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These little chameleons show intraspecific variation in cranial casque size and bite force—what does it all mean?
 
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[[Image:BradypodionPumilum.jpg|center|frame|''Bradypodion pumilum'' is a little guy...]]
 
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[[Image:Telmatochromis.jpg|center|frame|''Telmatochromis vittatus'']]
 
[[Image:Piratefishsighting1.jpg|center|frame|"Oh god!  I think that one's a pirate!"]]
 
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'''FEBRUARY 3'''<br/>
 
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[[Image:Mafia_Hyena.jpg|center|frame|''Hyenas, like the mob, only attack when they hold the numerical advantage.'']]
 
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:Singing about copulation.pdf
 
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:are free-running dogs destroying biodiversity in parks?
 
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/vertlunch/restricted/Vert%20Lunch%205.pdf}}
 
:Is too much wilderness a bad thing?
 
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:NaiveRabbits.pdf  (Steph)
 
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[[Image:Oryctolagus_cuniculusMap.jpg|center|thumb|''Oryctolagus cunniculus'' distribution (click to make larger)]]
 
 
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:Bill presents a "paper" on jumping salamanders. That he wrote. Remember, sometimes he gets angry.
 
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<font color="#CC000">'''THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY—GO HOME!!''' <font color="#000000">
 
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<i>Allobates</i> (formerly <i>Epipedobates</i>) <i>femoralis</i> male with tadpole photo attached.  Photo by Walter Hödl
 
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Something different for the last meeting -- the scientific review process: bogus, broken, or best-of-a-bad situation?
 
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:Another one with an inventive way to fix the review process
 
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Charles Fox's favorite reviews:[http://www.uky.edu/~cfox/PeerReview/Index.htm]
 
 
And Butch Brodie's:[http://faculty.virginia.edu/brodie/ghosts.html]
 
 
On a serious note, here's a template letter to respond to critiques:[http://www.devpsy.org/humor/manuscript_cover_letter.html]
 
  
This article just came out in the Chronicles of Higher Education on December 6th, titled, "The 5 Species of Journal Reviewers": [http://chronicle.com/article/The-5-Species-of-Journal/130016/]
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Revision as of 23:18, 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

Bradypodion pumilum is a little guy...



JANUARY 27



FEBRUARY 3



FEBRUARY 10



FEBRUARY 17



FEBRUARY 24



MARCH 2



MARCH 9



MARCH 16



MARCH 23




MARCH 30



APRIL 6



APRIL 13



APRIL 20



APRIL 27