Re: [ECOLOG-L] Calculus for Biology Majors

Something of interest to think about. Before you can mathematically model a system, you must first construct a conceptual model, hence Wilson's comments. Just like most sports where defense is half the game, and you can be a defensive specialist, a non-hitting pitcher (in american league) or a de

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Calculus for Biology Majors

Jacksonville University offered a course in Statistics for the Biological Sciences.  I learned a lot from that course and desperately wished that there was a similar Calculus course.  I would really like to advance my knowledge in Calculus so that I may continue to Calc II and III, just to open

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Calculus for Biology Majors

Hey wait a second, what happened to liberal arts education? Shouldn’t everyone know math and Shakespeare? Pure math is fun, if you give it a chance, and who cares if it is directly applicable to your job? Would you rather watch TV (which seems infinitely boring and not at all applicable to a job

[ECOLOG-L] 2013 ESA Annual Meeting: Call for Latebreaking Poster Abstracts

Call for Latebreaking Poster Abstracts 98th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Minneapolis, Minnesota August 4-9, 2013 http://www.esa.org/minneapolis Deadline for Submission: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 5:00 PM Eastern We invite submissions of Latebreaking Poster abstracts for the

[ECOLOG-L] Recent graduate looking for summer work in western michigan

Hello, My name is Robert Pettit. I have recently graduated from the University of Maryland College Park and will be attending the University of Michigan for a masters program in the fall. Until then I will be residing in the Grand Rapids area and would be eager to sink my teeth into any

[ECOLOG-L] {Disarmed} [ECOLOG-L] Lecturer in Wildlife Policy and Ecology

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Lecturer position in Wildlife Policy and Ecology Department of Wildlife Ecology University of Maine, Orono The Department of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine is seeking applications for an academic year Lecturer position in wildlife policy/ecology and human dimen

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - NEPARC annual meeting July 24-26 - DEADLINE May 15th

The Northeast Partners for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC) Annual Meeting is being held July 24th to the 26th at the NJ School of Conservation in Branchville, Sussex County, NJ. The call for abstracts is attached and also provided below. Please pass this on to others who might be inter

[ECOLOG-L] Volunteers needed for elephant research and conservation project in Tanzania

Volunteers are needed to participate on a research and conservation education project focusing on human-elephant conflict, near Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. Responsibilities will vary according to the skills and interests of each applicant but will likely involve accompanying local villagers

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology/Botany Field Technician Positions in Oregon

Ecology/ Botany Field Technician Positions Malheur, Ochoco, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests Based out of Baker City, OR The U.S. Forest Service will be hiring 1 temporary biological science technician for the 2013 field season based out of Baker City OR. Technicians will assist wi

[ECOLOG-L] Congressmen lauded for their commitment to biological research

Biological Ecological Sciences Coalition press release: REPRESENTATIVES LIPINSKI, REICHERT RECEIVE BESC AWARD Congressmen lauded for their commitment to biological research Washington, DC-Representatives Daniel Lipinski (D-Illinois) and Dave Reichert (R-Washington) are the recipients of the 2013

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Calculus for Biology Majors

I find calculus easy, Algebra is the hard part. If you have been out of algebra for any length of time there is a good chance you have forgotten the theorums. Unfortunately, most peole, including myself, did not sit down in algebra and memorize the rule before they did the homework. That means th

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: a new data resource

From: Tammer Kamel Professor, I have developed a repository for demographic and social science data tailored for researchers, and especially students. The site is open and free, and has over 4 million demographic, social, and economic time series datasets available for downloading. Importantl

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Calculus for Biology Majors

I would love if more institutions offered math courses tailored to specific fields of study. I can say that as an undergraduate, I did not fair well in my general calculus course because I did not see the application of it for the natural resources realm. I also feel that teachers/teaching ass

[ECOLOG-L] Calculus for Biology Majors

When I was getting my B.S. in Plant Biology at the University of California, Davis, we were required to take a full year of Calculus. They had an excellent course called "Calculus for Biology Majors". It was quite rigorous, and required a lot of work from us, but was the best math course I'v

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Teaching/Research Fellowship

Mendel Science Experience Post-Doctoral Fellow Department of Geography & the Environment Villanova University Faculty Mentors: Nathaniel Weston and Steven Goldsmith Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for a Mendel Science Experience Post-doctoral F

Re: [ECOLOG-L] looking for help with birdsong

To the smartphone apps David mentions, I would add - and highlight - the iBird line of bird guides: http://ibird.com/ Available for many platforms, I find this the best designed field guide app, and the most used one on my iPhone. It has multiple recordings of most birds, and even shows wavefo