Fair enough. I don't have the same type experience as FR, but I have been watching a few populations of rattlesnakes since 03 and collected blood samples from many of these snakes plus a lab colony that represents ~ 25 years of collections data from the same area and at first the genetic data sent me spinning. I spent a lot of time thinking about it and this model is a very good explanation for the data. I see things much differently now than I did when I started, and field work has become much more rewarding/successful. I can go and find them just about anytime I want when the conditions are right.

Cheers,
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"Relax, Don't Worry, Have a Homebrew!" Charlie Papazian

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• Happy Snake Families - Tony D, Thu Feb 12 11:12:06 2009
• I was going to say - Dobry, Thu Feb 12 13:28:07 2009
• RE: I was going to say - Tony D, Thu Feb 12 13:44:04 2009
• "No captives?" - BobS, Thu Feb 12 14:27:07 2009
• RE: "No captives?" - Tony D, Thu Feb 12 14:52:07 2009
• RE: "No captives?" - BobS, Thu Feb 12 16:33:10 2009
• RE: "No captives?" - FR, Thu Feb 12 19:23:54 2009
• RE: I was going to say - Dobry, Thu Feb 12 18:02:48 2009
• RE: I was going to say - FR, Thu Feb 12 21:27:18 2009
• After a re-read... - Tony D, Fri Feb 13 08:44:53 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - BobS, Fri Feb 13 10:44:21 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - Tony D, Fri Feb 13 17:25:31 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - BobS, Fri Feb 13 17:28:25 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - Tony D, Fri Feb 13 21:11:19 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - DISCERN, Sat Feb 14 00:57:53 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - indictment, Sat Feb 14 01:17:02 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - DISCERN, Sat Feb 14 12:41:30 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - Tony D, Sat Feb 14 13:25:48 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - BobS, Sat Feb 14 14:16:48 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - Tony D, Sat Feb 14 14:54:37 2009
• cool nm - BobS, Sat Feb 14 15:19:10 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - BobS, Sat Feb 14 10:58:53 2009
• RE: After a re-read... - antelope, Sat Feb 14 20:45:39 2009
• RE: Happy Snake Families - FR, Thu Feb 12 17:11:58 2009
• RE: Happy Snake Families - antelope, Thu Feb 12 18:10:47 2009
• agreed! - Dobry, Thu Feb 12 18:34:06 2009
• RE: Happy Snake Families - Spankenstyne, Thu Feb 12 20:52:14 2009
• RE: Happy Snake Families - markg, Fri Feb 13 12:38:14 2009
• RE: Testing a paired female - FR, Sat Feb 14 11:26:24 2009
• RE: Testing a paired female - BobS, Sat Feb 14 12:16:06 2009