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Trophallaxis: Cataglyphis introduced by Sir David Attenborough
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Occasional musings on ants, ecology and science in a digital world. Monday, October 02, 2006. Cataglyphis introduced by Sir David Attenborough. I found this great video sequence from The Trials of Life. David Attenborough gives a nice introduction to the orientation of Cataglyphis. In the Sahara. These desert ants use a celestial compass to find their way in this featureless landscape. But this is not the end of wonders that the orientation of Cataglyphis. Desert ants, Cataglyphis. Manipulating the lengt...
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The Ant Room: CNN report on Yasuni
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In which I will be keeping track (for my own benefit) of my daily progress in the identification of the ant fauna of Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador, the analysis of that data, and the pursuit of my PhD. And (for the benefit of everyone else) I hope to provide helpful information on ants, taxonomy, database management, identification, and other assorted endeavors. Cheers. Thursday, June 03, 2010. CNN report on Yasuni. Posted by Kari T. Ryder Wilkie. 9:15 AM, July 06, 2010. For your ant amusement!
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The Ant Room: a few links to tide you over...
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In which I will be keeping track (for my own benefit) of my daily progress in the identification of the ant fauna of Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador, the analysis of that data, and the pursuit of my PhD. And (for the benefit of everyone else) I hope to provide helpful information on ants, taxonomy, database management, identification, and other assorted endeavors. Cheers. Tuesday, June 16, 2009. A few links to tide you over. Not exactly Rocket Science. Hint: first they had to save some ants.
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The Ant Room: GigaPan ant
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In which I will be keeping track (for my own benefit) of my daily progress in the identification of the ant fauna of Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador, the analysis of that data, and the pursuit of my PhD. And (for the benefit of everyone else) I hope to provide helpful information on ants, taxonomy, database management, identification, and other assorted endeavors. Cheers. Thursday, July 09, 2009. I'm not totally clear on what GigaPan. Posted by Kari T. Ryder Wilkie. 7:51 AM, March 16, 2010.
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The Ant Room: January 2009
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In which I will be keeping track (for my own benefit) of my daily progress in the identification of the ant fauna of Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador, the analysis of that data, and the pursuit of my PhD. And (for the benefit of everyone else) I hope to provide helpful information on ants, taxonomy, database management, identification, and other assorted endeavors. Cheers. Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Ant links to check out. Linnaeus' Legacy 15: Sorting it all ou. Is up at Greg Laden's Blog. On Jan...
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biodivcontext: September 2006
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006. Another Conservation International discovery of eden, this time underwater from the Bird's Head Seascape of Papua. This seems to me to be a good example for the discussion about what supporters of the Conservation Commons ought to do. Is there an access point to sharing the underlying scientific and conservation data or information on CI's Web sites? I would say not at all. Or a report in the Independent. Posted by Donat Agosti at 3:04 AM. Thursday, September 14, 2006.
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biodivcontext: May 2007
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Thursday, May 31, 2007. S parting shot at the CISAC - International Confederation of Authors and Composers Society, Brussels, 30 - 31 May, 2007.). There is also an intersting attack by Crett Cottle (chair of CISAC's board of directors: "Don't treat the authors like the record labels or the entertainment companies. Hollywood's Jurassic, and we're the mammals. This comparison joins the unrest against big industry voiced at the launch of the Swiss version of the Creative Commons Licence. May 31, 2007. While...
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biodivcontext: June 2007
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Nature again: Access to scientific results. Once again, Nature did it. Whilst we (taxonomists) talk about LSIDs, guids, dois, Nature is offering an archive where dois and handles are given to any of your scientific work. The idea is to help to foster scientific exchange. So, you could for example add all your publications for which you didn't sign an exclusive licence to the publishers and thus it will become part of the growing digital world. A comment is given at O'Reilly's radar.
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biodivcontext: August 2006
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Monday, August 28, 2006. Do not believe the industry and your government? In the following, I am trying to collect reports on adverse developments for the environment hidden or only reluctantly reported. Rice contaminated by GM has been on sale for months: US has been knowingly shipping banned food here [UK] all year. But only now do they tell us. Independent. 28 August 2006. [Aug. 28. 06]. 13 Sept. 06 [Sept. 14, 2006]. 17 September 2006. [Sept 17, 2006]. Access to Content or the Idea of a Commons. A com...
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biodivcontext: October 2006
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006. The importance of quality control and data maintenance in databases. Maintaining and updating a database. Expunged criminal records and back ground checks. Enormous commercial databases are fast undoing the societal bargain of expungement, one that used to give people who had committed minor crimes a clean slate and a fresh start. Thomas A. Wilder, the district clerk for Tarrant County in Fort Worth, said he had received harsh criticism for refusing, on principle, to sell...