by Ken Fischman | Feb 13, 2013 | uncategorized
The Pleistocene Massacres by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. History and pre-history are often best told in stories or narratives. There are two alternative stories to explain the extinction of North American megafauna around 10,000 years ago. In one story, it was the advent of...
by Ken Fischman | Jul 17, 2012 | Breaking News, genetics, Idaho Fish & Game, wolf facts, wolf hunt
THE TROPHIC DOWNGRADING OF PLANET EARTH (Or, where have all the predators gone?) J.A. Estes, et al. (2011) The Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth (2011) Science, 15 July, 333(6040) 301-306. Summary and Comments by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. This is a paper that is worth...
by Ken Fischman | Dec 1, 2011 | Wolves
The Case of the Missing Predator, or Please Pass the Shark Fin Soup THE PREDATOR/PREY RELATIONSHIP. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? From time to time in this website, we examine important scientific papers in light of what they show us about subjects of interest to...
by Ken Fischman | Aug 4, 2011 | genetics, Wolves
Scientists debate ‘magic number’ of wolves needed for species' survival [To my knowledge, this is the first article in the media to address from a scientific point of view the important issue of how many wolves are needed for a viable population. Chaney points...
by Ken Fischman | Dec 19, 2010 | statistics, wolf hunt, Wolves
Biogeographic and Genetic Factors in Northern Rockies Wolf Populations Ken Fischman, Ph.D.(Genetics) April 9, 2008 As we all know, Fish & Wildlife (USFW) has proposed delisting the wolf populations of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. They have...
