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I am the Online Community Manager at PLoS-ONE (Public Library of Science). My job is to try to motivate you to comment on the papers there. My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words:

Is there a herpetologist in the house?

My kum Miroslav (see previous posts just below) has taken a picture of this lizard, which is quite common in Nigeria. This is a male (females are more drab and single-colored) and it is about 0.5 meters long (20 inches)....

Posted on April 27, 2008 9:36 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

EuroTrip '08 - the Cromer menagerie

The weekend at La Maison de Girrafes was absolutely brilliant. Henry and I could not stop talking for two straight days. We tried to elicit the End Of The Universe by starting a cycle of infinite regress by repeatedly linking...

Posted on April 14, 2008 6:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

EuroTrip '08 - Sid

Another member of the Gee menagerie:...

Posted on April 13, 2008 3:58 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

EuroTrip '08 - Cromer: Heidi the dog

Yes, it is possible to get non-blurry pictures of Henry's lovely dog:...

Posted on April 12, 2008 5:48 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Mixed cats

More under the fold.......

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Posted on March 6, 2008 10:56 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Orange Julius

More under the fold......

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Posted on March 6, 2008 10:50 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Marbles

More under the fold.......

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Posted on March 6, 2008 10:45 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Biscuit

Posted on March 6, 2008 10:38 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2007 7:30 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Marbles in the sink

Posted on December 30, 2007 1:34 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Orange Julius

And here is the little orange prince: More pictures under the fold.......

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Posted on December 13, 2007 12:31 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Biscuit

It's been ages since I posted a picture of my oldest cat, the Queen of our household:...

Posted on December 13, 2007 12:30 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Let the sleeping cats lie

Marbles and Orange Julius (under the fold):...

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Posted on November 3, 2007 9:31 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Nesting

Biscuit and Marbles:...

Posted on October 25, 2007 1:08 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Sea Cucumber - the Ultimate Phallic Symbol!

Why is it that there is no way to even mention anything about sea cucumbers without giggling and the thinly-veiled sexual innuendo? Seeing them, as a kid, on the floor of the crystal-clear waters of the Adriatic sea, my thoughts...

Posted on October 22, 2007 12:15 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

How could I resist....

...taking pictures of Marbles and Orange Julius a minute ago - aren't they sweet?...

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Posted on September 27, 2007 6:04 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Marbles and Orange Julius

These were taken the day after the pseudo-move, as soon as the cats came back from a weekend at the vet. Biscuit was hiding, but the other two explored the new environs:...

Posted on September 25, 2007 10:55 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Leave No Rock Unturned

On September 2nd this year go out somewhere: into your backyard, or the woods, or the bottom of the sea, and turn a rock or two or three. Take pictures of what you find underneath. Perhaps you'll find earthworms, or...

Posted on August 23, 2007 11:38 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Frogs

Here (under the fold) are some pictures of the frogs from the American Museum of Natural History...

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Posted on August 20, 2007 6:54 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Building with flimsy materials....

...in an earthquake zone, is bad policy, I think, but Janet did it nonetheless:...

Posted on July 15, 2007 3:11 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Tiger coprolites

...are a great teaching tool for Janet....

Posted on July 15, 2007 3:10 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Coprolites

One can tell a lot about an animal from what comes out the other end...of a giraffe, in this case....

Posted on July 15, 2007 3:06 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Thinking outside the box

That's what philosophers do....

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:58 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Brain

Observed...

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:56 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Sometimes Gravity Wins...

Janet, here......

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:54 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Philosophy is a Balancing Act

...and Janet is good at it:...

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Posted on July 15, 2007 2:48 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Reptiles above Berkeley

In the biology room......

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:44 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Philosopher, above us mere mortals

Janet, an adult primate observed in juvenile behavior....

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:40 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Now I'm a Believer!

After all, it was exhibited at a science museum......

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:38 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Climb on a short snippet of Alpha-Amylase

Here...

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:34 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

The Philosopher Does Not Like Getting Harnessed

Janet, hoping to join the circus (outside of Academia)....

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:31 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Human Primate Juvenile Behavior

The evolutionary relationship is apparent....

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:27 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

A Mastodon

Greeting the visitors....

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:23 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Axolotl

One of my favourite animals, seen here....

Posted on July 15, 2007 2:20 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

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