Obit: Chris Humphries 18 Aug 2009 The Telegraph in the UK has an obituary for Chris Humphries, the botanist and systematist who died recently. Humphries was also a major player in the use of biogeography for conservation. Biology Ecology and Biodiversity Species and systematics Systematics
Humor Species is a hard concept 17 Jul 2008 Stealing this one from Moselio Schachter: A guy walks at night on a beach in California and stubs his toe against an old bottle, which breaks and releases a genie. “I’ll grant you one wish, oh Master,” says the genie. The man replies, “Well, I’d dearly love to go to… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity Update on the Brazilian primate researcher case 8 Aug 200718 Sep 2017 Nature [subscription required] is reporting that Brazilian ecologists are threatening a strike if Marc van Roosmalen is not released. You’ll recall that I posted on his case before. Van Roosmalen is a maverick primate researcher who has effectively been imprisoned for 16 years for political reasons. Brazilian researchers are justifiably… Read More
To all readers, Chris was very accommodating person, and he is very knowledgeable specially on biology. he may rest in peace, my condolonces to the family. Dholor