Blog Archives

Pond Turtles

Posted on 11 August 2014 by bob

(Bio)accumulation blog is doing a nice job of aggregating literature on the Western Pond turtle. A couple of new additions to the list are up, including our recent SNP paper that proposes splitting the Western Pond Turtle into two species.

Posted in conservation, genomics, herps, Natural History

Kauai Softshells

Posted on 20 July 2014 by bob

We’ve just returned from our fieldwork in Kauai! Bob and I did a very thorough job surveying the island for suitable habitat and existing populations of P. sinensis and P. steindachneri. In fact, we put 741 miles on the rental…

Gone herping

Posted on 14 July 2014 by bob

Me, Caroline, and Amber Wright got to Kauai today for a week of field work. Caroline and I are trapping soft shells for one of her masters projects, and Amber is collecting data on lizard abundance and competition. We had…

Pond Turtles

Posted on 9 June 2014 by bob

KCET has a nice story on our recent paper proposing new species boundaries for the western pond turtle.

Posted in conservation, genomics, herps, phylogenetics

Mojave Field Work

Posted on 6 June 2014 by bob

Several of us are just back from a week of fieldwork in the Mojave Desert. A few photos below.

Posted in herps, lab, travel

Mud and Musk Turtles

Posted on 15 May 2014 by bob

There’s a nice blog post at scientific american on mud and musk turtles that discusses some of our ongoing work. It’s a nice popular review of a really interesting group of turtles.

Posted in herps, lab, phylogenetics

February Herp Night

Posted on 10 February 2014 by Bob

Posted in conservation, herps, informatics

November Herp Night

Posted on 1 November 2013 by bob

Posted in herps, travel

October Herp Night

Posted on 2 October 2013 by bob

Posted in herps

April Herp Night

Posted on 22 April 2013 by bob

Herp group will meet on Wednesday evening (24 April 2013) at Biomed B103. Brenden Holland will give a talk about introduced chameleons in Hawaii. Herpetological misadventures of a malacologist Dr. Brenden Holland Wednesday, April 24, 6-7:30pm Biomed B103

Posted in conservation, herps