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Show Notes
Bombs are terrifying for humans. Scientists have accidentally discovered that geckos probably find them scary too.
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Main Paper References:
Dubiner S, Vardi R, Meiri S, Levin E. 2024. Stressed reptiles pay the metabolic price of war. Ecology:e4370. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4370.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Idiiatullina SS, Pawangkhanant P, Suwannapoom C, Tawan T, Chanhome L, Nguyen TV, David P, Vogel G, Poyarkov NA. 2024. Another new species of karst-associated pitviper (Serpentes, Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from the Isthmus of Kra, Peninsular Thailand. European Journal of Taxonomy 930. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2489.
Other Links/Mentions:
Kidangoor A. 2024.Studying snakes without rattling them? There’s now tech for that. Available at https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/studying-snakes-without-rattling-them-theres-now-tech-for-that/ (accessed July 2, 2024).
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses