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Revision as of 23:10, 18 January 2012

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...

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VertLunch People - NEW AND IMPROVED, NOW INCLUDING STEPH!


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
Black racer wagging its tongue like a dog (click on pic to see animation!). 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


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?

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ChamCasqueBiteVariation09.pdf
Bradypodion pumilum is a little guy...



JANUARY 27

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Ota et al..pdf
Telmatochromis vittatus
"Oh god! I think that one's a pirate!"







FEBRUARY 3

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Skoglund2011CompetitionEmergenceTiming.pdf



FEBRUARY 10

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hyena violence.pdf
Hyenas, like the mob, only attack when they hold the numerical advantage.




FEBRUARY 17

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Singing about copulation.pdf
Kurt's interpretation...




FEBRUARY 24

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are free-running dogs destroying biodiversity in parks?
Best friends.jpg



MARCH 2

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Is too much wilderness a bad thing?

Bufo periglenes.jpg


MARCH 9

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Predation risk.pdf
Bat eating frog.jpg



MARCH 16

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NaiveRabbits.pdf (Steph)
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Oryctolagus cunniculus distribution (click to make larger)



MARCH 23

(Sara) Do lizards change their feeding behavior in the presence of predators?

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FeedLacertidPredShiftBehav09.pdf


Acanthodactylus beershebensis
Birds eat lizards...
Lizards fight back...
Lizards eat birds. Lizards win!



MARCH 30

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Bill presents a "paper" on jumping salamanders. That he wrote. Remember, sometimes he gets angry.
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APRIL 6

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Helland el. JAE 2011.pdf

Urban et al JAE 2011.jpg


APRIL 13

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY—GO HOME!!


APRIL 20

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sexual selection in Allobates femoralis.pdf

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Allobates (formerly Epipedobates) femoralis male with tadpole photo attached. Photo by Walter Hödl

How Figure 2 made me feel. What about you?



APRIL 27

Something different for the last meeting -- the scientific review process: bogus, broken, or best-of-a-bad situation?

An article about the golden rule of reviewing
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reviewing.pdf
Another one with an inventive way to fix the review process
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fixing review process.pdf

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]