The Last Stands blog is standing down for a month or two. With the Americas trip over, I’m taking care of immediate business (writing magazine features, editing, doing a fortnightly radio segment called “Off the Beaten Track” on New Zealand’s national radio program “Nine Till Noon”) until late September, when I plan to spend some [...]
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A Journey to the Rainforests of the Sea
Kennedy Warne invites you to join the Last Stands journey
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Welcome to Last Stands
Last Stands is a book and communication project to raise awareness of the plight of the world's disappearing mangrove forests. Join Kennedy Warne as he travels to the salt-water rainforests and coastal communities of Latin America and the Caribbean during the first stage of his global journey.
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July 5th, 2009
Another snake mimic
By KENNEDY WARNE
Ron Rutowski, Professor of Biology at Arizona State University and a lepidopterist whose major area of study is how insects produce and use visual signals in their lives, has sent this link about the snake-mimicking spicebush swallowtail caterpillar. He notes: “Although the resemblance and its potential advantage appears obvious it has never been confirmed experimentally.”
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July 5th, 2009
Pelliciera comparison and Belize alert
By KENNEDY WARNE
Having just learned how to put PowerPoint presentations on the blog, I am providing two such slide shows created by Candy Feller. The first concerns Pelliciera rhizophorae mangroves, and the second sounds the alarm re the impact of development on mangroves in Belize.
Pacific Vs Caribbean Pelliciera Rhizophorae Flowers
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