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The miracles of self-deception. Column in ComputerreOnline #53
If I were doing this for myself, it would be immoral. But for ... (insert the appropriate: Science, Democracy, Patriotism, Family Values, Faith, the State, the Nation, Freedom, the Good …
April 5, 2012. Iskiv Pond and Koryakiv Ravine (photo report)
The spawning season of common toads is approaching. This is a report from a scouting trip. We caught the very, very beginning... Continuation is here.
April 5, 2012. From Haidar to Zmiyiv
Having confirmed that the first individuals were arriving at the common toad spawning site, we walked back to Zmiyiv on foot. To keep the previous page of photos taken at …
April 8. Marking Common Toads During Spawning
Common toad spawning has begun! This is already the thirteenth spawning season during which we mark toads at Iskiv Pond, identifying recaptures from previous years. The work is quite labor-intensive, …
The miracle of self-reflection. Column in ComputerreOnline #54
And we, as well as other animals, create mental models of processes occurring beyond ourselves. Both we and they incorporated Newton’s laws into their models long before these laws were …
April 12. Olkhovaya Ravine
An evening trip by car. We were heading to Dobraya Ravine but ended up (against our will) in Olkhovaya. On the upside, we caught the mass spawning of moor frogs.
The Chromosomal Set of God and the Destruction of School Education
Do you know that creationists report the results of a karyotype analysis of Jesus Christ, and that this argument is used as “evidence” of the immaculate conception? Do you know …
Maro, Shabanov (2005) Mechanisms of dispersal of the common toad and the features of its populations in recently colonized habitats
Maro A. N., Shabanov D. A. Mechanisms of colonization of the common toad (Bufo bufo (L. 1758); Amphibia, Anura) and the features of its populations in recently colonized habitats // …
Usova (2010) Registration of differences between fast‑growing and long‑lived frogs
Usova E. E. Skeletochronological study of lifespan and growth dynamics of representatives of the Pelophylax esculentus complex: registration of differences between fast‑growing and long‑lived frogs // Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. …
Frogs. Early‑maturing or late‑maturing. Column in КомпьютерреOnline #55
Long‑lived toads maximize the number of offspring with a long life expectancy in mind, whereas fast‑maturing ones do so for the coming years. Their difference is a consequence of differing …
April 20–21. Night walks through Eastern Crimea
Photographs taken at the spawning site of marsh frogs and green toads in the settlement of Prymorskyi, located near Feodosia. Actually, I went there to conduct a school olympiad for …
April 21-23. Daytime Walks in Eastern Crimea
Business trip for olympiad matters... Primorsky settlement, Feodosia, and the surroundings of Ordzhonikidze settlement. Windy, cool...