Domestic mammals countability
Here’s a summary of domesticated species countability issues. Comments welcome 🙂 http://dinets.info/domestics.pdf Vladimir
Checklist of North American Mammals
Dear All, I composed a draft checklist of North American mammals. I intend to edit and properly reference it and submit to a scientific journal. Comments welcome: http://dinets.in
Sierra Nevada/Great Basin trip, June 2015
Dear All, I’ll be guiding a one-week tour to the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin in June 2015. Please have a look at the description at http://dinets.info/CA-NV-2015.pdf.
Spanish mongooses
People who have visited Spain might like to know that mongooses there have been found to be genetically distinct from African ones, with 200,000 years since divergence. Vladimir Di
Bering Sea islands trip, June 30-July 7
We are now finalizing the schedule of the Bering Sea Islands trip. It will include St Paul, St Matthew, and Unalaska Islands. In addition to island endemics such as Unalaska Collar
And some taxonomy…
Some taxonomy news: North American Water Shrew is a complex of three species (fortunately, I’ve seen all three); here’s a taxonomic review of Asian pikas. Vladimir Di
Winter chipmunks
If you go chipmunking in the Sierra Nevada, better do so in summer. By late October the chipmunks change into winter coats and become even more difficult to tell apart than in summ
Golden beavers
If you’d like to see the golden subspecies of American beaver (Castor canadensis subauratus), there is an amazingly tame population in downtown Martinez, California. Just par
Finding Mammals in North America: last-minute RFI
Dear All, I am about to receive the final proofs of my new book Finding Mammals in North America; this will be the last chance to add or change something. If you have any tips yo
Utah, Wyoming, Idaho & Montana
I’m back from a 6-day trip to the states listed above, mostly fact-checking for my upcoming book and enjoying the fall colors. There’s not enough new stuff for a trip r