Please post to ECOLOG The Graduate Program in Ecology & Conservation Biology at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) invites applications for admission to our MS and PhD programs for Fall 2009. A core group of 15 active and collaborative faculty within the Department of Biological Sciences ( http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/biology/) has research strengths in:
* Conservation Biology (invasion biology, habitat assessment and modeling, landscape ecology and restoration, molecular ecology and conservation genetics) * Aquatic Ecology (behavior, evolution, microbial ecology, limnology, and fisheries) * Population and Community Ecology (plant-animal interactions, predator-prey dynamics, evolutionary ecology, Population Viability Analysis). The Departmental Graduate Program comprises approximately 100 students supported by research and teaching assistantships that typically include summer support (contingent on progress toward degree). The Department has a diverse array of facilities for conducting ecological research from the molecular through the landscape scale. Bowling Green State University (18,000 students) is at the western end of Lake Erie (Great Lakes research), and in close proximity to remnant oak-savanna, prairies and fragmented forest-agroecosytem complexes. With a low cost of living and recognized as one of the best cities in Ohio (http://www.ohiomagazine.com/OhioLife/report.asp?ID=740D273DB64D454D95C64060915007F4), Bowling Green is also within easy driving distance of Columbus, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and Cleveland. Interested students should identify and communicate with one or more potential faculty advisors from the list below. Additional information and application materials can be obtained from Lorraine DeVenney ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/biology/programs/grad/index.html . Core Faculty in Ecology & Conservation Biology Gabriela Bidart-Bouzat ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Evolutionary ecology; plant-insect interactions Juan L. Bouzat, ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Molecular ecology and evolution; conservation genetics Sheryl Coombs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sensory biology and neuroethology; fish behavior and non-visual sensory systems Robert Huber ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Neurochemistry of aggression Rex Lowe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Aquatic community ecology of benthic algae R. Michael McKay ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Aquatic microbial ecology; phytoplankton-trace metal interactions Helen Michaels ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Plant population ecology, restoration, molecular ecology, conservation genetics Jeffrey Miner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Aquatic community ecology; fishery biology Paul Moore ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sensory ecology; chemoreceptor behavior Lee Rockett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ecology of soil mites and mosquito control Scott Rogers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ancient DNA/ice/viruses/bacteria/fungi Karen Root ([EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Conservation biology, population viability analysis, reserve design Eileen Underwood ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Herpetoculture Moira van Staaden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Evolution of sensory systems, African cichlids Daniel Wiegmann ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Behavioral ecology; reproductive biology of fishes Ronny Woodruff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Genetics of transposable DNA in Drosophila and natural populations
