Thank you for your comments. As I said in an earlier post, I do believe that
getting students familiar with the spreadsheet functions of Excel - sorting,
copying, fill, formulas, etc. - may be the most worthwhile thing that I teach
them. And, Excel is almost as integral to some of my research
I am primarily an ecologist but have recently completed a behavioral project on
the annual activity budget of argali (Ovis ammon). I used instantaneous scan
sampling, a minimum of 7 days a month for 1 year. Argali move in bands of
various sizes and so the number of observed behaviors is quite
Dear Ecologgers,
I am writing to find suggestions about where to look for funding for
conservation and research projects in the rain forests of Peru. I am working
with a professor at Umass Amherst, Chris Kilham who teaches a course called the
Shaman's Pharmacy.
M.S. or Ph. D. Research Assistantships
Ecosystem Services of Native Grasses in Multi-function Landscapes
We are looking exceptional applicants to work across a suite of
multi-disciplinary projects about incorporating and managing native
grass plantings for biofuel and feed in the Southeast.
Hi Nate,
Be (friendly) advised that foreign researchers in the Amazon are heavily
scrutinized by authorities (at least in Brazil).
This is mainly because of the biopiracy that has happened along the last
century when foreign researchers (usually from pharmaceutical companies)
take known or
