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THE VERTLUNCH PAGE—FALL 2011 EDITION
This page is for use by participants in EEB 6480 Seminar in Vertebrate Biology a.k.a. VertLunch.
Faculty Instructors
In alphabetical order:
Eric Schultz (eric.schultz@uconn.edu) - Ichthyology (freshwater and marine bony fish, functional ecology, life history evolution)
Kurt Schwenk (kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu) - Herpetology (lizards/snakes, functional and evolutionary morphology)
Mark Urban (mark.urban@uconn.edu) - Herpetology (salamanders, community and landscape ecology)
Kentwood Wells (kentwood.wells@uconn.edu) - Herpetology (frogs, social behavior, communication)
Who We Are
Spring 2012 pictures in preparation. These are the fall pictures...
How to Upload a Paper to This Site
- To upload a pdf use THIS FORM (note that you will be asked for username and password to access the form - contact Schultz, Schwenk or Wells to obtain)
- Once you have used the form to upload a pdf file, it will email you the hypertext to copy and paste below the proper date (while in 'edit' mode). For additional help on doing this, consult the instructions for hypertext links in Help.
Papers to Download for Discussion
JANUARY 20
Kurt Schwenk
These little chameleons show intraspecific variation in cranial casque size and bite force—what does it all mean?
JANUARY 27
FEBRUARY 3
FEBRUARY 10
FEBRUARY 17
FEBRUARY 24
- Is too much wilderness a bad thing?
MARCH 9
MARCH 16
MARCH 23
(Sara) Do lizards change their feeding behavior in the presence of predators?
MARCH 30
APRIL 6
APRIL 13
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY—GO HOME!!
APRIL 20
Allobates (formerly Epipedobates) femoralis male with tadpole photo attached. Photo by Walter Hödl
APRIL 27
Something different for the last meeting -- the scientific review process: bogus, broken, or best-of-a-bad situation?
Charles Fox's favorite reviews:[1]
And Butch Brodie's:[2]
On a serious note, here's a template letter to respond to critiques:[3]
This article just came out in the Chronicles of Higher Education on December 6th, titled, "The 5 Species of Journal Reviewers": [4]