Penguin biologists are particularly proud of this contribution: Meyer-Rochow, V. B. and J. Gal. 2003. Pressures produced when penguins pooh - calculations on avian defaecation. Polar Biol. 27:56-58. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00300-003-0563-3
and there is also a letter describing how it came to be: Meyer-Rochow, V. B. and J. Gal. 2006. A "Polar biology publication" that prevailed: Forces at work when penguins poo. Polar Biol. 29:541-542. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00300-006-0125-6 Michael Schrimpf Stony Brook University On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Kevyn Juneau <[email protected]> wrote: > McNOLEG, O. L. E. G. "The integration of GIS, remote sensing, expert > systems and adaptive co-kriging for environmental habitat modeling of the > highland haggis using object-oriented, fuzzy-logic and neural-network > techniques." *Computers & Geosciences* 22.5 (1996): 585-588. > > ftp://46.43.34.31/users/kami/humour/haggis_paper.pdf > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Alex Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Another paper that's tongue-in-cheek but has serious science at its core: > > > > Lozier, J. D., Aniello, P. and Hickerson, M. J. (2009), Predicting the > > distribution of Sasquatch in western North America: anything goes with > > ecological niche modelling. Journal of Biogeography, 36: 1623-1627. doi: > > 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02152.x > > > > ABSTRACT: The availability of user-friendly software and publicly > > available biodiversity databases has led to a rapid increase in the use > of > > ecological niche modelling to predict species distributions. A potential > > source of error in publicly available data that may affect the accuracy > of > > ecological niche models (ENMs), and one that is difficult to correct for, > > is incorrect (or incomplete) taxonomy. Here we remind researchers of the > > need for careful evaluation of database records prior to use in > modelling, > > especially when the presence of cryptic species is suspected or many > > records are based on indirect evidence. To draw attention to this > potential > > problem, we construct ENMs for the North American Sasquatch (i.e. > Bigfoot). > > Specifically, we use a large database of georeferenced putative sightings > > and footprints for Sasquatch in western North America, demonstrating how > > convincing environmentally predicted distributions of a taxon's potential > > range can be generated from questionable site-occurrence data. We compare > > the distribution of Bigfoot with an ENM for the black bear, Ursus > > americanus, and suggest that many sightings of this cryptozoid may be > cases > > of mistaken identity. > > > > PDF available through Google Scholar. > > > > Cheers, > > Alex > > > > Alex Wolf > > Resource Staff Scientist, Forest Systems Field Station > > Missouri Department of Conservation > > 2929 Co. Rd. 618 > > Ellington, MO 63638 > > > > > > -- > ************************************************************ > > Kevyn J. Juneau, Ph.D., Certified Associate Ecologist > Department of Biological Sciences > 1400 Townsend Drive > Michigan Technological University > Houghton, MI 49931 > KJJuneau(at)MTU.edu > http://kevynjuneau.weebly.com/ >
