[ECOLOG-L] Invasive Rat sp. vs. Henderson's Petrel...

2012-08-26 Thread J. Michael Nolan
As I am cleaning up past e-mails, and believe it was during a discussion when someone was trying to convince Mike Comet that he and Snakes could be on friendly terms some day. It still could happen, needs to be a VERY slow desensitization process in this extreme case! I have seen kids who at

[ECOLOG-L] POST-DOC POSITION: SOCIALITY IN A HAPLODIPLOID BEETLE, ISRAEL

2012-08-26 Thread Ally Harari
POST-DOC POSITION: SOCIALITY IN A HAPLODIPLOID BEETLE, ISRAEL We are looking for a 2 year post-doctoral fellow to study the evolution of sociality using the haplodiploid scolytid beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda as a model. The newly emerged adult female beetle faces three strategic options: she

[ECOLOG-L] Two Assistant Professorships in Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado-Boulder

2012-08-26 Thread Amy McKinney
*Two Assistant Professorships in Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado-Boulder * The University of Colorado and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology invite applications for *two* tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level in evolutionary biology. The successful

[ECOLOG-L] minor comment but

2012-08-26 Thread Pedro Barbosa
I think I've now seen about the 50th message in which the 'sender' is seeking motivated graduate student(s) Can we simply assume that most academics seek motivated graduate student(s). I don't think I've ever met a colleague that was interested in recruiting an unmotivated student. Minor

[ECOLOG-L] Top 10 New Discoveries in Biology in 2012....according to ASU

2012-08-26 Thread J. Michael Nolan
http://species.asu.edu/Top10 Thank you. Mike Nolan -- If we are on another line or away from the phone, please leave your number, best time to return your call and your e-mail address. After hours and weekend phone appointments are available upon request. Sincerely, J. Michael

Re: [ECOLOG-L] minor comment but

2012-08-26 Thread Aaron T. Dossey
Actually I strongly reject that assumption. In fact, I found my experiences in academia (for myself and my fellow students/postdocs/postechs/postemps) quite DE-motivating, and often by design. By design I mean, faculty tend not to want their students and posdocs truly developing their own