I couldn't agree more. Although I probably came off a bit defensive of
"cell smashing," I believe that scientists / naturalists / individuals at
either extreme really do miss out. I think "hybrids" - people in the middle
ground - can make especially important contributions in terms of defining
genetically distinct conservation units, providing supplementary genetic
information to better understand previous behavioral observations, etc.
Thanks for the read.
- Mike
> Mike, I'll be happy to send you the article. I think you may have
> misunderstood some of the attitudes expressed here. I think most of us
> would agree that people at either extreme are missing important parts of
> what is natural history, and subsequently miss opportunities to contribute
> to the protection of biodiversity.
>
> --
> Jay DeLong
> Olympia, WA
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
>> Of Mike Bessert
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 12:34 PM
>> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>> Subject: Re: NANFA-- cells smashers and ichthyologists
>>
>>
>> Jay -
>>
>> Foremost, I consider myself an ichthyologist (I don't know...
>> does spending
>> approximately 160 hours snorkling/observing fish spawning in the prairie
>> potholes of SD last summer qualify me as a field guy?); however, I also
>> "smash cells" to answer important questions about the natural
>> history of the
>> species I am investigating. How does that grab everyone?
>>
>> Anyway, I understand some of the prickly, er, pessimistic views towards
>> molecular guys that do no field work in their system of
>> interest... and I'd like to obtain a copy of the article you describe.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Mike Bessert
>> Lincoln, NE
>
>
>
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