Monthly Archives: August 2011

FishBASE from R

Posted on August 26, 2011 by cboettig

In lab known for its quality data collection, high-speed video style, writing the weekly blog post can be a bit of a challenge for the local code monkey. That’s right, no videos today. But lucky for me, even this group … Continue reading →

Posted in R, software, tutorial | 9 Comments

Bigger eyes at high latitudes

Posted on August 19, 2011 by LS

There is a growing body of evidence that light levels have a profound effect on the evolution of eyes. Most of these studies deal with comparisons between different species, but now there is a new intriguing twist to the story. … Continue reading →

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Where do they get all those wonderful videos?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by oufieroc

This blog is also posted on my personal blog. I joined the Wainwright lab in October of last year. While I had experience with swimming fish, including high-speed video analyses, I had not done any filming of fish feeding. At … Continue reading →

Posted in fish feeding, high speed video, Research, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Size, Scales and Sceloporus

Posted on August 5, 2011 by oufieroc

This weeks blog (also posted on my blog) is a departure from fish, but is about a recent paper of mine that uses phylogenetic comparative methods to test hypotheses for body size and scale evolution among Sceloporus lizards. Oufiero, C.E.$, … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, phylogenetics, Research | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments