SYSTEMATICS AND SIGNALLING OF MADAGASCAN CHAMELEONS OF THE CALUMMA NASUTUM GROUP…

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“In this dissertation I evaluate, based on a taxonomic revision of Calumma nasutum group, the significance of mitochondrial lineages for species delimitation and promote micro- computed tomography (micro-CT) as an additional tool for integrative taxonomy. The second part deals with the discovery of the phenomenon of widespread fluorescence in chameleons. Biofluorescence is only rarely found in land vertebrates, so far, but has been reported for several marine organisms where it is used, inter alia, for intraspecific communication. As chameleons also communicate visually, the fluorescent pattern might work as an additional signal for species recognition.”…
https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24417/1/Proetzel_David.pdf
 
kinyonga said:
“In this dissertation I evaluate, based on a taxonomic revision of Calumma nasutum group, the significance of mitochondrial lineages for species delimitation and promote micro- computed tomography (micro-CT) as an additional tool for integrative taxonomy. The second part deals with the discovery of the phenomenon of widespread fluorescence in chameleons. Biofluorescence is only rarely found in land vertebrates, so far, but has been reported for several marine organisms where it is used, inter alia, for intraspecific communication. As chameleons also communicate visually, the fluorescent pattern might work as an additional signal for species recognition.”…
https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24417/1/Proetzel_David.pdf
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Looks great! However I have got to set aside an entire weekend to read a 200 plus page PDF.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich
 
kinyonga said:
I was laughing because it is a lot of reading and it’s going to take me a while to get through it all too…if I want to absorb it all.
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That is a lot of technical reading. My mother and brother both can go through a couple novels in a couple of days (one or two novels a day). However scientific reading is another matter. I normally go 5-10 days when I stay to it for novels. That is when I am not speed reading and want 100% attention to detail reading.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich
 
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