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=The Vertlunch page=
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=='''THE VERTLUNCH PAGE—SPRING 2014 EDITION'''==
This page is for use of participants in EEB 6480 Seminar in Vertebrate Biology a.k.a. the Vert Lunch.<br/>
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:To upload a pdf use [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/upload.html this form] (note that you will be asked for username and password to access the form)
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This page is for use by participants in EEB 6480 Seminar in Vertebrate Biology a.k.a. VertLunch.<br/>
:To add a link to a journal article, review the instructions for hypertext links in [[Help:Contents|Help]].
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[[Image:Racertongueflick.gif |right|Black racer wagging its tongue like a dog. Photo by T. Landberg]]
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[[Image:Copperhead Tongue-Flick sm.jpg |thumb|Cooperhead (''Agkistrodon contortrix'') tongue-flicking. Photo by K. Schwenk and C. Smith.]]
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=='''Faculty Instructors'''==
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''In alphabetical order:''<br/>
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'''Eric Schultz''' (eric.schultz@uconn.edu) - Ichthyology (freshwater and marine bony fish, functional ecology, life history evolution)<br/>
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'''Kurt Schwenk''' (kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu) - Herpetology (lizards/snakes, functional and evolutionary morphology)<br/>
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'''Mark Urban''' (mark.urban@uconn.edu) - Herpetology (salamanders, community and landscape ecology)<br/>
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'''Kentwood Wells''' (kentwood.wells@uconn.edu) - Herpetology (frogs, social behavior, communication)<br/><br/>
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=='''Who We Are'''==
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''FORTHCOMING''
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==<font color="#CC000">'''How to Upload a Paper to This Site'''<font color="#000000">==
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:To upload a pdf use [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/upload.html '''THIS FORM'''] (note that you will be asked for username and password to access the form - you will receive an email with this information; if you did not get the email, ask Schwenk or Schultz).  Once the pdf file is uploaded, an email will automatically be sent to the address you specified.<br/><br/>
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:Copy the html text that was emailed to you.  Log in using your Net ID and password.  Click on the 'Edit' button at the top of the page.  Scroll down to the appropriate date and paste the hypertext between the single and the double page-break symbols.<br/><br/>
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:Including an image is completely optional.  The image must first be uploaded to EEBedia using the 'Upload file' link at the left of the page.  Once the image is uploaded, copy and paste the html text for an image from some other place on the page, but then replace the image file name with YOUR image file name.<br/><br/>
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:For additional help on doing this, consult the instructions for hypertext links in [[Help:Contents|Help]].
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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]]
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[[Image:Racertongueflick.gif |thumb|Black racer wagging its tongue like a dog (click on pic to see animation!). Photo by T. Landberg]]
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[[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.]]
 
[[Image:Molly_christmas2008.JPG |thumb|A spoiled domestic dog, ''Canis lupus familiaris'', in Connecticut. Photo by Evan Schultz.]]
 
[[Image:Molly_christmas2008.JPG |thumb|A spoiled domestic dog, ''Canis lupus familiaris'', in Connecticut. Photo by Evan Schultz.]]
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[[Image:KDWellsFentonCrop.jpg |thumb|Our fearless leader. Photo by K. Schwenk]]
 
[[Image:KDWellsFentonCrop.jpg |thumb|Our fearless leader. Photo by K. Schwenk]]
 
[[Image:KDWellsDipnetCrop.jpg |thumb|Our fearless leader after unfortunate dipnet accident. Photo by K. Schwenk]]
 
[[Image:KDWellsDipnetCrop.jpg |thumb|Our fearless leader after unfortunate dipnet accident. Photo by K. Schwenk]]
[[Image:SchultzCrayfishEarring.jpg |thumb|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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[[Image:SchultzCrayfishEarring.jpg |thumb|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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==The Spring 2009 Edition==
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=='''Papers to Download for Discussion'''==
January 21<br/>
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Ron_2008_anim_behav.pdf}}
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'''31 JANUARY'''<br/>
:Ron, S.R. 2008. The evolution of female mate choice for complex calls in tungara frogs.  Animal Behaviour 76: 1783-1794.<br/>
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KW says: I think the attached paper would make a good starting point for vert lunch this Friday, since it is a study by a student at Texas that refutes Mike Ryan’s now widely accepted notion of frog calls evolving through sensory exploitation.
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January 28<br/>
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Eric:
Rick Blob will do an informal presentation of the work he and colleagues have been doing on the amazing waterfall-climbing gobies of Hawaii.  Suggested/optional preparatory reading is:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/defaveri%20and%20merila%202013%20j%20evol%20biol.pdf}}
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/BlobetalICB2008.pdf}}
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:Defaveri and Merila 2013 J Evol Biol
:Blob, R. W., W. C. Bridges, M. B. Ptacek, T. Maie, R. A. Cediel, M. M. Bertolas, M. L. Julius, and H. L. Schoenfuss. 2008. Morphological selection in an extreme flow environment: body shape and waterfall-climbing success in the Hawaiian stream fish Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Integr. Comp. Biol. 48:734-749.
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[[Image:Kolmipiikki_parvi_rgb.jpg]]
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'''7 FEBRUARY'''<br/>
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Johana:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/PipefishSexRoles.pdf}}
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:PipefishSexRoles.pdf
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[[Image:adata2.jpg]]
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February 6<br/>
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'''14 FEBRUARY'''<br/>
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/voigt_et_al_2007.pdf}}
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:Voigt, S., and D. S. Berman. 2007. First well-established track-trackmaker association of Paleozoic tetrapods based on Ichniotherium trackways and diadectid skeletons from the Lower Permian of Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27:553-570.
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Pancho:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/kempster%20et%20al%202013%20plos%20one.pdf}}
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:Kempster et al 2013 plos one 8(1): e52551
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[[Image:Chpun_u5.jpg]]Image by Adrian Marsden
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'''21 FEBRUARY'''<br/>
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Bill:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Martin%20and%20Lopez%202013%20-%20Global%20warming%20and%20sensory%20ecology.pdf}}
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:Martin and Lopez 2013 - Global warming and sensory ecology.pdf
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[[Image:cyreni.jpg]]<br/>
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Information on the North Atlantic Oscillation:
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winter-NAO-Index.svg
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February 13<br/>
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/goldman_1997_comp_biol_biochem.pdf}}
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:Goldman, K. J. 1997. Regulation of body temperature in the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 167:423-429.
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'''28 FEBRUARY'''<br/>
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Erin<br>
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/FenceLizardsExposureFireAnts10.pdf}}
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:FenceLizardsExposureFireAnts10.pdf
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[[Image:LIZARDANT.jpg]]<br/>
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February 20<br/>
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'''7 MARCH'''<br/>
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Hendry%20et%20al%202008.pdf}}
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:Hendry, A.P., T.J Farrugia, M.T. Kinnison. 2008. Human influences on rates of phenotypic change in wild animal populations. Molecular Ecology 17:20-29.
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Katie:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Gaby%20et%20al%202011.pdf}}
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:Gaby et al 2011.pdf
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[[Image:common gecko.png]]
  
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February 27<br/>
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'''14 MARCH'''<br/>
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Honest%20sexual%20signalling%20mediated%20by%20parasite%20and%20testosterone%20effects%20on%20oxidative%20balance.pdf}}
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:Francois Mougeot, Jesuús Martínez-Padilla, Lucy M.I Webster, Jonathan D Blount, Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez and Stuart B Piertney. 2009. Honest sexual signalling mediated by parasite and testosterone effects on oxidative balance. Proc. R. Soc. B.  276: 1093-1100.
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Emma:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/BirdStress.pdf}}
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:Birds are totally stressed out!
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[[Image:vertlunchpic2.jpg]]
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'''28 MARCH'''<br/>
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Sean:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/fire%20salamanders%20and%20mos%20larvae.pdf}}
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:Blaustein et al. 2014 Hydrobiologia 723:157–165 give us another reason to love salamanders
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[[Image:Salamandara_salamandra_MHNT_3.jpg]]
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March 6<br/>
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'''4 APRIL'''<br/>
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Thaker%20et%20al%202009.pdf}}
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:Thaker, M., Lima S.L., & Hews, D.K. 2009. Alternative antipredator tactics in tree lizard morphs: hormonal and behavioural responses to a predator encounter. Animal Behaviour 77: 395-401.  
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Ben:
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Cant%20et%20al%202014%20PNAS.pdf}}
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:Cant et al 2014 Policing of reproduction by hidden threats in a cooperative mammal. PNAS 111: 326–330
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[[Image:Banded mongoose.jpg]]
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March 20<br/>
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'''11 APRIL'''<br/>
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/snowberg%26benkman2009.pdf}}
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:Snowberg, L. K. & C. W. Benkman.  2009.  Mate choice based on a key ecological performance trait.  Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22: 762-769.
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Michael: <br/>
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wrathful wrasses (well, not really, but w/e)<br/>
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Berkstr%C3%B6m%20et%20al%202014%20JEMBE%20%28Trade-offs%20in%20the%20ecological%20versatility%20of%20juvenile%20wrasses%29.pdf}}<br/>
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Berkström et al. 2014. Trade-offs in the ecological versatility of juvenile wrasses: An experimental evaluation. JEMBE 453: 91-97. <br/>
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[[Image:P_filamentosus.jpeg]]
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March 27<br/>
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'''18 APRIL'''<br/>
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Black%20Bear%20Behavior%2008.pdf}}
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:Black Bear Behavior 08.pdf
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Foam%20nest%20in%20Leptodactylus.pdf}}
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:Physiological and Biochemical Zoology PBZ-14028<br/>
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[[Image:leptofoam.jpg]]
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April 3<br/>
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'''25 APRIL'''<br/>
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Harbour%20seals%20%28Phoca%20vitulina%29%20can%20steer%20by%20the%20stars.pdf}}
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:Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) can steer by the stars.pdf
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/jayne%20et%20al%202014%20anim%20behav.pdf}}
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:jayne et al 2014 anim behav.pdf<br/>
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[[Image:Boiga-irregularis.jpg]]
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'''2 MAY'''<br/>
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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Lambertucci%202010%20Oryx.pdf}}
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:Lambertucci 2010 Oryx<br/>
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[[Image:tumblr_luqbyzOh9I1qgfqpi.jpg]]
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April 10<br/>
 
:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Ferrari_2008_Cultural%20learning%20of%20predator%20recognition.pdf}}
 
:Ferrari_2008_Cultural learning of predator recognition.pdf
 
  
April 17<br/>
 
  
April 24<br/>
 
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Latest revision as of 18:57, 30 April 2014

THE VERTLUNCH PAGE—SPRING 2014 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


FORTHCOMING


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 - you will receive an email with this information; if you did not get the email, ask Schwenk or Schultz). Once the pdf file is uploaded, an email will automatically be sent to the address you specified.

Copy the html text that was emailed to you. Log in using your Net ID and password. Click on the 'Edit' button at the top of the page. Scroll down to the appropriate date and paste the hypertext between the single and the double page-break symbols.

Including an image is completely optional. The image must first be uploaded to EEBedia using the 'Upload file' link at the left of the page. Once the image is uploaded, copy and paste the html text for an image from some other place on the page, but then replace the image file name with YOUR image file name.

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


31 JANUARY

Eric:

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Defaveri and Merila 2013 J Evol Biol

Kolmipiikki parvi rgb.jpg

7 FEBRUARY

Johana:

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PipefishSexRoles.pdf

Adata2.jpg

14 FEBRUARY

Pancho:

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Kempster et al 2013 plos one 8(1): e52551

Chpun u5.jpgImage by Adrian Marsden

21 FEBRUARY

Bill:

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Martin and Lopez 2013 - Global warming and sensory ecology.pdf

Cyreni.jpg
Information on the North Atlantic Oscillation: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winter-NAO-Index.svg



28 FEBRUARY

Erin

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FenceLizardsExposureFireAnts10.pdf

LIZARDANT.jpg


7 MARCH

Katie:

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Gaby et al 2011.pdf

Common gecko.png



14 MARCH

Emma:

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Birds are totally stressed out!

Vertlunchpic2.jpg

28 MARCH

Sean:

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Blaustein et al. 2014 Hydrobiologia 723:157–165 give us another reason to love salamanders

Salamandara salamandra MHNT 3.jpg

4 APRIL

Ben:

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Cant et al 2014 Policing of reproduction by hidden threats in a cooperative mammal. PNAS 111: 326–330

Banded mongoose.jpg

11 APRIL

Michael:
wrathful wrasses (well, not really, but w/e)

Pdficon small.gif

Berkström et al. 2014. Trade-offs in the ecological versatility of juvenile wrasses: An experimental evaluation. JEMBE 453: 91-97.
P filamentosus.jpeg

18 APRIL

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Physiological and Biochemical Zoology PBZ-14028

Leptofoam.jpg

25 APRIL

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jayne et al 2014 anim behav.pdf

Boiga-irregularis.jpg

2 MAY

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Lambertucci 2010 Oryx

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