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Revision as of 16:35, 22 February 2011

THE VERTLUNCH PAGE—SPRING 2011 EDITION


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


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.
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
One eyed red-eyed tree frog that has special levity-producing powers according to the photographer. Photo by T. Landberg
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


Who We Are


Pictures!

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Papers to Download for Discussion


JANUARY 21

CANCELLED!!


JANUARY 28

Bats use spatial cues to find fruit - not odor!

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SenseBatsSpatialCues10.pdf
Glossophaga soricina


FEBRUARY 4

How do copperheads use that thermal sense to strike an object?

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Van Dyke and Grace 2010.pdf....oh, and see one of the photos on the side if you really want to know what a copperhead looks like.



FEBRUARY 11

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Marmot_Vigilance09.pdf
Marmota flaviventris



FEBRUARY 18

Sixty-minute man, sixty-minute man/Look a here girls I'm telling you now/They call me "Lovin' Dan"/ I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long/I'm a sixty-minute man/If you don't believe I'm all that I say/Come up and take my hand/ When I let you go you'll cry "Oh yes,"/"He's a sixty-minute man/There'll be 15 minutes of kissing/Then you'll holler "please don't stop"/There'll be 15 minutes of teasing/And 15 minutes of squeezing/And 15 minutes of blowing my top

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Pilastro, A., M. Mandelli, C. Gasparini, M. Dadda, and A. Bisazza 2007. Copulation duration, insemination efficiency and male attractiveness in guppies. Animal Behaviour 74:321-328.


FEBRUARY 25

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Owls_sib-sib_communication.pdf
Tyto alba


MARCH 4

SPECIAL SEMINAR: Gary Graves talks about the search for the Ivory Billed Woodpecker (NOTE: Meet in TLS 301)


MARCH 11

NO VERTLUNCH - SPRING BREAK


MARCH 18


MARCH 25


APRIL 1


APRIL 8


APRIL 15


APRIL 22


APRIL 29