My Research on Discovery Channel Canada
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Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
Boca - Its not on in the US, its a program that is only shown in Canada.
Vibrant - Glad you got to see it. I still haven't seen it so I have no idea what they decided to show. It figures they'd show the pardalis not cooperating for me. He usually eats so readily (I've used him as a demonstration of cham feeding for a Physiology of Movement class here at USF) but he sure didn't want to cooperate that day. How was the segment though? Did they do a good job?
Chris
Vibrant - Glad you got to see it. I still haven't seen it so I have no idea what they decided to show. It figures they'd show the pardalis not cooperating for me. He usually eats so readily (I've used him as a demonstration of cham feeding for a Physiology of Movement class here at USF) but he sure didn't want to cooperate that day. How was the segment though? Did they do a good job?
Chris
I just finished watching your research Chris!
It was very interesting...but I wish it had been longer!
I never would have thought about the method of eating affecting where chameleons could live! It makes sense though that because chameleons don't have to chase after food (which would be a slower chase at lower temperatures) they could still eat in spite of cooler temperatures.
What about being able to digest the food though? They would still need to warm up to allow for proper digestion. Is that going to be the next study?
It was very interesting...but I wish it had been longer!
I never would have thought about the method of eating affecting where chameleons could live! It makes sense though that because chameleons don't have to chase after food (which would be a slower chase at lower temperatures) they could still eat in spite of cooler temperatures.
What about being able to digest the food though? They would still need to warm up to allow for proper digestion. Is that going to be the next study?
Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
Glad you liked it! The thing is, while some habitats that chameleons inhabit are pretty cool, they are able to bask during the day and bring their body temperature up for digestion. The thing is, they are active over a wider range of body temperatures then other lizard species living in the same habitat. That is to say, they are active earlier in the day, before they bring their body temp up, and are able to maintain their feeding performance regardless which is unusual when you consider how body temperature typically effects performance.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing it myself!
Chris
Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing it myself!
Chris
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Just watched it Chris. Interesting!
Once I edit the file down to just your piece (I recorded the whole show), and I guess compress it to a more reasonable file size, is there a way I can upload to this forum?
update: once cut down to just the chameleon piece, its still a 250MB MPEG - and I dont seem to have any tools for compressing it (suggestions anyone?)
Once I edit the file down to just your piece (I recorded the whole show), and I guess compress it to a more reasonable file size, is there a way I can upload to this forum?
update: once cut down to just the chameleon piece, its still a 250MB MPEG - and I dont seem to have any tools for compressing it (suggestions anyone?)
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Vibrant Chameleons
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They did a great job showing your fabulous studies. I too wish it were longer, but what they did show was really cool.
From what was shown, you were feeding crickets. Have you done studies using Blaptica Dubia, Lobsters or Hissers? It would be interesting to see in slow motion, the affect of the weight of the feeders.
Good job Chris
royden
New Member
suh-weet! I knew someone would get it done! Thanks Sandra!
Electric
New Member
I was also able to catch this as well, was very cool to watch. Your facilities seem to be very well equipped! I too was hoping for something a bit longer, thinking they were going to elaborate on other rarer species and different topics but the focus was really on the tongue mechanism and feeding behavior. (but maybe this is what was planned)
Very interesting nonetheless, and at least now you can officially tell people/brag that you've been on tv before hehe, and on discovery channel for that matter! (unless you have been on tv before..)
Very interesting nonetheless, and at least now you can officially tell people/brag that you've been on tv before hehe, and on discovery channel for that matter! (unless you have been on tv before..)
Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
Sandra - I'm glad someone was able to record it. I'm not sure what size you'd need to get it to in order to post it somewhere for people to see but I would definitely like to check it out
Vibrant - To be honest, the emphasis of the research is on the projection, not the retraction. We use the retraction to show how a normal system should react to temperature change and what I'm really interested in is that projection does not react the same way. Increasing the weight of the feeders would decrease the retraction velocities across the range of temperatures but wouldn't change the trend between temperatures. One of the things I have to do is try to keep prey weight relatively constant to remove confounding effects from things like that.
Electric - My research here at the University of South Florida is focused on the feeding biomechanics and physiology. Also, to be honest, I only use Ch. calyptratus for my research. I brought the other animals in for the filming for a little diversity. Everything I do with other, rarer species at the moment is my own personal hobby and while I have plans for other projects that incorporate a wider range of species, the purpose of the piece was to highlight my research at USF. Being on the Discovery Channel is definitely a nice feather in my cap, if you will, and I'm definitely pleased to be able to put it on my CV. It was a fun experience and hopefully one I'll get to do again in the future.
Chris
Vibrant - To be honest, the emphasis of the research is on the projection, not the retraction. We use the retraction to show how a normal system should react to temperature change and what I'm really interested in is that projection does not react the same way. Increasing the weight of the feeders would decrease the retraction velocities across the range of temperatures but wouldn't change the trend between temperatures. One of the things I have to do is try to keep prey weight relatively constant to remove confounding effects from things like that.
Electric - My research here at the University of South Florida is focused on the feeding biomechanics and physiology. Also, to be honest, I only use Ch. calyptratus for my research. I brought the other animals in for the filming for a little diversity. Everything I do with other, rarer species at the moment is my own personal hobby and while I have plans for other projects that incorporate a wider range of species, the purpose of the piece was to highlight my research at USF. Being on the Discovery Channel is definitely a nice feather in my cap, if you will, and I'm definitely pleased to be able to put it on my CV. It was a fun experience and hopefully one I'll get to do again in the future.
Chris
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Great! but how do I get it to you? Maybe my partner can put it on his ftp site, you could grab it, compress it and offer it to the world?
I think folks would find it worth watching.
Cameron B
Established Member
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
sent you a PM
Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
Just to keep the thread in contact with the video: https://www.chameleonforums.com/chris-anderson-daily-planet-15719/
Thanks Cameron!
Chris
Thanks Cameron!
Chris
