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[[Image:BillRyersonMugShot.jpg|thumb|right|We've just learned why Bill left Tampa in a hurry.  It's not good.  Watch yourselves!  He's easy to spot - he's a little runt of a guy... (click on the photo to get a better look)  Photo by Tampa PD]]
 
[[Image:BillRyersonMugShot.jpg|thumb|right|We've just learned why Bill left Tampa in a hurry.  It's not good.  Watch yourselves!  He's easy to spot - he's a little runt of a guy... (click on the photo to get a better look)  Photo by Tampa PD]]
 
[[Image:Racertongueflick.gif |right|Black racer wagging its tongue like a dog. Photo by T. Landberg]]
 
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[[Image:cover_nature.jpg |thumb|Nature cover for Niedzwiedzki article]]
 
 
[[Image:Copperhead Tongue-Flick sm.jpg |thumb|Copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix'') tongue-flicking. Photo by K. Schwenk and C. Smith.]]
 
[[Image:Copperhead Tongue-Flick sm.jpg |thumb|Copperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix'') tongue-flicking. Photo by K. Schwenk and C. Smith.]]
 
[[Image:Corytophanes_hernandezii_Hurme.jpg |thumb|A helmeted iguana, ''Corytophanes hernandezii'', in Belize. Photo by K. Hurme.]]
 
[[Image:Corytophanes_hernandezii_Hurme.jpg |thumb|A helmeted iguana, ''Corytophanes hernandezii'', in Belize. Photo by K. Hurme.]]
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=='''Papers to Download for Discussion'''==
 
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:Maddox, J.D. and P.J. Weatherhead. 2009. Ecology 90(11): 3190–3196.
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Carry-over effects through a complex life history: from embryos to tadpoles through metamorphosis
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: Movie generated from surface scan of Muz. PGI 1728.II.1, the best-preserved single footprint showing the entire print.
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: Movie generated from surface scan of Muz. PGI 1728.II.1, the best-preserved single footprint showing the the foot and digits in close-up.
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Do Orangutan males commit infanticide?
 
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Olfactory recognition of predators by nocturnal lizards: Safety Outweighs Thermal Benefits
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How do 'death adders' (venomous Australian cobras that look like vipers) use the tail to lure prey?  How has it evolved?
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Annie says: "I like seahorses"
 
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What's sexier than monogamy? Monogamy in poison frogs?
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[[Category:EEB Seminars]]
 
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Revision as of 19:05, 30 August 2010

April 9

THE VERTLUNCH PAGE—SPRING 2010 EDITION


This page is for use of participants in EEB 6480 Seminar in Vertebrate Biology a.k.a. VertLunch.


How to Upload a Paper to This Site


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We've just learned why Bill left Tampa in a hurry. It's not good. Watch yourselves! He's easy to spot - he's a little runt of a guy... (click on the photo to get a better look) Photo by Tampa PD
Black racer wagging its tongue like a dog. Photo by T. Landberg
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) tongue-flicking. Photo by K. Schwenk and C. Smith.
A helmeted iguana, Corytophanes hernandezii, in Belize. Photo by K. Hurme.
A spoiled domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris, in Connecticut. Photo by Evan Schultz.
Huge, slimy green reptile accompanied by an iguana. Photo by T. Landberg with K. Schwenk's camera
Tropical treefrog, Agalychnis, with hideous, parasitic growth. Photo by C. Smith
Our fearless leader. Photo by K. Schwenk
Our fearless leader after unfortunate dipnet accident. Photo by K. Schwenk
Resident ich, Dr. Eric 'Gonopodium' Schultz of UConn attended closely by resident ick of the Fenton River, Dr. 'Pierce Your Ear For You? Crayfish. Photo by K. Hurme


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