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Comment on Leapin’ Blennies by Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:25:31 +0000

I compare how the sabre-toothed blenny takes advantage of other fish to how we influence others in this article: http://www.salarynegotiators.com/psychological-influence/

Comment on Scientia Pro Publica 28 by Where science and religion meet: the natural world | Priscilla Stuckey Author of 'Kissed by a Fox'

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:55:27 +0000

[...] May 3: This post appears in the Scientia Pro Publica blog carnival hosted this week by marine biologist Kelsey Abbot at the Mauka to Makai blog. Check out some of the [...]

Comment on Can cheetahs outrun their own genes? by Farrokh

Farrokh — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:56:36 +0000

I know this post is rather old but do you kone of any study comparing Asiatic cheetahs to the African populations as relates to genetic variation? Thanks.

Comment on The Dinosaur Post by John W.

John W. — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:15:33 +0000

Thanks for the post Kelsey. Stephen Jay Gould, baseball fan and the former Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University, wrote an essay on this topic called “Bully for Brontosaurus” for Natural History magazine (you did keep your back issues, didn’t you?). The essay was reprinted in a published collection that conveniently bears the same name. For those children of the 80s (and, like me, of the 70s) who have overcome their initial shock over “the great debate,” I highly recommend the article.

Comment on Word of the Day: Apophallation by Carnival of Evolution #48: The Icelandic Saga! « Random Information

Carnival of Evolution #48: The Icelandic Saga! « Random Information — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:31:32 +0000

[...] Apophallation. You probably don’t want to know what it is. [...]

Comment on Word of the Day: Apophallation by Neil Schipper

Neil Schipper — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:46:44 +0000

Interesting, thanks.

Comment on 50 Ways to Eat Your Lover/Brother/Baby by Word of the Day: Apophallation « Mauka to Makai

Word of the Day: Apophallation « Mauka to Makai — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:24:14 +0000

[...] male). The mating is short and when the female wants to end the copulatory event, she’ll start to eat her mate. BUT, if the male orb-web spider detaches himself from his palp (the spider equivalent of a penis), [...]

Comment on Cool Critter: Sea Cucumber by Word of the Day: Apophallation « Mauka to Makai

Word of the Day: Apophallation « Mauka to Makai — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:24:11 +0000

[...] are other things you really should know, like the fact that sea cucumbers breathe out of their butts (this little factoid comes in very handy if you have to quickly befriend a 10-year-old [...]

Comment on The Dinosaur Post by Word of the Day: Apophallation « Mauka to Makai

Word of the Day: Apophallation « Mauka to Makai — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:24:08 +0000

[...] There are some things you just need to know, like the fact that Brontosauri never existed. [...]