Re: [ECOLOG-L] Used a tablet for field work?

), but they are a LOT more expensive than other tablet options would be. David Inouye -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia, Evolução e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Currículo Lattes http://lattes.cnpq.br

[ECOLOG-L] Field course, Panamá

Dear all, I am announcing (again) a field course I will be teaching in Panamá, in Bocas del Toro, this July-August. Please check out our web pages: http://www.itec-edu.org/ http://www.itec-edu.org/spanishbird.html It will be a fun mixture of methods and theory to get at some ideas of

[ECOLOG-L] Field course - Birds, Island Biogeography and Methods in Bocas del Toro

Hello all, For those interested in examining island biogeography in the Bocas del Toro archipelago, in Panamá, here is an updated link. http://itec-edu.org/spanishbird.html Cheers, Jim

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Backpacking with an infant?

It is interesting to see how this discussion is going. Almost all women are positive about the idea and men are less so. And, it is NOT true that the child safety is paramount, because it must be that the ADULT safety is paramount. After all, if the adult falls down a cliff, so does this

[ECOLOG-L] Field course, Panama, tropical island biogeography, birds

Field Course in Ecology and Conservation Biology Focus – Island Biogeography and birds as model animals for learning to use statistical tools to analyze animal abundance, within the context of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago. Instructor – James J. Roper (jjro...@gmail.com, and http

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis testing in ecology

I've been meaning to comment here too. When I teach statistics, my goal is to give the graduate students a toolbox if you will, of useful ways to test ideas. More complex statistics comes later. In teaching, I use the idea of testing hypotheses, with a very important caveat. Both, null and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Climate Change Data

Wayne, isn't somewhat of a trick question? I mean, in science, we have a tough time saying that anything except the trivial is unequivocal. Also, is it even theoretically possible to unequivocally demonstrate a difference in climate due to natural or to human causes? Especially when they are

Re: [ECOLOG-L] field safety manual for mammal/herp/tick project

The manual is good, but there are a few small errors. Tick rainthe manual says that ticks do not fall on passersby, but indeed they do. I have been colonized by ticks that way in both Panama and Paraguay. In Paraguay, when the truck I was riding on went under a tick infested branch of tree

Re: [ECOLOG-L] worlds authorities in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology

I would suggest that there are no world authorities for feeding 10 billion people. As it is, the green revolution came with cheap oil. Food will only be harder to produce with less energy and more mouths to feed. Certainly I agree with Beth that the big companies are in it for the profit and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Humans in the definition of ecosystems

Institute at Columbia University -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Population Dynamics of Terrestrial Vertebrates Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion are we getting off track?

: 271.1.1/2893 - Release Date: 05/24/10 06:26:00 -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Population Dynamics of Terrestrial Vertebrates Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict?

-- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Population Dynamics of Terrestrial Vertebrates -- Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil -- E-mail: jjro...@gmail.com Telefone: 55 41 36730409 Celular: 55 41 98182559 Skype-in (USA):+1

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict?

Dave had a question that at first glance seems tough to answer, but it reminds me of what I teach my biostatistics students. Rule number one, never do anything unless you can explain exactly why you did that thing (as opposed to any other option), and you have to explain that to your mother so

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict?

I think that some of us may forget about the possibility of NOT forming opinions. On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 18:50, Frank Marenghi frank_maren...@hotmail.comwrote: I agree with Mr. Sibley. It would be impossible for each of us to weigh all of the evidence available on every issue and come up with

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict? Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-scientists textbook

are indeed compatible, providing that people do not use the ideas and methodologies of one to override or undermine the other... -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Population Dynamics of Terrestrial Vertebrates -- Caixa Postal

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict? Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-scientists textbook

For those of you who do not think that this debate is divisive, just check out the gubernatorial campaign in Alabama. Both sides are going against evolution to gain supporters! On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 00:18, Warren W. Aney a...@coho.net wrote: How about: Science is trying to discover the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

You do remember that the horses that went extinct in North America are not the same ones that came back with the Spaniards? So, yes, they are introduced. However, horses are not really the issue with introduced species, although they are causing animated debates in the few states that have feral

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

Matt has important points. 1. Alien is from somewhere else (that is, it's recent evolutionary history does not include its current location) and natives are from the place where they reside. AFTER that definition, we come to think that aliens are different than residents, and we often find

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

James Crants wrote on 11-May-10 13:05: There's a difference between saying that two species are not ecologically equivalent and saying that two categories of species are not ecologically equivalent. But, ecological equivalents are not really equal in such a way that they are substitutable in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

Jason, There are few things qualitatively different about any dispersal agent. But, considering the impact and abundance of humans and their dispersal agents these days, there is a quantitative difference. Also, there is a qualitative difference at least in one respect. Dispersal is an

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

Jim, I hope my (perhaps) subtle tongue in cheek comments about invasives has not confused the issue. I completely agree that human caused introductions are to be avoided at all costs, and active eradication of exotics should be undertaken as a default position until a well-developed

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

them from farmland because they are exotic? Martin 2010/5/12 James J. Roper jjro...@gmail.com Jim, I hope my (perhaps) subtle tongue in cheek comments about invasives has not confused the issue. I completely agree that human caused introductions are to be avoided at all costs

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

Jim, you raise a good point (or more) about the kinds of arguments that work. The problem with moral arguments is that they are so nebulous and subjective that they will never defeat a person who just doesn't want to change. I can think of many examples, but none seems to be politically correct

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

definitions that they cease to be definitions at all, which is different from what Silvert is advocating, but I guess I'm just saying that it's important not to throw out a categorization just because the categories have fuzzy boundaries. Jim Crants On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:52 PM, James J. Roper

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

To go straight to the meat of the issue: William Silvert wrote on 11-May-10 11:31: One of the greatest invasions in ecological history occurred when the Mediterranean connected to the Atlantic Ocean. How fundamentally different is that from the opening of the Suez or Panama canals? Well,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-scientists textbook

if the list might have recommendations for a textbook that is appropriate for this audience. Thanks in advance for your input. -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia, Evolução e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

, if not resolve the issue(s). WT -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia, Evolução e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

for the purposes of disciplined enquiry into ecological phenomena. 5. Testable hypotheses seem to be lacking. This is all very incomplete; I hope that contributions from Ecolog subscribers will help to make it more so, if not resolve the issue(s). WT -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia, Evolução

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Extra-terrestrial Species

_ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia, Evolução e

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question: Is grouping/binning appropriate in regression analysis?

The question really is, why form groups when you already have the two, numerical continuous variables that you want? That is, what is the benefit of grouping? I can think of none. I personally think this is a historical thing that started when computers were unavavailable and it reduced the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Are ecologists the problem?

Hello Benjamin, You neglected to note how much reduced land would be needed to feed the people already in existance. That is, the inefficiency of feeding animals that then are fed to people would be eliminated, therefore, much LESS land would be used for crop production than it is today.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Are humans part of nature?

to know whether it is indeed true that a fair proportion of ecologists feel that humans ARE NOT part of nature. Comments on this would be welcome. Bill Silvert -- P.S. Nunca use acentuação em nomes de arquivos em anexo! James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia, Evolução e Dinâmicas Populacionais de

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ANOVA - too many treatments

Matheus, Yes, your test was flawed. Remember the assumptions of ANOVA - normal residuals, equality of variances. Two replicates are too few to adequately test the assumption of equality of variance among treatments (and we know nothing of the residual test). If you are unable to test the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] citation manager

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Different results from Statview and SPSS

Department of Biological Sciences SUNY Cortland Cortland NY 13045 607-753-2713 marybeth.volt...@cortland.edu -- James J. Roper Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Bocas del Toro Marine Research Station MRC

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Plagiarizing methods...

~~ -- James J. Roper Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Bocas del Toro Marine Research Station MRC 0580-03 Unit 9100, Box 0948 DPO AA 34002-9998 Skype-in (USA):+1 706 5501064 Skype-in (Brazil): 41

Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] analyzing ordinal phenology data

-- James J. Roper Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Bocas del Toro Marine Research Station MRC 0580-03 Unit 9100, Box 0948 DPO AA 34002-9998 Skype-in (USA):+1 706 5501064 Skype-in (Brazil): 41 39415715 E-mail - personal: jjro...@gmail.com E

Re: [ECOLOG-L] CLIMATE Change Anthropogenic Belief and Evidence Re: [ECOLOG-L] Reference for % of scientists that think climate change is caused by humans?

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two simple solutions for global warming

Stephen, For your first idea to work would require separating the oxygen from the carbon dioxide - that would require the input of a lot of energy that would then put more CO2 into the atmosphere. For your second idea to work, O2 would have to be a greenhouse gas, which it is not. While you may

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Biological requirements and matching environments. Re: [ECOLOG-L] Salix success? Success of exotics?

, August 23, 2008, 11:20 PM What makes Salix (willows) so successful at high latitudes and high altitudes? Unusual physiological traits? -- James J. Roper Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Bocas del Toro Marine

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open access versus traditional publication models

the rest of the community thinks. Andrew -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia, Evolução e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Research and job opportunities

fantastic for Latin American students, who would greatly benefit from=20 both, the educational experience, and the small stipend! Sincerely, Jim --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres

Re: Data set with many many zeros..... Help?

that relying on proprietary black boxes is the best way to analyse data. Bill Silvert - Original Message - If you have access to SAS, ... -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia, Evolução e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres

Re: ecological footprint, 3rd world vs. 1st world

for the riches in the first! Jim -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Re: population control

/~caralin/ ~~ -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba

Re: population control

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Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 28 Nov 2007 to 29 Nov 2007 (#2007-322)

is just about the most selfish thing anybody could do... Joe = Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e

Re: Population control

- Matheus Carvalho wrote: ... to reduce her CO2 footprint. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id= =3D495495in_page_id=3D1879 --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531

Re: unoccupied niches and 'competitive exclusion

exists independent of the species filling it. Did Darwin's Galapagos finches evolve to fit pre-existing niches, or did they define the niche as they evolved? --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba

Re: ECOSYSTEM HEALTH Diversity and of Terminology Re: Invasives

it -- which brings into action the Law of Unintended Consequences. It's a tricky game to play. Bill Silvert - Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din

Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 15 Nov 2007 to 16 Nov 2007 (#2007-310)

of Unintended Consequences. It's a tricky game to play. Bill Silvert - Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034

Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 17 Nov 2007 to 18 Nov 2007 (#2007-312)

since 2000! ~ - Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paran=E1, Brasil E-mail: [EMAIL

Re: Throwing away the textbooks

, Andy Park (Biology Department, University of Winnipeg) --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paran=E1, Brasil E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telefone: 55 41 33857249 Mobile: 55 41 99870543 http

Re: Field Technician Position

32611-0430 Phone: 352-846-0558 Fax: 352-392-6984 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email applications encouraged. -- James J. Roper, Ph.D Evolutionary Ecology and Population Dynamics - Caixa Postal 19034 Curitiba, Paraná 81531-980 Brasil E-mail: [EMAIL

Re: OpenOffice bug hits multiple operating systems

have discovered vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org that could allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-based computers. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6209919.html?tag=3Dnl.e550 --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados

Re: Ecology Text suitable for grades 9-12

on an ecology text suitable for grades 9-12? thanks. Beth Callaghan Easthampton High School Easthampton, MA -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres

Re: why scientists believe in evolution

Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James J. Roper Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 5:28 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: why scientists believe in evolution A comment on this question. I would draw to our attention that the question Why do

Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 26 Aug 2007 to 27 Aug 2007 (#2007-234)

David, I disagree. To explain why, I will tell a very short story. In my college logic class my debate group presented a stand: The god of popular Christia= n theology does not exist. In that stance, we noted that what people believ= e today is not supported by the bible, especially the old

Re: why scientists believe in evolution

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Re: hunting conservation/was ECOLOGY Conservation Principles and Transformations Re: primate watching

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Re: primate watching

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Re: primate watching

=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0AJulie Wieczkowski, Ph.D.=3D= 0AAssistant Profes=3D sor=3D0ADepartment of Anthropology=3D0A332 Pafford=3D0AUniversity of We= st Georgia=3D =3D0ACarrollton, GA 30118=3D0A678-839-6458 (ph)=3D0A678-839-6466 (fax)=3D0Ajuliewhi=3D [EMAIL PROTECTED]/~jwhiz --=20 James J

Re: permanent mapped tree plots

links, or references) would be greatly appreciated. Weimin --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres -- Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paran=E1, Brasil -- E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Calculating volume question

be. Thanks. -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia e Dinâmicas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Re: assisted migration (not)

for climate = change. Clearly the term is already spawning confusion. I suggest we banish it = in its infancy, and use a term such as assisted dispersal, species = translocation, or something that accurately describes the idea. Dave Whitacre -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J

Re: assisting natural processes

that are targeting climates of the 2020's. The closest that I know of involves the effort of researchers to find a 'home' in British Columbia for populations of California's Brewer spruce, a species classified today as threatened. --=20 -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

of my time. 10. You will save time by studying the correct methods of analysis for your area, and becoming familiar with them. Or collaborate with someone who has a knack for the things you don't care to know about. -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. James J. Roper Ecologia e Dinâmicas

Re: assisted migration

debate going on about whether there will or should be. I'd like to hear what the folks who subscribe to the ECOLOG listserve think of assisted migration. --=20 -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres -- Caixa Postal

Re: Database for field notes

. I want to be able to search notes by date, species, location, and other fields and develop queries and reports as a result. Thanks in advance. -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. http://jjroper.googlepages.com/home

Re: News: Conservatives Split Over Darwin and Evolution

and is guaranteed to alienate and anger a large portion of the Earth's population, namely those who uphold religious and/or spiritual beliefs, who may otherwise be more open-minded toward the scientific community. Mark Luterra --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Depto Zoologia,UFPR Caixa Postal 19034

Re: News: Conservatives Split Over Darwin and Evolution

, but rather that religion does not deal well with science. You should have said above, Religious people, as responsible citizens, cannot afford to dismiss science because it does not support their faith. Cheers, Jim --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Depto Zoologia,UFPR Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba

Re: News: Conservatives Split Over Darwin and Evolution

://www.csun.edu/~vasishth/ http://www.myspace.com/ashwanivasishth -- James J. Roper, Ph.D. http://jjroper.googlepages.com/home Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de Zoologia Caixa Postal 19020 81531-990 Curitiba

Field course, Avian Ecology and Conservation in Bocas del Toro

Americans. The instructor has over 20 years experience in Central and South America and speaks English (native), Spanish and Portuguese. For more information, visit http://www.itec-edu.org/ and http://www.itec-edu.org/spanishbird.html Thank you, Jim -- = James J

Re: Absolute Addiction to Catastrophic Consumption

] _ It's tax season, make sure to follow these few simple tips http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTip= s.a spx?icid=3DHMMartagline --=20 James J. Roper Depto Zoologia,UFPR Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba

Tropical Avian Ecology and Conservation

. Links may be found below: http://www.itec-edu.org/ http://www.itec-edu.org/spanishbird.html Cheers, Jim -- = James J. Roper, Ph.D - Caixa Postal 19034 Curitiba, Paraná 81531-980 Brasil E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone

Re: If not Ethanol, what then?

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Re: Ethanol (in)efficiency

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Re: Log transformation of negative values in SAS??

in anticipation. Sami Ullah Department of Geography McGill University, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] --=20 James J. Roper Depto Zoologia,UFPR Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paran=E1, Brasil =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D E-mail

Re: critical essay on the antics of Irwin and Treadwell

, the glitz? Charles Jonkel is president of the Missoula-based Great Bear Foundation -- -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de Zoologia Caixa Postal 19020 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Re: Wow! Amazing responses to comments on Steve Irwin!

? I am willing to consider the possibility that I am= , but I have yet to see a convincing argument that I am. Cheers all! Stan Moore San Geronimo, CA[EMAIL PROTECTED] --=20 - James J. Roper UFPR, Zoologia Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba

Re: PCA question

University of Mississippi University, Mississippi 38677-1848 Brewer web page - http://home.olemiss.edu/~jbrewer/ FAX - 662-915-5144 Phone - 662-915-1077 = -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D

Re: Why not a law..Evolution

Department of Urban Studies and Planning, ST 206 California State University, Northridge http://www.csun.edu/~vasishth/ --=20 - James J. Roper UFPR, Zoologia Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paran=E1, Brasil =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

, the production of the higher animals. Wirt Atmar -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de Zoologia Caixa Postal 19020 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil = E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone/Fone

Re: Evolution Environment Adaptation Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

for that new scenario through natural selection. So, care must be used in thinking about the process. Cheers, Jim -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de Zoologia Caixa Postal 19020 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of = James J. Roper Sent: Thu 7/13/2006 6:37 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection But Wirt, Natural selection doesn't cull but rather it favors. And selecting for something

Re: Mark-Recapture in R

such discarded fundamentals as 'matter' and 'force' lies still another amidst the inscrutable arcana of modern science, namely, the category of cause and effect. Karl Pearson -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de Zoologia

Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

? Cheers, Jim -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de Zoologia Caixa Postal 19020 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil = E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone/Fone/Teléfono: 55 41 33611764

Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

the tendency that was based on the phenotypic expression of the genotype. The other, in a different environment, would no longer show the same phenotype. Did I explain well? Cheers, Jim -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de

Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

, as that implies planned evolution, and by your own accounting, evolution does not plan...nor does natural selection. Mutations are not planned, they just happen. Cheers, Jim -- - James J. Roper, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. de Zoologia Caixa

Re: Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

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