Diario del proyecto Reptiles and Amphibians of California

Archivos de diario de noviembre 2018

09 de noviembre de 2018

What I learnt pulling a straw out of a turtle’s nose.

When my video went viral, I found that communicating to non-scientists is uncomfortable — and effective, says Christine Figgener.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07287-z

Publicado el noviembre 9, 2018 02:08 TARDE por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

17 de noviembre de 2018

A salamander’s dangerous liaisons.

The giant genomes of these struggling amphibians tell a story of outsider invasions, assault by disease and cross-species sex. A geneticist explains.

https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2018/salamanders-dangerous-liaisons

Publicado el noviembre 17, 2018 11:06 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

19 de noviembre de 2018

The green turtles hang on.

In San Diego's South Bay, green sea turtles survive. One sickly green sea turtle was taken from there to Sea World to assess what was wrong with it. Other than a mangled flipper and a missing tail that were old wounds, four bullets were also found.

https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/nov/19/green-turtles-hang/

Publicado el noviembre 19, 2018 07:30 TARDE por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

30 de noviembre de 2018

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Failure to Protect California's Shasta Salamanders From Extinction.

The salamanders are imminently threatened by plans to raise the height of Northern California’s Shasta Dam, which would result in extensive flooding of their habitat.

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/shasta-salamander-11-29-2018.php

Publicado el noviembre 30, 2018 11:35 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario