Super Pato shows advantages of whole-organism sampling

The use of voucher specimens often goes well beyond the initial intentions of the collector, such as the case of UAM 19003 (Anas cyanoptera, cinnamon teal).   In a recent post by Kevin Winkler of the University of Alaska Museum of the North, UAM 19003 was shown to have been a part of 7 different publications, including several documenting avian influenza in South […]

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Is Collecting Animals For Science A Noble Mission Or A Threat?

NPR ran a story this morning on the recent debate on scientific collecting that merged after the publication of Minteer et al. in Science, which suggested that scientists were the cause of several extinctions.  Our response (Rocha et al.), with over 130 co-authors, was published in favor of scientific collecting.  The NPR story presented both arguments and includes interviews from both

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Food habits of ocelots and potential for competition with bobcats in southern Texas

We have been waiting on this one to come out for a little while.  This paper was initiated by Susan D. Booth-Binczik of the Dallas Zoo.  We examined a couple of hundred bags of ocelot and bobcat scat, which contained an array of small mammals, among other things, in South Texas.  If you are interested

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Welcome to the Thompson Lab of Mammalogy webpage!!!  I appreciate you taking the time to learn about my lab’s research and activities in the UMMZ Mammal Division.  Please check back here for updates, as well as opportunities for prospective students. Take care, Cody

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