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The Article has been Published!

I was notified this morning by the editors of The Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies [LINK] that our article "Biogeography of a disjunct population of Hemileuca peigleri (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in the coastal bend of Texas" - has been published.

I had to let that sink in!

We started writing this article in May of 2014 and it is derived from 11 years of field research. The article is 7 pages long in its' publication format - it consists of 4,076 Words, organized into 59 paragraphs, comprising 370 lines and requiring 26,786 characters. I can track over 300 hours of editing across the three principal versions and the nearly 24 months of effort.

As I stated in our last Lab Note, this is our first article on this unique ecosystem, but I feel like it will not be our last. There are several other interesting smaller efforts that are coming out of this research and we are hoping that our efforts will result in an ongoing invitation to work with the Stewards of this Conservation Area - Texas Parks and Wildlife and The Nature Conservancy. To all of our backers and the staff at Experiment we are so grateful. Each backer will be receiving an inscribed copy of the article. I expect to start mailing them the first week of March.

Thank you again. You cannot imagine the depth of gratitude that we feel towards our supporters.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Notice to our Backers: If your address has changed or you have a different address where you want your copy of the article sent please send me that information as soon as possible. I can be reached at: bob.nuelle.jr@gmail.com

Bob

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  • Robert Nuelle, Sr.
    Robert Nuelle, Sr.Backer
    What an outstanding effort and dedication you have. We are so proud of you. Peggy and Dad
    Feb 17, 2016
  • Cindy Wu
    Cindy WuBacker
    Congrats Bob and team! :tada: Proud to be a backer of your research.
    Feb 17, 2016
  • Christina Tran
    Christina Tran
    Congrats Bob! Awesome news.
    Feb 17, 2016

About This Project

We are studying a population of moths in an unique oak ecosystem in a coastal barrier island environment to determine the relationship between the moth, its primary larval food plant, and the oak ecosystem it inhabits. This species, previously known only from Central Texas, has somehow evolved to live in a sand dominated coastal environment. Much of the known habitat will transition to Texas Parks & Wildlife management and our research will help in developing a sustainable land use plan.

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