Rodda says "“When a model is excessively complex, it has a poor ability to accurately predict invasion risk,” said Gordon Rodda, the lead author of the study. “An excessive number of parameters means that each additional one acts as a filter, and using too many filters means that many sites that are truly at risk of python establishment get filtered out. In this case,” he added, “Pyron et al. incorrectly rejected many sites in the United States that may well have climate suitable for Burmese pythons.” "



He is saying that his moronic model is LACKING localities that the burms can invade.



While in one breath he says too many filters increases chances for error. in the next he says we left out many localities...



In the face of the recent weather and near wipeout of Burms in south Florida, he is saying they are MORE invasive than previously thought.



Hey Tom C! Did the cold weather this year leave any burms around? I'd think they'd be dead before they can reproduce, thus extinguishing the population.

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