tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post2765042050592704119..comments2024-03-29T01:19:46.849-04:00Comments on Eco-Evo Evo-Eco: A small mammal with an outsized impactBen Hallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875404974157070805noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-55804477621723733842014-07-15T11:02:06.579-04:002014-07-15T11:02:06.579-04:00An email exchange:
My Mom to me: "Meanwhile,...An email exchange:<br /><br />My Mom to me: "Meanwhile, a comment about the latest evoecoecoevo blog. I believe that the writers should have included the scientific name of the pine squirrel. I thought it must be a species that I did not know, although it looked like the squirrels in my back yard. I checked my squirrel book and pine squirrel (and chickaree) are names for what I call the red squirrel."<br /><br />Craig to me: "Andrew, your mom’s comment is good and one that I anticipated. How about if we add the scientific names of the lodgepole pine and pine/red squirrel in the second paragraph and add the scientific name of the pine squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) to the legend of the squirrel photo too. Below is the second paragraph revised to include the scientific names. I added “American red squirrel” after the scientific name as readers from Europe would confuse “their” red squirrel with our red squirrel (in part why I now favor pine squirrel)."<br /><br />Mom to me: "A problem with common names is that they differ from area to area. Pine squirrel does not apply to the squirrel in a natural forest in the Edmonton area as there are no pine trees. Here, spruce squirrel would be much more appropriate."<br /><br />Me: "Man am I glad Mom doesn't review my papers in a double-blind system."Andrew Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653724437118653645noreply@blogger.com