Re: MCM - Digest V1 #145

[Neil Frank <nfrank@mindspring.com>]

DG: Neil and Karen, would you say the correct amount of scientific stuff is
>zero?  I don't think we should drag the level of PAM down to the most
>illiterate whiner.

NF: There is science and there is SCIENCE. I suggest we not include the
hard science that deals with the ID of plants (if it is anything like the
ID of fishes).

Here is an example of an article from Ichthologica that I would NOT want in
PAM:
>From Ichtyologica, no. 1:  "Pseudochhalceus kyburzi, a new Characid Fish
from Colombia" (just pretend it is talking about a plant).  

Most of the article deals with detailed measurments. For example; 

"Rear edge of eye to rear edge or opercular membrane 149; 155; 141; 150;
137. Eye to rear edge of posterior nasal opening..... etc.etc."

>

>
>I agree completely.   Thanks for patching up the omission.   Also there
>might be translations of watershed articles from the German/Dutch aquarium
>plant press.

NF: I can probably get you interesting articles from the Russian aquarium
magazines. If not PAM, then TAG.