Angelo State Natural History Collections Newsletter Winter 2017

Terry C. Maxwell, 1945–2017 In Memoriam

It is with great sadness that the curators of many of the courses in the department over his Terry built the ASNHC Collection of Birds the Angelo State Natural History Collections career, including General Zoology, Vertebrate almost single-handedly to the 2,000+ and the Department of Biology report the Zoology, Ornithology, Biogeography, and specimens it has today. Most of the collection loss of Dr. Terry C. Maxwell, Distinguished Natural History of the Concho Valley. From comes from his work in the Concho Valley, but Biology Professor Emeritus, in April of 2009-13, he also taught a biennial study he also did feld work on birds and mammals this year. Terry’s many contributions to the abroad course on the history of biology in internationally throughout much of his career. ASNHC, department, university, San Angelo the UK, France, Germany and the Czech He assisted with studies on the North Slope of area, and the feld of ornithology are difcult Republic. Some of his many accolades include Alaska, and in Belize, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador to summarize. Over the course of his 38 years the ASU Teaching Excellence Award, statewide and Guyana. He started in international actively teaching at Angelo State University, recognition as a Piper Professor for superior feldwork as an undergraduate at Texas A&M he touched the lives of thousands of biology teaching, and the Southwestern Association University with a major collecting expedition students, including 18 that completed their of Naturalists’ Packard Outstanding Educator for bats in Honduras and El Salvador with master’s degrees under his direction. He taught Award. then-doctoral student, Richard LaVal. His continued from page 1

mettle was tested at that early age when, afer illness forced LaVal to return to Texas by air, Chalk Drawings Michael Husak Terry had to drive the university van back to Terry Maxwell was an inspiring, entertaining, and inspirational educator, the U.S. by himself through four countries. in Cavness Protected naturalist, and mentor. I know how fortunate I am to have had him as my Terry was also a gifed artist, and this became mentor. In truth, much of who I am, what I do, and how I do it is because of a part of his teaching and writing projects. the guidance, opportunity, and encouragement he gave me as a student and as In particular, Terry’s newspaper column, “Naturally Texas,” which ran for almost 10 a friend. As an educator of more than 15 years myself now, Terry remains my years, included a drawing each week that inspiration every time I walk into a classroom. illustrated some aspect of the organism in the article. His chalk art drawings in the ASU Cavness Building were legendary and many Andrew Kasner remained intact for decades. Terry was an exemplary naturalist, teacher, mentor In the last few years, Terry completed two and friend. His infuence led to my pursuit of a career book projects. In 2013, he published “Wildlife in ornithology, and his mentorship has helped me of the Concho Valley” (Texas A&M University Press), and in 2016, he published his memoir, Newly glassed over, these tropical frogs have graced the throughout the years. He will be missed! “Tales of a Journeyman Naturalist” (Lamar chalkboards in the Cavness Science Building untouched for University Press). Both are available through at least 25 years. Soon they will be accompanied by a plaque Amazon. He retired in 2014 and was awarded Lynn A. Simpson describing the drawings and honoring Dr. Maxwell. the title of Distinguished Biology Professor Dr. Maxwell was one of those rare individuals that you had no choice but to Emeritus by the Texas Tech University System admire. He lived a life, both professional and personal, that set the example Board of Regents. He continued to work at his For nearly three decades, chalk drawings of ofce at ASU up until his death. animals have adorned the classrooms in the for all others to follow. His greatest character, of many, was that he was Cavness Building on the ASU campus. Tis genuinely interested in you and always made you feel special. Terry is survived by his wife, Ann, a sister, artwork was produced by Dr. Terry Maxwell, Carol Lynne and brother, David Roeder. His sometimes to supplement lectures in biology, colleagues, former students, and friends in but usually just as a beautiful reminder about Hannah Jones the Department of Biology and elsewhere will the diversity of life in the biosphere. Over Terry Maxwell, to his students: “Y’all are my boss. You’re the miss his cheerful disposition and his many the years, most of the drawings were lost reason I’m employed. If you need help, don’t be afraid to ask contributions to their understanding of the as classrooms were remodeled or natural world. damaged images were erased. because it’s my job to help you learn.” Afer Terry passed away Thanks to all of those who donated in this past spring, Rick Shamone Minzenmayer Terry’s memory this past year: Stinnett, Cody Guins Every time we went into the feld, he would tell me his job and the rest of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Archer | Dr. and Mrs. Keith A. was to look for the birds and I was supposed to watch for Facilities Planning Arnold | Dr. Royce E. Ballinger | Dr. and Mrs. Alan P. and Construction snakes...since he never looked down. Bloebaum | Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Box | Mr. and Mrs. suggested that Tom Camfeld | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Carter | Mr. we permanently and Mrs. Roy C. Cox | Drs. Michael T. Dixon and Loren protect the K. Ammerman | Dr. and Mrs. Robert Dowler | Ms. Carla remaining two Maxwell Memoir Available Now Ebeling | Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Endress | Mrs. Marilyn chalkboards with Since our last newsletter, Dr. Terry Maxwell’s memoir, “Tales of a Journeyman Naturalist,” Gragg | Dr. Mary Ellen Hartje | Dr. and Mrs. E. James Terry’s chalk art on was published by Lamar University Press. It is available for $10 by contacting Ann Maxwell at Holland | Mr. and Mrs. Ryland Howard | Mr. and Mrs. them. With the help [email protected] or through Amazon.com (currently $15). Rick Humbertson | Ms. Mary Ann Jones | Ms. Dianna of Angie Wright, Vice M. Krejsa | Ms. Farrah L. Lokey | Dr. and Mrs. David H. President for Finance and Administration, arrangements Loyd Jr. | Mr. John P. Maresh | Mr. Robert E. Martin | Natural History Endowment Named in Memory of Terry Maxwell were made with a local company to Dr. and Mrs. Mack McCoulskey | Mr. and Mrs. Mike cover the boards with glass. Laurel Dane, a San Our Natural History Endowment was now at about $85,000, and we hope that History. If you would like to contribute E. Newlin | Ms. Rebecca Perkins and Friends of SATX Angelo artist, was brought on board to repair established in 1998 to support the Angelo in this, its 20th year, we will achieve that to the endowment, you can give online at DoT | Ms. Katie M. Plum | Dr. and Mrs. Fazlur Rahman | damage to the chalk drawings before they were State Natural History Collections and goal. With the unexpected passing of Terry angelo.edu/giving. Select eGiving, then Mr. Mark Robbins | Dr. David J. Schmidly | Mr. Lynn A. covered. Te Biology Department is grateful feld studies associated with research. Maxwell, our former Curator of Birds, the Endowments and lastly, Terry C. Maxwell Simpson | Ms. Haleigh A. Smith | Dr. Ray C. Telfair II | to all these people who were instrumental in Our goal was to reach $100,000 before ASNHC curators made the decision to Endowment in Natural History; or contact Mr. and Mrs. David Timm | Ms. Linda White | and Dr. preserving Terry’s remarkable artwork for using any of the interest generated by rename the endowment in his memory: Te the ASU Ofce of Development directly at and Mrs. Russell Wilke. decades to come. the endowment. Te endowment is Terry C. Maxwell Endowment in Natural 325-942-2116. 2 3 Irion County Bats & Skunks Molecular Data New Crowd-Sourcing Buckwheat: from Texas Retrieved from Greenhouse! Knowledge Research on an Department of 100+ Year Old Uncommon State Health Specimens Endemic Services

Te Irion County Buckwheat (Eriogonum Last summer, the ASNHC received over Historical specimens of Eastern spotted skunks Te ASNHC Herbarium has imaged over 57,000 neallyi, Polygonaceae) is an uncommon 3,000 specimens of bats and skunks from the (Spilogale putorius) housed at the National pressed plants and associated them with their endemic of the northwestern Edwards Plateau rabies laboratory at the Texas Department of Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian respective data. Soon we will be asking friends with little known of its natural history, including State Health Services. Tese specimens were Institution) have been added to a genetic of the ASNHC, and plant afcionados in general, its reproductive biology. Trilby King, a senior submitted for testing in 2016 and 2017. Tose analysis of the species. Funding from the to look through these images and help screen biology major, will continue a second year that tested negative for rabies are being prepared Department of Biology’s Head-of-the-River for errors in outdated taxonomy or incorrect of investigating the reproductive biology of as vouchered specimens and will create the Ranch Travel Scholarship (originally founded species calls. Te images will be beautiful to the Irion County Buckwheat. Despite active opportunity for a variety of projects on genetics, by Ford and Edith Boulware) allowed recent peruse! pollination, seemingly well-timed precipitation, parasites and species distribution. graduate student, Alexandra Shafer, to travel to and high numbers of fruit set earlier in the Washington, D. C., in fall 2016 to work with ASU fowering season, for the second year most alumnus, Dr. Molly McDonough, in an ancient fruits are aborting prior to maturation. A Head- DNA laboratory. Together they sampled a single of-the-River Ranch Research Grant and an ASU claw or turbinal bones (bones inside of the nasal A state-of-the-art multi-greenhouse facility, made possible by a generous donation to ASU, is currently being constructed on campus and will be finished by April or May of 2018. Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research cavity) from 18 skunk specimens collected Grant are funding Trilby’s research on this along the Texas coast from 1899-1904. Tese Te Biology Department is very excited to What kind of plants will be in the greenhouse? species. skunks are recognized as a separate subspecies have a full greenhouse facility on campus next Lots! Te greenhouse will house three diferent (the Plains spotted skunk; Spilogale putorius spring! Te greenhouse will greatly enhance the biomes in separate spaces. In the temperate interrupta) and were once more common in department, the university and the community. room, we will create several theme gardens to these areas of the state. DNA sequences were Here are some of the ways it will be used: entice the human senses (aroma, color, touch). combined into an analysis with tissues from 78 We will also have some medicinal plants and specimens collected more recently from across • Undergraduate, graduate student and faculty research. Te greenhouse will open a gnome (miniature plant) garden. Next, the their range to evaluate the genetic relationships tropical room will have tanks for aquatic plants of this rare carnivore. up new grant opportunities with expanded facility features and space. and one large “living wall” designed to house a variety of epiphytes. Epiphytes are sometimes • Class lab projects, like competition called “air plants” because they grow in the A small bee is shown visiting a flower of E. neallyi. The experiments or measuring inheritance flowers, when fully open, are only 3-4 mm in diameter. canopy of forests – nowhere near the ground. Photo by Bonnie Amos. patterns. Plants for the wall include orchids, bromeliads, • Demonstration materials for labs, class ferns, mosses and cacti, and there will also be tours and in-person experience of plant an area dedicated to carnivorous plants. Te adaptations and habitat requirements. third room, the desert room, will have hot, dry conditions perfect for cacti and other succulents • Source of living plants or plant parts like aloes, sedums, euphorbs and stone plants. to be taken back to lab for additional Scattered throughout the greenhouse will be investigation. Living plants are much easier some very unusual plants, such as a corpse – and more fun – to study than pressed, plant and black bat plants. Te plan is to create a dried specimens or plants preserved in greenhouse plant community that is fascinating, fxative. beautiful and educational! • Hosting community outreach events, like garden clubs, master gardeners, Science Days and school tours. Adopt-a-Plant! Help us bring the new biology greenhouse alive by joining the ASU Adopt-a-Plant program. By donating to the cause, you can select which plant or plant types you would like to support. Trilby King conducting crossing experiments on Irion Skunk specimens housed at the National Museum of Alex Shaffer, 2016 ASU biology graduate, holds an County Buckwheat flowers along a Sterling County Natural History in Washington, D.C. Some specimens Eastern spotted skunk caught for genetic sequencing roadside. over a hundred years old were sequenced for an ASU as part of her graduate research. For more information, go to angelo.edu/greenhouse. An imaged and digitized specimen of Gaura calcicola, graduate student’s project. the Texas Beeblossom, housed at the ASNHC. Publications based on DNA barcoding. Southwestern Association of Naturalists, the Mexican Long-nosed Bat. Contract with Bat Conservation New Species in Spread of Specimen Lawton, Okla. International, TPWD Section 6 funding, $21,486 to ASU. Ammerman, Loren K., Dana N. Lee, and R. S. Pfau. 2016. Patterns of genetic divergence among Myotis californicus, M. ciliolabrum, Perkins, J. Clint, Alexandra A. Shafer, and Robert C. Dowler. Boal, C. W., and Ben R. Skipper. Assessing the distribution and ASNHC White-Nose Totals and M. leibii based on amplifed fragment length polymorphism. 2017. Surveying an uncommon mesocarnivore in Texas: the plains occupancy patterns of riparian avifauna in the Trans-Pecos region Acta Chiropterologica 18(2): 337-347. spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius interrupta. Texas Society of of Texas. TPWD State Wildlife Grants, $80,000 (funded to TTU). Mammalogists, Junction, Texas. Demere, Krysta D., Melissa B. Meierhofer, Michael L. Morrison, Ben R. Skipper. 2017. Te role of food limitation in the breeding Brian L. Pierce, Joseph M. Szewczak, Jonah W. Evans, and Loren Perkins, J. Clint, Alexandra A. Shafer, and Robert C. Dowler. cycle of Bewick’s Wrens. Angelo State University Faculty Research K. Ammerman. 2017. Noteworthy records for six species of bats 2017. Current and historical distribution of an uncommon Enhancement Grant, $11,125. from 13 Texas counties and the frst voucher specimens from sites carnivore, the plains spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius interrupta), with Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Occasional Papers, Museum of in Texas. Southwestern Association of Naturalists, Lawton, Okla. Student Grants Texas Tech University 351: 1-12. Perkins, J. Clint, Alexandra A. Shafer, and Robert C. Dowler. A new mammalian species has been described A fungal disease in bats, white-nose Faculty-Mentored Research Grants Herbarium Ferguson, Adam W., Molly M. McDonough, Gema I. Guerra, 2017. Status and distribution of the plains spotted skunk (Spilogale Sam Harrison – Microsatellite analysis of Myotis ciliolabrum and in the September 2017 issue of the Journal of syndrome, is causing devastating efects on bat M. Rheude, J. W. Dragoo, Loren K. Ammerman, and Robert C. putorius interrupta) in Texas. American Society of Mammalogists, Myotis californicus. Faculty mentor: Loren K. Ammerman. Mammalogy – a new big-eared climbing rat, populations in the U.S., and the causative agent, Dowler. 2017. Phylogeography of a widespread small carnivore, Moscow, Idaho. Ototylomys chiapensis, from Chiapas, Mexico. Pseudogymnoascus destructans, was detected the western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) reveals temporally Sydney Decker – Phylogeography of Northern Yellow Bats 60,000 variable signatures of isolation across western North America. Perkins, J. Clint, Alexandra A. Shafer, and Robert C. using mitochondrial DNA sequence. Faculty mentor: Loren K. Its holotype resides at the Museum of Vertebrate for the frst time in Texas this past year in six Ecology and Evolution 2017:1-12. Dowler. 2017. Crowd sourcing, citizen scientists, and collecting Ammerman. Zoology at the University of California- counties. Vouchers from three of the sites that Tissues nontraditional data: the search for the eastern spotted skunk. Poster Berkeley, and two paratypes are housed here at tested positive for the fungus were prepared as Rahman, Fazlur. 2016. Te Temple Road: A Doctor’s Journey, presentation at American Society of Mammalogists, Moscow, Idaho. Trilby King – Pollination and Reproductive Biology of Irion the ASNHC. fuid specimens and have been deposited at the Speaking Tiger Books, Delhi, a literary publisher. Invited to book County Buckwheat. Faculty Mentor: Bonnie B. Amos. Perkins, J. Clint, Alexandra A. Shafer, Nicholas W. Sharp, Blake ASNHC. launch at the India International Center in Delhi in November 24,101 2016, and in Times of India Literary Festival in Mumbai in D. Sasse, and Robert C. Dowler. 2017. Crowd sourcing, citizen M’Kayla Motley – Seed Dispersal Methods of the Tobusch December 2016. scientists, and collecting novel data: the search for the eastern Fishhook Cactus. Faculty mentor: Bonnie B. Amos. spotted skunk. Mesos in the Middle symposium, Te Wildlife Mammalogy Skipper, Ben R., Clint W. Boal, J. Tsai, and M. R. Fuller. 2017. Society, Albuquerque, N.M. Graduate Student Fellowships Assessment of frequency and duration of point counts when Grifn Chodacki – Foraging habitat partitioning of three sympatric Perkins, J. Clint. 2016. Conservation status of the Plains Spotted surveying for golden eagle presence. Wildlife Society Bulletin kingfshers along the South Llano River, Texas. Faculty mentor: Ben Bio Blitz Skunk in Texas. Rolling Plains Chapter of the Texas Master 41:212-223. R. Skipper. 18,194 Naturalist Program, Wichita Falls, Texas. Fall 2017 Welch, B. C., Clint W. Boal, and Ben R. Skipper. 2017. Kelly Persinger – Prevalence of avian trichomoniasis in built and Perkins, J. Clint. 2017. Conservation status of the Plains Spotted Herpetology Environmental infuences on the nestling phenology and natural landscapes of west Texas. Faculty mentor: Ben R. Skipper. productivity of Mississippi kites (Ictinia mississippiensis). Condor Skunk in Texas. Indian Hills and El Camino Real chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist Program, Blooming Grove and Milano, 119:298-307. J. Clint Perkins – Camera trapping surveys for Plains Spotted Texas. Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Fort Worth, Texas. Skunks (Spilogale putorius interrupta). Faculty mentor: Robert C. Dowler. 15,032 Presentations Shafer, Alexandra A., J. Clint Perkins, Robert C. Dowler, and Loren K. Ammerman. 2017. Genetic structure and diferentiation Ammerman, Loren K. and Michael T. Dixon. 2017. Monitoring Alexandra Shafer – Use of ancient DNA techniques to sample within the Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius): A Ornithology the colony size of the Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) historical samples of Eastern spotted skunks. Faculty mentors: microsatellite analysis. Southwestern Association of Naturalists, in Texas using thermal imaging. Southwestern Association of Robert C. Dowler and Loren K. Ammerman. Every year, ASU’s Department of Biology and in part, determine species found in the area Lawton, Okla., and American Society of Mammalogists, Moscow, Naturalists, Lawton, Okla. Idaho. Tri-Beta honor society conduct a ‘BioBlitz’ – a and identify changes through time. However, Te following students received Department of Biology Head-of-the- one-day, intensive survey of all living things the main purpose of BioBlitz is to train young 2,556 Chodacki, Grifn and Ben R. Skipper. 2017. Foraging habitat River Ranch (HORR) Student Research Grants or Student Travel Shafer, Alexandra A., J. Clint Perkins, Robert C. Dowler, partitioning in three kingfsher species (family Cerylidae) along the Grants in 2016-17: (plants, reptiles, amphibians, insects, arachnids, biologists in feld methods. Each year, 40-60 and Loren K. Ammerman. 2017. Conservation genetics of an South Llano River, Texas. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, San mammals and birds) in a given area. Tis year’s new biology students participate in the survey uncommon mesocarnivore, the eastern spotted skunk, Mesos in the Antonio, Texas. Michael Lucero – Travel grant to attend Society of Freshwater Middle symposium, Te Wildlife Society, Albuquerque, N.M. survey took place at the Head-of-the-River and get their frst taste of identifying living Science in Raleigh, N.C. 2017. Ranch near Christoval. Tis ranch and others things of the Concho Valley. Demere, Krysta and Loren K. Ammerman. 2017. Molecular Skinner, Kalin. 2017. Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi analysis of the diet of Parastrellus hesperus. Western Bat Working Trilby King – Pollination and Reproductive Biology of Irion have been surveyed through ASU’s BioBlitz to, within mammalian museum specimens in west central Texas. Group, Fort Collins, Colo. County Buckwheat. HOOR Student Research Grant. 2017. Southwestern Association of Parasitologists April 2017, American Society of Parasitologists. June 2017. Dowler, Robert C., J. Clint Perkins, and Alexandra A. Shafer. J. Clint Perkins – Travel grant to attend Texas Chapter of Te 2017. Evaluating detection methods for a rare small carnivore, Wildlife Society in San Antonio, Texas. 2017. Skipper, Ben R., and B. C. Welch. 2017. Urban ecology of the eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius. International Mississippi kites (Ictinia mississippiensis). Invited presentation at the Mammalogical Congress, Perth, Australia. Roxy Pourshoushtari – Travel grant to attend Western Bat Working meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Cape May, N.J. Group meeting in Fort Collins, Colo. 2017. Jimenez, P. Citlally, Ben R. Skipper, and Loren K. Ammerman. 2017. Identifying and characterizing roosts of Lasiurus ega and Faculty Grants Awards Lasiurus intermedius. Southwestern Association of Naturalists, Robert Dowler. 2014-17. Endangered Species Research Projects on Lawton, Okla., and Western Bat Working Group, Fort Collins, Colo. J. Clint Perkins – Student travel award for poster presentation at the Plains Spotted Skunk. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, American Society of Mammalogists in Moscow, Idaho. 2017. Jones, Mary, Ned Strenth, and Loren K. Ammerman. 2016. $258,799. Dietary analysis of the microwhip scorpion (Palpigradi: Loren Ammerman. 2017. Genetic Analysis of Multiple Paternity in Alexandra Shafer – Student travel award for oral presentation at Eukoeneniidae) from Valverde County in southwestern Texas. Red Bats. Angelo State University Faculty Research Enhancement American Society of Mammalogists in Moscow, Idaho. 2017. Poster presentation at the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, Grant, $14,830. Mexico City. Juvenile indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea. Dr. Mike Dixon shows a juvenile cottonmouth water Cave myotis, Myotis velifer. Photo by Angela Rollins. Kalin Skinner – Marc Dresden Student Travel Grant from the Photo by Angela Rollins. moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) to excited Loren Ammerman. 2017. Binational Conservation of an American Society of Parasitologists. 2017. Kuzdak, Katie F. and Loren K. Ammerman. Efect of drought students of the Department of Biology. Photo by Endangered Pollinator: Research, Protection, and Recovery for Angela Rollins. conditions on the diet of the Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis) 6 7 2017 Summer Bat Research New Collections Manager

A team of current and former ASU students Dianna Krejsa, new collections manager, in the mammal and bird (Hannah Jones, Roxy Pourshoushtari, Christian Herrera, Krysta Demere), and Mary Gilmore division of the Angelo State University Natural History Collections. taking a break from field research.

In June 2017, the above group assisted Dr. Dianna Krejsa (CRAY-suh) became our new and research experience through the National Ammerman with PIT tagging endangered collections manager in August. She comes to Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Mexican long-nosed bats, Leptonycteris nivalis, us from the University of New Mexico (UNM), Undergraduates (REU) program. One summer to monitor their activities at their roost in the where she just completed her master’s degree was spent at the Rocky Mountain Biological Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park. on evolution and population genetics of North Laboratory investigating ecology of aquatic American wolverines, Gulo gulo luscus. Dianna macroinvertebrates; and a second summer was did most of her work in the lab, but also spent at Texas A&M University working on the performed feldwork in the tundra and boreal genetics of predatory insects used in biological forest habitats of northern Canada where pest control. In her senior year, she participated wolverines live. While in graduate school, in a short internship with the Smithsonian she was heavily involved with the Museum of National Museum of Natural History in Southwestern Biology as a curatorial assistant Washington, D.C., working in the Division of in the Division of Mammals and the Division Mammals (and prepping lots of Afghani jirds, of Genomic Resources, and she served on feld Meriones sp., a type of desert-adapted rodent). crews in New Mexico and on international expeditions to Canada, Panama and Ecuador. Upon completing her undergraduate degree, Dianna worked for a year trapping small Dianna grew up in Indianola, Iowa, mammals on a sylvatic plague project in South and attended Simpson College for her Dakota with the U.S. Geological Survey. She undergraduate education. As a biology major, then attended UNM for her graduate degree to she was infuenced by courses in comparative expand her skill set in molecular analysis and vertebrate biology, entomology and museum work. mammalogy. She gained practical experience in specimen preparation and built several Her experience in the feld, lab and collections articulated skeletons, including a juvenile camel, are exactly what we need, and we are happy to Camelus dromedarius. During two summers have Dianna with us. of her undergraduate career, she gained feld

At this year’s Tri-Beta Bioblitz at the Head- of-the-River Ranch near Christoval, two cottonmouth water moccasins (Agkistrodon piscivorus) were captured that had been PIT tagged in 2008 and 2010 by Jason Strickland, former ASU graduate student, now at the University of Central Florida. Current data from these individuals will be compared to that collected when they were originally tagged. Photo by Angela Rollins.