https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/17/two-new-species-of-mammal-disc/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/17/two-new-species-of-mammal-disc/#comment-1965 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:45:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/17/two-new-species-of-mammal-disc/#comment-1965 Smokey Honeyeater,and a really cool bower bird that builds four foot tall nests!http://www.wildlifeextra.com/wn-newspec.html?gclid=CKeJyMSMgocCFQm7JAodRCHFLgThere was a show that featured this on PBS Sunday–did you catch that large black bird that uses only stumps to perch on, and has the coolest feathered mating display?

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/17/two-new-species-of-mammal-disc/#comment-1964 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:21:06 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/17/two-new-species-of-mammal-disc/#comment-1964 Normally, in the old days, you would want to kill a few of them to dissect them, put them in jars, etc. but I think these days that is done less and less. You can get DNA from hair follicles extracted from feces or from nesting sites or lay-up areas. For an animal that is numerous enough you can find skeletal material. You can dart them and get lots of samples, or for the little rat-like things, live trap them and maybe even keep them in an enclosure for a while.I don’t know what they are doing in this case.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/17/two-new-species-of-mammal-disc/#comment-1963 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:20:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/17/two-new-species-of-mammal-disc/#comment-1963 How do they study these new critters? And how is the type recordedofficially? Do they take DNA samples? Or just photos?I hope it does not involve killing or harming them anymorelike it used to be.

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