here emerges again that increasingly utilized concept of ecological
economics, which seems long overdue:
see http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0928-03.htm
submitted by Stan Moore San Geronimo, CA[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi---I'm looking for recommendations on good articles to engage and
help inform students about protists, (or potentially endosymbiont
theory),
whether primarily ecological, evolutionary, or systematic in nature.
It might be either a good case study of a specific group of protists
in a primary
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Folks --
I probably should have done a little research on the specifics of
protections of herps, such as fence lizards, etc., before making my previous
posting with comments on possession of California herps. I just did a
Google search out of curiosity and came a cross a California herps websi
Stan...
It is illegal in MI to have any native reptiles or amphibians in captivity.
I am well aware of permits, etc. in working with raptors and birds in
general, as I have been banding since '85.
I think you would be surprised at permits needed to work with reptiles if
you are still referring
Two answers.
1) Many dominant religions have promoted an association between reptiles =
and evil.
2) Birds fly above our heads while reptiles crawl beneath our feet. =
This automatically provides a perception of superiority to the bird and =
inferiority to the reptile. =20
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No citations. First
Stan asks:
> Why do we have the disconnect between possession of reptiles versus birds?
It's probably not irrelevant to know that the Greek, Latin and English words,
"herpeton", "serpens", and "creepy" all mean the same thing and are derived
from one another.
Wirt Atmar
Please forward this to others who may be interested. Do not respond to me.
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Friends -- I am a raptor guy, not a herp guy, though I did inadvertently
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and dropped its uninjured prey and flew off while I took a moment to
photograph and admire the snake. And I have found many snake skeletons
under h
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