[ECOLOG-L] Needed: California: Timema livestock (stick insects) - possible collaboration

[Aaron T. Dossey]

Hello.

I understand that this is the time of year that many of the Timema's are 
out in California.

For my insect chemical defense research, I'd like to get ahold of 
livestock of any species of these I can to test for defense compounds.

Please let me know if you can collect some of these for me.  I can give 
you additional information on different species (such as collection 
data, where to look, when to look, foodplants, etc.) if needed.  There 
is a book on US Phasmids which contains a lot of info on them (see URL 
below).

http://www.amazon.com/Insects-Continental-United-States-Canada/dp/1930585233/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1305411665&sr=8-1 
<http://www.amazon.com/Insects-Continental-United-States-Canada/dp/1930585233/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1305411665&sr=8-1>

Thanks!

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Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology