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Santa Cruz lecture

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If you are in the area:

February 2012
The UCSC Arboretum California Naturalist Program Presents: Natural History of the Amphibians of California
Wednesday, February 15, 2012—7:00 pm
6:00 pm potluck (bring a dish to share)
Dr. Barry Sinervo, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC, will discuss the interesting evolved adaptations of the amphibians of California, with a focus on the color patterns of salamanders that mimic the deadly California Newt.
Field trip to be announced once it rains, sign ups available at the lecture

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Hey Dave Just an FYI.

This is posted in this thread below..

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10033

To bad its no closer to me down here.

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Ha! Lawrence is too fast for me. Once again Fish and Game can't keep up with Cal Fire.

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Even though I know it's true, somehow I still can't quite wrap my head around the phrase "deadly California newt." I mean, look at that face:
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California Newt, Taricha torosa by J. Maughn, on Flickr

No need to remind me that it's true. I know. It just has a Monty Pythonesque killer bunny quality to it.

JimM

PS. See you at the talk!
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I used to be a member of the Arboretum, so I know that place well. A good spot for photographing Allen's amd Anna's hummers with the occasional lizard or snake cruising through. Not sure if I can make it, though a rainy salamander night could draw me out of hiding :beer:
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I used to herp there all the time when I lived on campus. . . idk if it;s still there but there used to be some boards around there that have produced for me, and a few woodpiles in the back cuts of the arboretum that you can usually find sallies in :) Hope I'm not breaking any location rules... ;)
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They're still there.
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