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Symbol Creation Service / Re: Fly is mislabeled as a bee
« Last post by swilso106 on May 28, 2013, 10:41:29 am »
I believe so, yes.
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Symbol Creation Service / Re: Fly is mislabeled as a bee
« Last post by AdrianJ on May 28, 2013, 09:57:13 am »
Thanks for pointing out the mistake. I have relabeled it:
http://ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/displayimage-813.html

I believe I am correct in assuming it is from the Syrphidae family?
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Symbol Creation Service / Fly is mislabeled as a bee
« Last post by swilso106 on May 28, 2013, 08:22:27 am »
The raster image that is labeled "Bee on flower, Acadia National Park, Maine" is an image of a fly, not a bee.
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National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment / Re: data download
« Last post by AdrianJ on May 13, 2013, 06:14:39 pm »
PM Sent
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National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment / Re: data download
« Last post by msauer on May 13, 2013, 03:39:09 pm »
Another person interested in the Excel file for estuary statistics shown in the site info.php. Are tidal exchange and tidal FW volume calculated for each of the estuaries?

Thanks, Mike
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Symbol Creation Service / Symbol Request for lizards
« Last post by TaraL on May 06, 2013, 04:02:13 pm »
I'd love to see some more lizards in your reptiles library! Attached are photos of my study species:

Sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard
  • first picture is of a standard stance of this species (and its congeners), with typical dorsal markings (the darker chevrons on gray-brown mottling)
  • second picture shows the blue belly and throat, which appear during mating season
  • If you could add some blue to the "standard stance" icon, it would really accentuate the species ID. No need to make an icon just of the blue belly picture.





Aspidoscelis hyperythra, orange-throated whiptail
  • picture shows a great pose for this lizard
  • He's closing one of his eyelids - you can make his eye black instead of that grey
  • His tail has also regenerated (near where his longest right rear toe is "pointing") - no need to show that in the icon
  • Their very long tails are often slightly bluish tinged, especially in juveniles
  • Throats are bright orange on males during mating season, though females also turn orange




Thanks for all you do!
~Tara L
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Symbol Creation Service / Philippine Island Forest Ecosystem
« Last post by tope on October 23, 2012, 05:34:37 am »
Hi. Thank you for reading my request. Hope you can assist me in this. I'm making a presentation about the Philippine Island Ecosystem and I'm having a hard time creating a diagram indicating the different forest ecosystems in a typical Philippine Island. According to one of my sources, there are at least 4 (and a maxof 12) types of forests in our country. I was only able to identify 4: Mangrove, Beach, Dipterocarp, and Mossy. I hope you can help me with this.
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Symbol Creation Service / Sablefish, Anopoploma fimbria
« Last post by kcoutre on October 16, 2012, 01:59:52 am »
http://coldcountrysalmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Sablefish.jpg
This fish is also known as black cod however they are not a member of Gadiformes, they are one of two species in the family: Anoplopomatidae.They are found in the North Pacific Ocean and my specific research is on juvenile diet and habitat use.
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Symbol Creation Service / Indo-Pacific coral reef fishes
« Last post by chelsealwood on September 28, 2012, 07:35:14 pm »
Hi there,

I would be so grateful for symbols of these common Indo-Pacific coral reef fish species:

Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)
Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus)
Whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans)
Bluespotted bristletooth (Ctenochaetus marginatus)
Bicolor chromis (Chromis margaritifer)
Bartlett's anthias (Pseudanthias bartlettorum)
Golden gregory (Stegastes aureus)

Thanks,
Chelsea
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Techniques and Resources/Links for Effective Science Communication / new blog for budding science videographers
« Last post by thescientistvideographer on August 16, 2012, 01:20:20 pm »
Your readers might be interested in my new blog, The Scientist Videographer, where I am providing free tips, tutorials, and reviews designed to encourage and teach more scientists to create their own science videos and share their knowledge with the world:

http://thescientistvideographer.com/wordpress

I'm a scientist who has been developing videos for several years now to illustrate my research and that of colleagues and am now at a point where I would like to share my experience with other scientists interested in science communication beyond the traditional means (journal articles and conference presentations).

Regards,

Karen L. McKee
Scientist Emeritus
U.S. Geological Survey
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