Archives for January 2016

Frogs of Southern Africa App

Posted January 26, 2016 by Farallo, Vincent

A new APP on the “Frogs of Southern Africa” is out and available for IOS ($12.99) and android ($17.99) smart phones and tablets. This APP packed with information including 61 high resolution videos and 150 frogs calls. The APP acts as a full field guide and can be searched by English, Afrikaans, and scientific names. The APP has many features, but four that stand out in particular are:

My location feature. With the “my location” switched on the APP will zoom in and provides a list of species for the specific location. However if you are sitting elsewhere you could tap on a location and study the frogs for that site.
The “My list” allows a researcher to create a species list for an area or a specific project. This list with GPS coordinates can then be emailed from within the APP.
The compare function allows one to compare two species side by side.
With the March 2016 free update a “citizen science” component will be added whereby userd will be able to upload pictures with their own identification to a central database. They will then receive a confirmation of the ID.

If you are interested in the herpetology of Southern Africa then you should check out this APP!

Help amphibian research!

Posted January 17, 2016 by Michelle Koo

Start 2016 doing good for amphibian research! Two days left for several of these amphibian research campaigns at Instrumentl, a science crowd-funding site, where there are currently 19 projects to choose from. To mention just a few: research on the deadly salamander fungus (Bsal) to breeding ecology in Bhutan’s Amolops to educational outreach and innovative new field techniques with frog call monitorin by cell phone for the recently descirbed Rana kauffeldi.

While you can this weekend, donate to your favorite worthy cause, amphibian research by all these passionate scientists!

Abstract submission now open for the 2016 JMIH

Posted January 14, 2016 by Farallo, Vincent

The abstract submission site is now open for the 2016 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in New Orleans, LA held July 6th to 10th!

The abstract submission form and instructions are available here.

You will be required to register for the site. Once you have registered, you will get a reply with instructions on how to submit your abstract. Please read the instructions carefully, as there are some changes from last year.

The abstract submission site will close on 18 March 2016.

As has become more common at scientific conferences in recent years, there is now an option to give an oral “lightning” talk. These are 5 minute talks, 10 slides maximum, and no questions from the audience following the talk. These short form talks are ideal for presenting preliminary research or for putting out a call for data, feedback, or collaboration.

We look forward to seeing everyone in NOLA!