Decor decisions

Some friends gave us an EU flag to wrap a wedding present (anticipating our time in Europe) and I decided to hang it at work for inspiration. (And no, it’s not an anachronism now – the 12 stars are staying regardless of Britain’s leaving. Did you know there are 28, soon to be 27, member states?) … More Decor decisions

Honeymoon Herps

Claire and I got married! For long term followers of the blog that might not come as such a surprise. We had a blast at Mass Audubon’s Habitat Nature Sanctuary for the ceremony and after, we left for Amelia Island in Florida. Alright, so Amelia Island was nice, dolphins off the porch every morning, biking through live oak forests, … More Honeymoon Herps

Graduation!

Last Monday (the 23rd) was Yale Graduation and time for me to walk! It was a bit of a crazy blitz getting back from Greece late Friday and heading to New Haven on Sunday morning, but I was excited to finally see the pomp of Yale graduation ceremonies (I’ve been in the field every other … More Graduation!

High-speed Sprint Speed

I’ve posted in the past about the lizard sprint speed studies I’ve tried over the years on erhardii. Each of those experiments have come with the caveat that without a high-speed camera (shooting around 500 frames per second and costing the down-payment for a house) we can’t detect more subtle differences between lizard populations. Well, this year … More High-speed Sprint Speed

It’s Working!

I’m about to fall into bed after and before another big day of lizard catching tomorrow but just a quick update because I’m really excited. The island manipulation experiment is working! We’ve revisited two of the islands so far – actually the two least productive I think – and the lizards have made it. What’s … More It’s Working!

Kanena provlema

“Kanena provlema.” That’s what our taxi driver kept saying. Ultimately we made it, but getting the our kayaks, bags, and research equipment from the castle to the port on Naxos, and ultimately Paros was anything but “No problems.” First, as you can see, the kayaks fit in his taxi only in the most generous of senses. We … More Kanena provlema

The sprint speed paper was published too!

Hi everyone, Another paper is out! This one was published in PeerJ, my first open access journal so anyone can read the paper here. The paper is titled “Microgeographic variation in locomotor traits among lizards in a human-built environment.” That’s a long way of saying I looked at lizards living on rock walls and lizards living in … More The sprint speed paper was published too!