American Museum of Natural History's Southwestern Research Station Field Herpetology of the Southwest 16 July - 25 July, 2014
During this 9-day course, participants will experience the outstanding biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles found in a wide diversity of habitats throughout southeastern Arizona and parts of southwestern New Mexico. Participants will obtain hands-on experience in amphibian and reptile identification, collecting and marking techniques, and data documentation. The course also will cover specimen preparation of a full museum voucher specimen, including tissue vouchers. The course is designed for students, conservation biologists, and other individuals who have a background in biology at the college level. It will emphasize taxonomy, ecology, and field identification of reptiles and amphibians of southeastern Arizona and parts of southwestern New Mexico. The course will include lectures, field trips, and labs. However, field trips will be a major part of the course. Students will visit a wide diversity of habitat types ranging from mountains tops to desert. A few openings are left in this July workshop. For more information about the course contact Dawn Wilson Ph: 520-558-2396; Email: [email protected] http://research.amnh.org/swrs/herpetology-southwest Dawn S. Wilson, Director Southwestern Research Station P.O. Box 16553 Portal, Arizona 85632 Phone: 520-558-2396 Fax: 520-558-2018 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: http://research.amnh.org/swrs/
