I am opposed to this type of advertisement. It is a commercial activity
and not one that is likely to provide a high quality education or
research experience. These organizations are more like tour experiences
and they should not be allowed to post on this list.
Mitch Cruzan
On 1/8/2019 10:05 AM, Ian Medeiros wrote:
Advertising a program which costs $2700 as a "Research Assistantship"
strikes me as disingenuous. As I've said on this list before, I'm not
absolutely opposed to pay-to-participate programs being posted on
ECOLOG, I just think there needs to be more truth in advertising. The
definition of "assistantship" in Webster's starts with "a paid
appointment..." and that is how most people would interpret the title
of this post—until they see the price tag. - Ian
On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 5:54 AM Field Projects International - Mini
Watsa <ad...@primates-peru.org <mailto:ad...@primates-peru.org>> wrote:
Overview: Tamarins are notoriously difficult to track and identify
in the wild, because of their diminutive size and morphological
homogeneity. In this program, we monitor a population of ~14
tamarin groups, individually identifiable and radio-collared, to
study their space use and means of communication.
We collect data on adult scent gland morphology and scent-marking
behaviour, another primary form of communication among tamarins.
Participants will conduct full- and half-day follows of
individually tagged primate troops, recording alarm calls and
scent-marks alongside habitat use and feeding ecology.
Program dates: June 3 – August 12, 2019
Start dates: June 3, June 17, July 1
Minimum stay required: 6 weeks
Application deadline: April 14, 2019 for June start dates, May 14
for July start date.
Program fee: $2700 for 6 weeks; $450 each additional week
Appeals to majors: Anthropology, Biology, Wildlife Management,
Psychology
Training areas: Off-trail navigation, wildlife tracking,
telemetry, focal behavioural sampling, spatial analyses.
Program link: https://fieldprojects.org/research/
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Ph.D. student
Lutzoni Lab
Department of Biology
Duke University
Durham, NC, USA
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