Yearly Archives: 2015

New Lab Projects

Posted on 4 November 2015 by Anthony Barley

This semester we have several new undergrads working in the lab. Sam Fisher is performing field surveys for snake-eyed skinks on Oahu, and Ann Marsolais is studying DNA degradation in preserved tissue samples. If you are interested in hearing more…

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Herp Night

Posted on 30 October 2015 by Anthony Barley

Amphibian and Reptile Diversity in the Papuan Region Allen Allison Friday, November 6, 2015, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Herp Night this month will take place at the Bishop Museum. Curator of Herpetology Allen Allison will be talking about his research…

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September Herp Night

Posted on 21 September 2015 by bob

Exploring species diversity in Southeast Asian Sun Skinks Anthony Barley Thursday September 24, 2015. 3rd Floor Edmondson Hall. Herp night this month will take place 6pm Thursday on the 3rd floor of Edmondson Hall. Anthony Barley will be talking…

Posted in genomics, herps, Natural History, phylogenetics, travel, UH

Fall Lab Meeting Schedule

Posted on 1 September 2015 by bob

Sept 7 – No meeting – Labor Day Sept 14 – No meeting – Several of us in Baton Rouge Sept. 21 – Amber Sept. 28 – Sam Oct. 5 – open Oct. 12 – Adrián Oct. 19 – Robyn…

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August Herp Night

Posted on 20 August 2015 by bob

Detangling 40 million years on a life raft; the biogeography of the Fijian Island herpetofauna Robert Fisher I am very happy to welcome Robert Fisher from the San Diego USGS field station as our first herp night speaker of…

Posted in conservation, herps, Natural History, travel, UH

Everybody loves turtles

Posted on 4 July 2015 by bob

We were happy to host a visit from the UH Manoa Children’s Center the other day. The class brought by their pet turtle turtle, George, and had some fun interacting with other animals that are around the lab. Two year…

Posted in herps, lab, outreach, UH

Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship for Anthony

Posted on 30 June 2015 by bob

Congratulations to Anthony who just received notification that he was selected as an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow! This is great news and well deserved. These highly prestigious fellowships provide an independent postdoctoral salary and research money. Anthony has some…

Posted in informatics, lab, UH

Mojave Desert Fieldwork

Posted on 8 June 2015 by van

The Mojave Desert is a great place to study reptiles. Besides being a biological hotspot of lizard diversity, it is also a beautiful place to work. Anthony, Bob, Amber Wright, and I just got back from an 11-day field expedition in…

Posted in herps, lab, Natural History, travel

Article in Kaunana

Posted on 6 June 2015 by bob

The University’s research publication, Kanauna, has an article up covering the regent’s medal ceremony from a few weeks ago. Check it out here.

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Tide Walks

Posted on 16 April 2015 by bob

We participated in the annual Tide Walks, which is a partnership between Mililani-Mauka Elementary and EECB at UH. We had a blast leading the kids and their parents on an exploration of tide pools and the creatures within. It was a piece…

Posted in outreach