think you are doing differently to have this success? Also, without knowledge about how frequently they used to be found, it's hard to draw any conclusions about population trends. Perhaps 49 a year was considered a shitty year. Also, are you marking them? Someone of the snakes my be re-...
- July 23rd, 2013, 11:06 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake Predation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 145
Re: Snake Predation
I'll join in here!
- July 23rd, 2013, 10:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Biggest eastern hognose?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 111
Re: Biggest eastern hognose?
WOW that black beast is impressive. This girl was 38 inches and nearly 640g: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/197705_10100603116706136_1774946025_n.jpg This is also a fairly large male at 28 inches and 303g: https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/402821_10100680...