January 2, 2006 I am currently accepting applications for highly motivated graduate students into my laboratory in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice University in Houston, Texas. My research examines the influences of interspecific interactions on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of populations and communities. Specifically, I am interested in the influences of mutualism on patterns and processes across populations, food webs, and ecosystems. While my research has focused on pollination biology and plant-insect interactions, in particular the mutualism between senita cacti and pollinating seed-consuming senita moths in the Sonoran Desert, I am amenable to students developing projects on other study systems, whether they be in the Sonoran Desert, local to Texas, or otherwise. Further information on my research, application procedures, and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice can be found at <http://eeb.rice.edu/>. Interested students may contact me at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
Sincerely, Nat Holland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Nathaniel Holland, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Rice University, MS 170 6100 South Main St. Houston, Texas 77005-1892 FAX: 713-348-5232 Phone: 713-348-3987 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~jholland/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
