Woot, publication and attention!
So, after much analysis, revision etc., I've finally got my first frog paper out in Biology Letters, abstract here, which is fantastic.
Also, for some unknown reason, this got a lot more media attention than my prior papers on snakes, not that I'm complaining. Brown issued a press release, which also made it to the university's front page, and the media offices of Science picked it up as well (and a variety of smaller outlets through them).
In other news, science stuff has been going well. I've got another paper ready to send out, and two more in early drafts. I've finally sorted things out with one of my thesis chapters, and I'm highly optimistic about another (largely because I've resorted to a brute-force approach).
The only downer is that Speckles, my 9 foot boa and my first pet snake, has been very reluctant to feed and is losing weight. We've tried just about everything I can think of, and upon taking him to the vet, they found he has cataracts in both eyes (he is, after all, nearly 19 years old). Tonight we're taking him in again, probably for a force-feeding to at least get something into him before he goes down for the winter. Hopefully it stimulates his appetite.
Also, for some unknown reason, this got a lot more media attention than my prior papers on snakes, not that I'm complaining. Brown issued a press release, which also made it to the university's front page, and the media offices of Science picked it up as well (and a variety of smaller outlets through them).
In other news, science stuff has been going well. I've got another paper ready to send out, and two more in early drafts. I've finally sorted things out with one of my thesis chapters, and I'm highly optimistic about another (largely because I've resorted to a brute-force approach).
The only downer is that Speckles, my 9 foot boa and my first pet snake, has been very reluctant to feed and is losing weight. We've tried just about everything I can think of, and upon taking him to the vet, they found he has cataracts in both eyes (he is, after all, nearly 19 years old). Tonight we're taking him in again, probably for a force-feeding to at least get something into him before he goes down for the winter. Hopefully it stimulates his appetite.