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January 2012 March 2013
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THIS MONTH’S PROGRAM
FUTURE SPEAKERS
Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Fusari, retired biologist A tour leader’s view of the Galápagos
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16 April 2013: Robert Villa “Adventures in México and Guatemala: 2011-2012”
7:15 PM; Tuesday, 19 March; University of Arizona, BIO5/Keating Building; 1657 East Helen Street
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21 May 2013: Jim Rorabaugh “Amphibians and Reptiles of Sonora, Mexico: The Book!”
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aggie is a vertebrate biologist, a conservation ecologist, and an educator with a B.A. from Boston University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from UCLA. She earned her Ph.D. under Ken Norris and Ken Nagy working on the water balance of the California Legless Lizard, Anniella pulchra. She taught at UCLA, Vinginia Commonwealth University, Prescott College, and UCSC. At UCSC she was Director of the Natural Reserves and lecturer in Environmental Studies and Biology. She spent 2 years in Peace Corps México and now she is a Docent at the Desert Museum and a board member of the Desert Tortoise Council. Once upon a time she fell into the opportunity to lead tours to the Galápagos Islands. She has led about a dozen tours from 19972010. She has learned a lot of things about Galápagos; the history, the international context, the flora and fauna, and the conservation issues. She will focus on the reptiles of Galápagos. She will talk about the tortoises,
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“Herping Arizona: 2012 in Review” by Roger Repp
SHORT ARTICLE 9
“Reproduction in the Granite Night Lizard, Xantusia henshawi (Squamata: Xantusiidae), from Southern California” by Stephen R. Goldberg
FIELD ENCOUNTERS 12 Checking up on the Whittmer-Heyerdahl story on Floreana, Galápagos. Photo by Maggie Fusari.
the marine and land iguanas (including the pink iguana), the lava lizards and a bit about some of the feathered Reptilia as well. It’s a travelog with a few lessons learned.
“Tortuga de la Sierra Madre – My Encounter with a Cryptic and Elusive Turtle” by Robert Villa
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C.H. Lowe, Jr., Research Fund
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“Occurance of a Western Spadefoot Toad in the burrow system of the Giant Kangaroo Rat, San Luis Obispo County, California” by Monica J. Hememez, et al.
BOOK REVIEWS
The Galápagos as seen on Google™ earth.
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“World without Cats” by Howard Clark
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“Sea turtles of the Eastern Pacific” by Taylor Edwards
SONORAN HERPETOLOGIST 26 (1) 2013
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