Dear Alexandre, you can do that with R. If this is the first time you use this software you might find it quite unfriendly. It is arranged by libraries and within each library there is a list of functions you can use. The library vegan (vegetation analysis) contains some functions to do what you want to do, but you need a little bit of extra code to run your analyses for all the 200 forest communities. If you need some help, do not hesitate in contacting me. Luis Luis Cayuela Departamento de Ecología Universidad de Alcalá 28871 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain -----Mensaje original----- De: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nombre de Jeffrey Evans Enviado el: martes, 21 de noviembre de 2006 20:14 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: Species richness estimators
You might try SPADE: http://chao.stat.nthu.edu.tw/softwareCE.html I haven't used it, but it may have what you're looking for in it. Jeff Evans -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexandre Souza Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Species richness estimators Dear friends, In my present research, I am willing to estimate the species richness of ca 200 forest communities, sampled by the Brazilian government. Samples are relatively small (0,1 ha - 10 subsamples of 0,01ha each), and I need a software that calculates nonparametric richness estimators for more than one community at a time. Does any of you know of any software that do that? As far as I understood, EstimateS, the most popular package, does not perform multiple tests. Thank you in advance for any suggestions, Sincerely, Alexandre Dr. Alexandre F. Souza Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia: Diversidade e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) Av. UNISINOS 950 - C.P. 275, São Leopoldo 93022-000, RS - Brasil Telefone: (051)3590-8477 ramal 1263 Skype: alexfadigas [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.unisinos.br/laboratorios/lecopop >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15/11/2006 03:00 >>> There are 13 messages totalling 753 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. A scorpion trap ??? (4) 2. Associate or Full Professor, Microbial Ecology UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED 3. Post-doc opportunity - modeler for behavioral ecology project 4. summary of ecotoxicology program information 5. post-doctoral position: parasitoids and caterpillar diet 6. Lab Manager Position; Forest Ecology; Duke University 7. Registration Still Open, Hotel Deadline: Restore America's Estuaries' 3rd National Conference 8. international semesters for students interested in biotechnology 9. raccoon passage time 10. Post-Doc Position: Idaho State U. Stream Ecology Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:29:40 -0200 From: VOLTOLINI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: A scorpion trap ??? Dear friends, Does anybody know about a TRAP to capture scorpions? Thanks for any help!!! Voltolini =20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. Dr. J. C. VOLTOLINI Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos (ECOMAM) Universidade de Taubate - Departamento de Biologia Taubate, SP. 12030-010. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website do ECOMAM: http://jcvoltol.sites.uol.com.br/ Fotos de Cursos: http://jcvoltol.fotoblog.uol.com.br/ Curr=EDculo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8137155809735635 Fotos Art=EDsticas: http://voltolini.fotos.net.br/texturas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Siamo tutti angeli con un'ala e possiamo volare soltanto se = ciabbracciamo" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:50:51 -0500 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jessica_Green?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Associate or Full Professor, Microbial Ecology UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED Associate or Full Professor, Microbial Ecology UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED UC Merced is seeking applications for a tenured faculty appointment in the broad area of microbial ecology. This is a unique opportunity for an individual to join the faculty at a new University of California campus (http://www.ucmerced.edu/). We invite applicants with interdisciplinary research interests in areas such as geomicrobiology, extreme environments, global change, ecological stress, bioenergetics, plant-microbial interactions, environmental genomics, and related fields. UC Merced is ideally located for research in the environmental sciences, with close proximity to a diversity of natural and managed environments. The successful candidate will participate in the UC Merced Sierra Nevada Research Institute (https://eng.ucmerced.edu/snri/snri/). Review of applications will begin on January 7, 2006. Applications at the Associate and Full Professor level will be considered. Apply via our website: http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/listings.jsf?seriesId=1 For more information: Please contact Professor Jessica Green, search committee chair, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:58:50 +0200 From: A Bouskila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Post-doc opportunity - modeler for behavioral ecology project I am seeking a post-doc candidate who will join a group-project that studies reproductive decisions in two fascinating systems of insects. The research group includes Dr. Tamar Keasar, Dr. Ally Harari and two PhD students (Michal Segoli and Daphna Gottlieb). The post-doc will work with me on modeling or extending previous preliminary models of the beavioral decisions of the studied insects. The insects are the haplo-diploid date-palm beetle, Coccotrypes dactyliperda, and polyembryonic wasps in the genus Copidosoma (parasitoids whose eggs undergo clonal divisions inside their host body to produce large broods). Information on the insects will be provided by other group members. The models will generate predictions for experiments, suggest new experiments that might be performed by the PhD or by MSc students and assist in the interpretation of experiental results. Computer programs in our lab are written in MATLAB, and due to the nature of the problems we want to address, the models that we use in this project are stochastic dynamic games and Genetic Algorithms. Candidates should have a PhD in Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology or in Mathematical Biology/Ecology, and should have experience in writing stochastic dynamic games and/or Genetic Algorithms. The position can start as soon as a suitable candidate is chosen and will remain open until the position is filled. Funding is by the Israel Science Foundation, for two years. The position will be based at the Life Science Dept., at the main campus of Ben-Gurion Univ., Beer-Sheva. There is an option to get housing at the international community of students and postdocs at the Institutes for Desert Research (Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/preliminary_info.htm). Interested candidates should send me by e-mail (to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) a CV with names and e-mail addresses of three referees. Amos ------------- Amos Bouskila, Department of Life Sciences and Mitrani Dept. for Desert Ecology at the Blaustein Inst for Desert Research Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, 84105 Beer-Sheva, Israel Tel: 972-8-646-1278 Fax: 972-8-646-1710 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bgu.ac.il/life/Faculty/Bouskila/index.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:27:00 -0500 From: "Diane S. Henshel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: summary of ecotoxicology program information To add one more (since I haven't been online for a time) Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Web page for the ES programs in general is: http://www.iu.edu/~speaweb/environmental_science.php or for SPEA in general: www.spea.indiana.edu Diane Henshel On 11/13/06, David Inouye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Last week I posted a request for information about ecotoxicology > graduate programs. I asked to receive replies off the list, but there > were some requests that I share the information back to the list, so > here is a quick summary of the responses. Note that this is literally > a summary of what I was sent. I have not checked out any of this > information myself. Sincere thanks to the many people who replied. > > Dr. Nora Underwood, Florida State University > > > > Universities with ecotoxicology or other related programs > > > UC Davis (by far the most common suggestion) > <http://ecology.ucdavis.edu/AOE/ecotox/ecotox_home.htm> > http://ecology.ucdavis.edu/AOE/ecotox/ecotox_home.htm > > Duke University <http://www.nicholas.duke.edu>www.nicholas.duke.edu > > Wright State University > <http://www.wright.edu/academics/envsci/> > http://www.wright.edu/academics/envsci/. > Also MS in Pharmacology and Toxicity > (<http://%20www.med.wright.edu/pharm/ms.html>http:// > www.med.wright.edu/pharm/ms.html) and a MS program in environmental > science > (<http://www.wright.edu/geology/department/programs/%20envscience.html> > http://www.wright.edu/geology/department/programs/ > envscience.html > > LSU's School of the Coast and Environment. > <http://info.envs.lsu.edu/programs.html> > http://info.envs.lsu.edu/programs.html > > Clemson University > > North Texas University > > U of Saskatoon (Canada) > > Texas Tech University Department of Environmental Toxicology (aka The > Institute of Environmental Toxicology) > <http://www.tiehh.ttu.edu/>http://www.tiehh.ttu.edu > > Guelph University Environmental Biology > > U Wisconsin > > > U Mississippi > > > Cornell > > University of Minnesota School of Public Health > > Western Washington University in Bellingham > > UC Riverside Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program > (ETOX) <http://www.etox.ucr.edu/>http://www.etox.ucr.edu/ > > > > Individual faculty doing ecotoxicology > > > Rick Relyea, University of Pittsburgh > Gary Cherr & Ron Tjeerdema at UC Davis > Russ Flegal at UC Santa Cruz > Allen Burton at Wright State Univ. > Jim Oris at Miami of Ohio > David Secor > <http://www.cbl.umces.edu/~secor/connectivity.html> > http://www.cbl.umces.edu/~secor/connectivity.html > Per Larsson at University of Lund, Sweden > Song S. Qian at Duke > Heather A Morrison (works on the Great Lakes) for modeling > Karen F. Gaines Eastern Illinois University > <http://www.eiu.edu/~biology/personnel/gaines.htm> > http://www.eiu.edu/~biology/personnel/gaines.htm > Paul L. Klerks <http://biology.louisiana.edu/> > http://biology.louisiana.edu/ > Greg Cope at NC State Univ > <http://www.tox.ncsu.edu/faculty/cope/> > http://www.tox.ncsu.edu/faculty/cope/ > John Stark at Washington State University Vancouver > Ruth Harper Univ of WA in Bellingham > Mike Hooper at Texas Tech > > > > General advice > > UC Davis offers a 6-week summer course in ecotox for undergrads > offered through Bodega Marine Lab. > > If a student is more interested in human toxicology, a medical school > might be a good way to go. > > Check out the SETAC website (Society of Environmental Toxicology and > Chemistry) (<http://www.setac.org/>www.SETAC.org), and graduate > position and job board: > <http://www.setac.org/htdocs/careercenter.html> > http://www.setac.org/htdocs/careercenter.html > > Because this field if very applied and can work closely with > industry, you can easily get into a lab that is more about turning a > profit than academics. > It should be noted that many (maybe "most") ecotoxicologists are not > in ecotox programs per se, but are part of departments or programs > called "environmental science," "biology," or "ecology." Perhaps > students interested in ecotoxicology would get a broader education in > that sort of graduate program. > -- Diane Henshel Indiana University 1315 E 10th #340 Bloomington, IN 47405 812 855-4556 P 812 855-7802 F [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:12:29 -0500 From: "J. Michael Nolan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A scorpion trap ??? Dr. Voltini.... I keep a good number of captive bred scorpions. A pit trap made out of something with a very smooth surface.....sheet metal, glass, etc. should work fine. They normally won't be able to climb up the vertical sides and get out. Put some fresh meat, like chicken in for bait. Incredible site to have a female with newborns on her back and offer her some chicken, she will feed them one by one. Mike Nolan ---------- If we are on another line or away from the phone, please leave your number, best time to return your call and/or your e-mail address. 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Box 141543 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49514-1543 USA Local Phone: 1.616.604.0546/Toll Free: 1.877.255.3721 Skype: mikenolan1 MS IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL IM: buddythemacaw E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.rainforestandreef.org Latin America: Juan Pablo Bello San Jose, Costa Rica E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 011.506.290.8883/011.506.822.8222 Europe: Marion Stephan Frankfurt, Germany E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 49.172.305.4738 **************************************************************************** ******** ----- Original Message ----- From: "VOLTOLINI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:29 AM Subject: A scorpion trap ??? > Dear friends, > > > Does anybody know about a TRAP to capture scorpions? > > > Thanks for any help!!! > > > > > Voltolini > =20 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Prof. Dr. J. C. VOLTOLINI > Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos (ECOMAM) > Universidade de Taubate - Departamento de Biologia > Taubate, SP. 12030-010. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website do ECOMAM: http://jcvoltol.sites.uol.com.br/ > Fotos de Cursos: http://jcvoltol.fotoblog.uol.com.br/ > Curr=EDculo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8137155809735635 > Fotos Art=EDsticas: http://voltolini.fotos.net.br/texturas > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > "Siamo tutti angeli con un'ala e possiamo volare soltanto se = > ciabbracciamo" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:16:31 -0700 From: "Michael E. Welker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A scorpion trap ??? Dr. Voltolini, As Mike Nolan suggested a pit fall trap. In the field of herpetology we use 5 gallon plastic buckets buried in the ground until they are flush with the ground surface. These are usually placed along a drift fence. They catch scorpions with high success. You should be able to find out all the info you need about drift fences with pit fall traps Online. Many species of scorpions will illuminate when a black light is shown on them. Many scorpion harvesters and researchers use a black light and walk around in the desert at night. They can be found by road cruising at night down dirt roads. They can be field hunted by flipping over cover objects (like rocks in the desert) and they can be found behind loose tree bark. Another trapping method that has caught scorpions is the trap the US Forest Service uses to survey for invertebrates. I think they are the ones used to trap for bark beetles but I am not sure. I hope this helps. Take Care, Mike Welker Herpetologist El Paso, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "VOLTOLINI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:29 AM Subject: A scorpion trap ??? > Dear friends, > > > Does anybody know about a TRAP to capture scorpions? > > > Thanks for any help!!! > > > > > Voltolini > =20 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Prof. Dr. J. C. VOLTOLINI > Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos (ECOMAM) > Universidade de Taubate - Departamento de Biologia > Taubate, SP. 12030-010. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website do ECOMAM: http://jcvoltol.sites.uol.com.br/ > Fotos de Cursos: http://jcvoltol.fotoblog.uol.com.br/ > Curr=EDculo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8137155809735635 > Fotos Art=EDsticas: http://voltolini.fotos.net.br/texturas > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > "Siamo tutti angeli con un'ala e possiamo volare soltanto se = > ciabbracciamo" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:21:21 -0700 From: Deane Bowers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: post-doctoral position: parasitoids and caterpillar diet Postdoctdoral Research, Parasitoids and Caterpillar Diet A postdoctoral position is available to conduct research on the role of sequestered plant secondary metabolites in parasitoid-caterpillar interactions. This project is a collaboration of Bowers (University of Colorado), Dyer (Tulane University), and Gentry (Tulane University). It will address 2 general questions: 1) Are sequestered plant allelochemicals beneficial or detrimental to parasitoids? 2) Does the amount of chemical sequestered matter to parasitoids? Expertise in working with parasitoids (especially tachinids and braconids) and caterpillars and some knowledge of analytical chemistry are required. The successful candidate will be based in Boulder and will collaborate with the labs at both Tulane and CU Boulder, will help coordinate the planned experiments, and is expected and encouraged to develop independent research related to the main project. Applicants should have a PhD degree in a relevant discipline, and research experience and knowledge of parasitoid biology (including maintaining a colony), insect ecology, and chemical ecology. Travel between Boulder and Tulane, as well as travel in the field are part of the position. The ability to work well with others, effective management skills, and the ability to communicate well are also required. For additional information please email or call Deane Bowers (<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]; (303) 492-5530). The review of applications will begin January 1, 2007 and will continue until a suitable person is found. The starting date is March 15. The initial appointment will be for 1 year with continuation for a second year contingent on satisfactory performance. The starting salary will be approximately $30,000. Health insurance and standard benefits are provided. Applicants please send a curriculum vitae, a description of research interests, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to: Deane Bowers Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 334 UCB University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 Online applications are also accepted. Please email to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment. Deane Bowers, Professor and Curator Museum and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 334 UCB University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309 USA phone: (303) 492-5530 FAX: (303) 492-8699 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:04:03 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Lab Manager Position; Forest Ecology; Duke University Lab Manager Position: The Clark Lab in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University seeks a lab manager to coordinate data collection and management and supervise research technicians. Research sites include the Duke Forest in the NC Piedmont and the Coweeta LTER site in the Southern Appalachians. Refer to <http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/clark/> for project descriptions. The individual will: 1) coordinate and participate in field data collection, 2) oversee data entry and manage data files, 3) maintain and troubleshoot wireless sensor networks, 4) coordinate research technicians in cooperation with graduate students, 5) prepare for and schedule year-round field activities, and 6) other duties as assigned by the principal investigator. Salary negotiable, commensurate with education and experience. One-year commitment required (1/07 - 1/08). Qualifications: BA/BS degree in natural sciences. Research experience in ecology or field biology. Proficiency using Microsoft Office, including Excel. Experience with ArcGIS/ArcView preferred. Knowledge of woody plant species of Eastern deciduous forests. Willingness to work outdoors. For more information contact Nathan at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To apply, send cover letter, resume, and list of references as a single document to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> by 15 December 2006. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:09:35 +0200 From: A Bouskila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A scorpion trap ??? We use pitfall traps (500 ml plastic cups, buried in the soil so that their rim is flush with the surface) and catch various arthropods, including scorpions. Scorpions fall in our reptile pitfall traps too (10 liters bucket buried in the soil). Both traps operate without having any bait. Good luck, Amos ------------- Amos Bouskila, Department of Life Sciences and Mitrani Dept. for Desert Ecology at the Blaustein Inst for Desert Research Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, 84105 Beer-Sheva, Israel Tel: 972-8-646-1278 Fax: 972-8-646-1710, 972-8-659-6772 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bgu.ac.il/life/Faculty/Bouskila/index.htm On 11/14/06, VOLTOLINI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear friends, > > > Does anybody know about a TRAP to capture scorpions? > > > Thanks for any help!!! > > > > > Voltolini ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:55:18 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Registration Still Open, Hotel Deadline: Restore America's Estuaries' 3rd National Conference Registration is still open for the 3rd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration in New Orleans, December 9-13. The response to this year's Conference has been tremendous, and there is still time to join more than 1200 of the best professionals and volunteers working to restore the health and abundance of our coasts. Register online at: www.estuaries.org/conference. SPECIAL HOTEL RATE DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 17 A block of rooms at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside - where this year's Conference is being held - has been reserved for December 6-16 at $109 per night + tax, single or double occupancy (based on availability). However, this special room rate will only be available until November 17th. The rooms are filling up quickly, so we recommend you make your reservation as soon as possible. Go to http://www.estuaries.org/?id=33 to reserve your room online - or you can call 504-584-3999 and ask for the Restore America's Estuaries rate of $109. For comparison, the federal government per diem lodging rate is $133 per night for New Orleans. CITY PARK RESTORATION EVENT! On Saturday, December 9 more than 250 people will help to restore New Orleans City Park - one of the largest urban parks in the United States. City Park has a special place in the hearts of generations of New Orleanians - and was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. It's not too late to sign up and join with local volunteers and conference participants from around the country to help plant native vegetation and put City Park back on the road to recovery. For more information, go to www.estuaries.org/conference. FIELD SESSIONS ARE FILLING UP FAST! Don't miss your opportunity to learn about the restoration of Coastal Louisiana and Mississippi first-hand. Knowledgeable local leaders will guide field sessions on Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10. There is still room available in six field sessions: 1) Louisiana Chenier Plain Tour; 2) Pontoon Boat Tour of Manchac Swamp and Surrounding Marshes of Pass Manchac; 3) French Quarter Walking Tour; 4) Terrebonne Bay Research Cruise and Tour of the Defelice Marine Center; 5) New Orleans Levee Tour; and 6) On the Road to Restoration: Emergency Restoration Work. For details on these field sessions, visit http://www.estuaries.org/? id=150. To register for a field session, access online registration at www.estuaries.org/conference. * * * Restore America's Estuaries 3rd National Conference - Forging the National Imperative - will bring timely national attention to the challenges and opportunities to comprehensive coastal ecosystem restoration throughout the U.S., and will emphasize the challenges ahead in strengthening a national commitment to coastal restoration. Join 1,500 participants from all sectors of the restoration movement: community organizations; businesses and consultants; local, tribal, state and federal agencies; scientists and researchers; educators; and students and volunteers. For further information regarding registration, please contact Mindy Quinnette at (703) 536-4992. For further information regarding the Conference, please contact Kristin Hoelting at (206) 624-9100, ext. 3# or [EMAIL PROTECTED] For sponsorship and/or partnership information, please contact Harvey Potts at (206) 624-9100, ext. 2# or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:52:59 -0600 From: "Bomar, Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: international semesters for students interested in biotechnology I have an interest in developing an international student exchange program for students in my universities biotechnology program. I have explored some of the classic exchange programs, but these programs generally lack any sort of science. I appeal to this discussion group for its global perspective of the sciences. In a perfect world my university would send some students to a university abroad, and that university would send some of its students here. Courses would apply to their programs of study --- and would include courses such as biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, microbiology, as well as a course or two that provide an enhancement of cultural awareness. I envision these as 3rd year students. Unfortunately, courses would be English only for all students involved. Ok so now that I laid out this romantic vision of a scientific international program, who might be interested in seeing this dream come to fruition? Charles R. Bomar PhD Applied Science Program Director Executive Director, Orthopterists' Society Professor of Biology University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 715-232-2562 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:37:29 -0500 From: Russell Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: raccoon passage time Is anyone out there aware of any work indicating food passage time for raccoons and also what annual energy budgets might be like in any environment? Dr. Russell Burke Department of Biology 114 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 voice: (516) 463-5521 fax: 516-463-5112 http://www.people.hofstra.edu/faculty/russell_l_burke/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:58:13 -0500 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Colden_Baxter_(Idaho_State_Univ)?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Post-Doc Position: Idaho State U. Stream Ecology Center Post-doctoral Position to Study Ecology of Fish in the Grand Canyon of Colorado River: Department of Biological Sciences, Stream Ecology Center, Idaho State University The Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University has a Postdoctoral Researcher Position available beginning December 15, 2006. The successful applicant will help lead a study of the ecology of native and nonnative fishes in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, collecting fish population, diet, and size structure data and analyzing these fish data to calculate production and food web flows using diet and isotope data. The postdoc will conduct this research as part of an USGS-funded collaboration led by Drs. Colden Baxter (Idaho State University), Bob Hall (University of Wyoming), Emma Rosi-Marshall (Loyola University-Chicago), and Ted Kennedy (USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Station), to investigate the effects of Glen Canyon Dam on food web structure and the flows of energy in the Colorado River ecosystem. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in aquatic ecology or related discipline and have published in the peer-reviewed literature. Candidate must be highly motivated, willing to conduct research in wilderness settings, and work well with a team. Desired qualifications also include knowledge and experience of the Grand Canyon ecosystem (including ability to identify Colorado River fishes), expertise in whitewater boating, background in ecological modeling, and strong writing and computing skills. Salary is $35,000 per year, with funding for 18 months. To apply, send cover letter, curriculum vitae, copy of university transcripts, and one letter of recommendation to Dr. Colden Baxter, Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209-8007. Position open until filled. ISU is an equal opportunity employer. ------------------------------ End of ECOLOG-L Digest - 13 Nov 2006 to 14 Nov 2006 (#2006-304) *************************************************************** -- Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo sistema de antivírus e acredita-se estar livre de perigo.
