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Blog Posts by Jeffrey Lemm

Recaps rock!
May 08, 2019
Of rocks and ruber
May 08, 2019
Iguana Watching 2018
October 22, 2018
Stinknet Invasion
October 22, 2018
Howdy, neighbor!
May 17, 2017
Did the rains increase snake populations? Not necessarily
May 17, 2017
Patching Together the Biology of a Rare Snake
May 23, 2016

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How to catch a kangaroo rat
December 04, 2019
A light at the end of the culvert
November 22, 2019
Pathology stories part three: A day in the life of Scott Daugherty
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Parrot tracking in Mexico
November 20, 2019
San Diego’s endemic plants: New species and living fossils
November 19, 2019
Rhino mom and calf. Saving Species worldwide.
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