Graduate TA (1999-2001) John Steffen measuring a lizard under the shade tarp.
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Nothing beats soaking in a White Horse Hot Spring after a long day in the field.
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A Longnose Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) sporting paint markings, a color coding system used to identify individuals from a distance.
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The large cage (PVC pipe and window screening) used
to estimate grasshopper diversity and abundance in 2001. |
This ambitious female Gambelia wislizenii is attempting to eat a pocket mouse.
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A female Gambelia wislizenii with excellent camouflage in dappled sunlight.
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Sticky-flower Green Rabbitbrush (Ericameria viscidiflora) is
distinctive, but uncommon shrub on the study site.
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Duct tape was needed only in 1998 as a defense against Cheatgrass |
One last meal at the Windmill Restaurant in Burns Oregon before heading home.
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Copulation bite marks (faded gray, v-shaped marks) on the belly of a female
Gambelia wislizenii
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Comparing field notebooks after a day of capturing lizards.
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The strikingly patterned Black Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus insularis) inhabits rockier terrain a few miles away,
upslope from the study site.
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Survey flags like this one are placed at regular intervals along the two main study plots to mark coordinates.
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Catching a lizard in a shrub is tricky business, and
works best with three nooses.
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Working on projects in the shade.
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Taking a break from the hot afternoon sun (2001).
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Camp central 1998, when evaluating the site for a
field course. |
Constructing sticky traps for flying arthropods.
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