Hello All, This is my first post to this list so I felt it would be proper to provide some background about myself. My name is Andrew Richardson and I have a B.S. in psychology. I have been working in Cambridge, MA for a couple of years doing research in adult development to prepare myself for graduate school. During this time I have presented posters, talks, and symposiums at various conferences. Through all of this I have come to the realization that psychology is not the right field for me! It is the outdoors that I have always loved and it is the issues taking place in our environment that have always aroused my enthusiasm. That research in the natural sciences is what I should be doing is so painfully obvious now that I do not know how I did not see it before! I am particularly interested in ecology, specifically community and behavioral ecology, which is what brought me to this list.
With this we reach the present moment and my first plea for advice. I have been searching the internet, but I cannot find anything dealing with the process of getting into a graduate program that is not directly related to one's current degree. Would anyone be kind enough to offer advice on this topic? If the list is not the best place for this, please feel free to email me directly at this email ([email protected]). Also, I was hoping that I could get a consensus about any books which are known for laying a great foundation in ecology. Which books are the "must read" books of ecology, biology, and the natural sciences in general? Thank you for the help everyone! Cheers! Andrew
