The International Reptile Conservation Foundation just relaunched its journal with the new name Reptiles & Amphibians: Conservation and Natural History (it was previously known as Iguana). It's a shame that there isn't an on-line version because the first number of this new magazine is fantastic: it's a full-color format featuring eye-popping photos and interesting articles. The photo on the back cover of a Resplendant Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) eating an alligator lizard (Abronia sp.) alone is worth the $25 subscription fee (the crappy iPhone capture seen here does no justice to this photo by José Yee). Articles appearing in the first issue include:Battle of the Sexes: Asexuality versus Sexuality by Jesse L. Grismer
The Herpetofauna of Guana Island: An Annotated Checklist and Travelogue by Gad Perry and Robert Powell
Arboreal Alligator Lizards in the Genus Abronia: Emeralds of the Cloud Forests of Guatemala by Daniel Ariano-Sánchez and Lester Melendez
Beyond 2008 "Year of the Frog": The Challenges Facing Amphibians and the Amphibian Ark by Ron Gagliardo
One Species that Will be Saved: The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana by Fred Burton
Madagascar Travelogue by Seth Rudman (Glor Lab undergraduate!)
5 comments:
Really nice! The gallery of cover photos was really cool on their site, but it felt a little like a carnival game to me...
We're just about to launch new version of the IRCF.org website that will include a new journal section featuring a preview "flip-book" for each issue. Also available is a downloadable full-color sampler. John Binns, CEO, IRCF
Wow! Sounds great!
Sounds excellent John. Your group has put together a really nice product. I'm sure people will be impressed when they see the flip-book and preview.
I would agree with Susan.. it was a little gameshow'ish.
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