In my last post, I promised an update on the experiments
that we are currently conducting in the field. While Alex is toiling away (filming
lizards while they sprint along a track) in the basement of the station, I have
my own experiment underway in one of the bedrooms. I am testing whether moving
objects with certain physical properties (e.g., amplitudes) are more effective
at capturing the attention of individuals of several species of Puerto Rican
anole. This will let us know whether there might be any underlying differences
(or similarities) in the motion detection systems of these lizards. I am nearly finished with two
species and will let everyone know how it turns out when I know myself! Ok,
back to work ...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
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If I can add, Dave is taking the "tour de force" approach to study the evolution of head-bobs in anoles. It is going to be very interesting to see how much or how little variation he finds between species in motion detection. KEEP THE GOOD WORK.
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