Biology group pres on Balls help???

In my biology class i am doing a group presentation. I would like it to be on Ball pythons and their morphs being a big thing these days. I just need some help finding some articles in magazines/and or newspapers. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Mike H:salute:

Check VPI's website. The Barkers both have published many papers and articles in various scientific journals.

do you know of any links to articles in reptile mag, or any articles in the newspaper on ball python breeding and morphs/genetics?

Also check out the book "The complete ball python (Breeders addation)" Very informanitive and load of morphs and pics and explainations.

Here's a start...if you go to google.com and click "more" there will be a list of different search engines that allow you to get more specific results than with the main google search engine. This search below was done using the search for scholarly papers, most peer-reviewed, which is key for use in the academic setting.

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=...r=&btnG=Search

Does any have the jan 2005 issue of Reptiles Mag?? Supposedy its got a great article called The Ball Game by Mike Wilbanks.

There's an electronic copy of the article at his website.

I truly appreciate all the help! thanks so much!

Mike H

Mike,



I am a teacher also, and have recently started a ball breeding project in my class. I found Dr Mark Sewards video on Ball python breeding informative. He also responds to email, and has answered questions that I have posed to him.

Morph King Reptiles, Joe and Wes have helped out quite a bit also. they have donated a snake, and about 30 T' shirts for my herpetology club. They have offered to do video tours of their facility and are more than willing to answer questions.

Class site is www.wildlifebiology.net

Bill Phelps

Thanks a ton this is exactly what i was looking for. Your breeding project looks awesome to bad we dont do that in my class.

I noticed you are in MD. My females came from Harford Reptiles in Md, you may wanna check with them, they were very friendly and offered advise. Ed Clark is in S. Jersey and He is imformative and not too far.



Bill

This book may be helpful to you:

H. Bernard Bechtel Reptile and Amphibian Variants: Colors, Patterns, and Scales 1995

See http://www.chicagoherp.org/books/variants.html for a review. The book may be available through your local library system.

It describes the three chromatophores in reptile skin.

I would also check out the chromatophore and leucistic pages at Wikipedia.....it looks like both have been updated recently with new info.

The pdf article in the links of the chromatophore page titled "Nature's Palette-How Animals Produce Color" may prove useful.

Good luck and please share anything interesting you find with us.