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Lab research featured on UH Manoa homepage

Posted on 7 April 2013 by bob

The media office here at UH has picked up the story of the turtle genome release. It’s currently featured on the home page for UH Manoa. The full press release is available here.

Posted in genomics, herps

Turtle Genome Released!

Posted on 28 March 2013 by bob

The first paper on the Chrysemys picta genome came out today in Genome Biology. The paper is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of interesting questions that are currently being explored using these data, but it’s satisfying to…

Posted in genomics, herps, informatics, phylogenetics

March Herp Night

Posted on 15 March 2013 by bob

Herp group will meet on Wednesday evening (20 March 2013) at Biomed B103. I’ll give a talk about the California Species of Special concern project that my collaborators and I are currently wrapping up. Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles in…

Posted in conservation, herps

Increased protection for 44 species of Asian Turtles and 3 U.S. species

Posted on 13 March 2013 by bob

Turtles and tortoises are the most threatened of any other major groups of terrestrial vertebrates (such as birds, mammals, amphibians). Recently, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has approved proposals to increase…

Posted in conservation, herps

Bodega Workshop Photos

Posted on 10 March 2013 by bob

Posted in herps, phylogenetics, travel

Painted Turtle Genome

Posted on 7 March 2013 by bob

The Washington University Genome Center recently posted the web page for the Painted Turtle genome project. The full assembly is also available on GenBank.

Posted in herps, informatics

Hawaii Herp Group

Posted on 8 February 2013 by bob

Lizards in the lab: What model organisms can teach us and when they can deceive us Presented by: Justin Waguarnery Wednesday February 20, 2013 6pm – 7:30pm Biomed B Courtyard Beer, beverages, and light snacks available. Contributions welcome. Please…

Posted in herps, Uncategorized

First meeting of the Hawaii Herp Group

Posted on 14 January 2013 by bob

Please come to the first meeting of the UH Herpetology Club Presented by: Jeff Scales The evolution of lizard locomotor diversity: selection, form and function in lizards of the Southwest United States Wednesday January 16, 2012 6pm – 7:30pm Biomed…

Posted in herps

Taxonomy: more than lumping and splitting

Posted on 9 October 2012 by bob

While this isn’t really lab news, I wanted to call attention to an ongoing discussion over at Anole Annals regarding a recently proposed reclassification that advocates breaking up the genus Anolis into eight genera (Nicholson et al. 2012; pdf). Regardless…

Posted in herps, phylogenetics

Conserving California’s amphibians and reptiles

Posted on 13 September 2012 by bob

At long last, the California Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special Concern project is nearing completion. We recently put the finishing touches on the manuscript and handed it off to the California Department of Fish and Game for a final…

Posted in conservation, herps