[ECOLOG-L] Once again: summer volunteers wanted for NYC terrapin project

Contrary to whatever text your server might add, this email is neither spoofing nor fraudulent As college students are already looking ahead to next summer, I'll bring to your attention and ask you to publicize that once again we will be seeking volunteers to assist with a large diamondback

[ECOLOG-L] Master of Science student internship at JFK airport and Hofstra University

Available: Partially funded Master of Science student internship at J.F.K airport and Hofstra University GPS tracking diamondback terrapins in Jamaica Bay We welcome applicants for a paid summer (June-August 2018) Wildlife Management Internship based at J.F.K. airport (NYC) to be used as

[ECOLOG-L] Volunteer Wildlife Research in NYC summer 2017

Once again we will be welcoming volunteers, especially undergraduate students, to help with our long-term research project on diamondback terrapins in New York City's Jamaica Bay in June and July 2017. The field site can be easily reached by train, bus, or car from NYC, Long Island, and nearby

[ECOLOG-L] Upcoming Jamaica Bay Terrapin Research Season--volunteers needed!

Subject: Upcoming Jamaica Bay Terrapin Research Season--volunteers needed! Once again we are seeking new and returning volunteers to help with the diamondback terrapin (DBT) research and conservation project at Jamaica Bay (NYC) in June and July 2016. It is still cold outside, but oftentimes

Re: [ECOLOG-L] promoting Ecology course

Don't you all think it is high time we had a text book for a course like this called why pre-health students should study ecology and evolution? We could cover every major topic taught in intro ecology and evolution courses using medical examples--human microbiome, evolution of resistance,

[ECOLOG-L] help with Density 5.0

I am having trouble using the spatially explicit capture-recapture program Density 5.0, basically I can’t access the Help files. There are some hints in the online forum that this may happen due to security issues, but that doesn’t seem to be happening in my case. Otherwise, the online forum

[ECOLOG-L] marking raccoons for phototraps

I am conducting both a camera trap study and a mark-recapture study of a local raccoon population. It would make my camera trap study more effective if the raccoons were uniquely identifiable, so that I could identify them individuals in the night-time photos. Because I am also capturing and

[ECOLOG-L] measuring distance to the surface from inside a burrow

I am crowd sourcing this technical question: i am going to put a flexible rod down into a twisting convoluted animal burrow, with temperature loggers along the rod's length, and leave it in the burrow to record temperatures at different depths over a winter. It could go as much as 7 meters deep

[ECOLOG-L] seeking volunteers to help with NYC diamondback terrapin (DBT) research and conservation project

Once again I am seeking volunteers to help with our diamondback terrapin (DBT) research and conservation project at Jamaica Bay (New York City) in June and July 2015. We have lots of new projects so this is likely to be a particularly interesting year. See our website at http://jbtr.org/.

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Funding Advice

A word from the other side of the desk might be useful. I'm a professor at one of the very many mostly undergraduate institutions that has a small graduate program. We offer two master's degrees (Biology and Urban Ecology) but not a PhD program. In my 19 years here I have graduated 13

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Assistant Needed

Summer Field Assistant Needed Location: Edinburg, Texas Salary: Stipend (TBD), housing, shared rental car Start Date: Mid May End Date: Mid to Late August Last Date to Apply: March 27, 2015 Position Description: Undergraduate field assistant needed for the summer.

[ECOLOG-L] field x-ray equipment

I look like to hear from anyone who has recent experience with portable x-ray equipment. I would like to x-ray box turtles and other turtles in the field to assess gravidity and clutch size. If you can tell me what you've used, what you liked and/or didn't like, I'd be grateful. Dr. Russell

[ECOLOG-L] volunteers needed for NYC terrapin project

Once again I am seeking volunteers to help with our diamondback terrapin (DBT) research and conservation project at Jamaica Bay (New York City) in June and July 2015. We have lots of new projects so this is likely to be a particularly interesting year. See our website at http://jbtr.org/.

[ECOLOG-L] two somewhat obscure publications

I am looking for two somewhat obscure publications: Fitch, Henry Sheldon. Home ranges, territories, and seasonal movements of vertebrates of the Natural History Reservation. Vol. 11. No. 3. University of Kansas, 1958. Schwartz, E. R., C. W. Schwartz, and A. R. Kiester. The three-toed box

[ECOLOG-L] GIS instructor wanted on Long Island, NY

I'm looking for a temporary (1 semester) part-time adjunct instructor for a graduate level Introduction to GIS course. Must be someone within commuting distance of Hofstra University in central Nassau County on Long Island (NY). The first half of the course should be instruction, the second

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Loss of field courses, continued

I mentioned in my previous post that we are happily increasing the field courses associated with our new Urban Ecology program. We have BA BS, MA MS, and combined BA-MA and BS-MS programs in UE. We have no problems working with local mammals, which are abundant. Of course they include

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Loss of field-based courses

I work at a small private primarily undergraduate school and we are currently ramping up our field courses, especially associated with our new Urban Ecology program. We plan to integrate more molecular techniques and other lab based techniques into the field courses, to show students that

[ECOLOG-L] volunteers needed for NYC terrapin project

Once again I am seeking volunteers to help with the diamondback terrapin (DBT) research and conservation project at Jamaica Bay (New York City) in June and July 2014. We’ve had a long and cold winter and we have lots of new projects so this is likely to be a particularly interesting year.

[ECOLOG-L] drop off collar for feral cats

I am planning on putting video cameras on feral cats and I need a drop off collar so I can retrieve the cameras. Most people who have put things on collars on feral cats before have apparently either worked with cats that they could capture repeatedly or accepted that some collars would be

[ECOLOG-L] microbial ecologist, environmental microbiologist or marine microbiologist

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY Microbiology Hofstra University Department of Biology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track, assistant professor position in Microbiology. Preferred candidates will have experience in areas related to microbial ecology, environmental microbiology or

[ECOLOG-L] Plant ecologist

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY Plant Ecology Hofstra University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology. The successful candidate will be qualified to teach urban ecology, plant biology, ecology/evolution and

[ECOLOG-L] quantifying snails, slugs, worms, and mushroom biomasses

I am starting a project where I will be trying to compare the amounts of available food for box turtles on different site. They have diverse diets, and some of what may be important includes terrestrial snails, slugs, worms, and mushrooms. I need to come up with ways to estimate biomass of

[ECOLOG-L] best test question this semester

As I grade the last few questions on my ecology finals, i realize that some of the test questions I came up with this semester were better than others--clearer, addressed more important ecological concepts, provoked more thoughtful answers, etc. I suspect those of you out there also teaching

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Audacity of Graduate School -training grad students in teaching and outreach

I said in my earlier posting that on faculty search committees at my largely undergraduate teaching-focused university, we specifically look for people who showed an interest in teaching early on; we want people that have actually run lecture courses. We find such people. We're not doing this

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Audacity of Graduate School -Knowledge of Today Documentary

I have served on many faculty search committees for positions at a largely undergraduate teaching-focused university--the sort of school that hires a large fraction of recent grads and post-docs into tenure-track positions. We specifically look for people who showed an interest in teaching

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Geiger counters

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[ECOLOG-L] FOUR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF BIOLOGY SOUGHT

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF BIOLOGY Four faculty are sought Due to significant increases in enrolments, Hofstra University invites applications for four full-time, tenure-track positions, rank of Assistant Professor, in the Department of Biology. Faculty are sought for the following positions:

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

And many NYC cemeteries have introduced Italian wall lizards, Podarcis siculus. They do very well in such habitats. RBurke -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Max Lambert Sent: Wednesday, May 02,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Invasion, or progression?

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Study abroad options for Ecology students

We offer Evolutionary Ecology and Geology of mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos as a Study Abroad class every other January. There are both undergraduate and graduate student versions. See the Biology In Focus video at http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/HCLAS/BIO/index.html# and

[ECOLOG-L] part time field assistant needed in Aiken, SC

I need a part-time field assistant to work 2-3 full consecutive days every other week starting in late April and thru the end of August in Aiken SC. This is an odd work schedule and it won't work for everyone, the work is not enough on its own to support someone but would be enough for someone

[ECOLOG-L] REU) position summer 2012 to study Lyme disease ecology

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) position is available for summer 2012 to study Lyme disease ecology with Drs. Russell Burke (Hofstra University) and Rick Gerhold (University of Tennessee). The project will investigate blacklegged tick host-preferences for introduced Italian wall

[ECOLOG-L] opening for Organismal Biologist: Urban Ecologists encouraged

We would be very happy to see applicants who do research in Urban/suburban settings, especially ornithologists. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY Organismal Biologist Hofstra University invites applications for an anticipated full-time, tenure-track, assistant professor position in the Department

Re: [ECOLOG-L] all herpetologists/ecologists

Those of us who are both ecologists and herpetologists may have already noticed that next year's annual ESA meeting (http://www.esa.org/portland/) will be August 5 - 10 in Portland Oregon, while the spectacular one-every-5-years World Congress of Herpetology

[ECOLOG-L] part time wildlife job for someone in NY or NJ

I need to hire someone, preferably a student, for a part time job that begins in September and will likely last thru spring 2012. The job involves 3-4 days at a time, assisting my graduate student, driving from NY (Long Island) to SC and NJ, and collecting data on ticks, mammals, and reptiles

Re: [ECOLOG-L] M.S vs. M.A.

Here at Hofstra the MS option requires a research thesis, which means analysis of data the student him/herself has collected (lab or field). The MA option requires an essay, which is more of a literature review, although we encourage an original analysis. There are a couple of ways to think

Re: [ECOLOG-L] the precautionary principle makes sense and should be applied to GCC arguments

The precautionary principle is why we buy car insurance, life insurance, and medical insurance. If based on good data, it makes perfect sense. It is not the primary reason that collection of turtles was banned in FL. Scientists are not exempt from collection regulations. I'd like to see the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] radio-transmitters

I want to borrow or buy some used animal transmitters to experiment in a difficult area, near JFK airport. I have a couple of receivers and antennas that I used in the past with transmitters in the 150-151 mhz range. If you have some transmitters you now longer need but that still have some

Re: [ECOLOG-L] caloric value of Opuntia humifusa

I am doing a caloric comparison of the main fruit that we found in raccoon diets locally (Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), Grape (Vitis sp.), Mulberry (Morus sp.), and Prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa)). I have found dry weight caloric values for

[ECOLOG-L] Director of Sustainability Studies needed

Director of Sustainability Studies Hofstra University invites applications for the newly-created position of Director of Sustainability Studies to be part of the Department of Global Studies and Geography and the National Center for Suburban Studies. The position is responsible for creating,

[ECOLOG-L] field safety manual for mammal/herp/tick project

Some of the more faithful readers of this list serve with memories for minutia may recall that months ago I asked around for a on-line field safety manual, because I am part of a North American team putting students and others in the field in a variety of places in the Midwest and east, from FL

Re: [ECOLOG-L] M.S. student wanted to model the effects of climate change and urbanization

M.S. student wanted to model the effects of climate change and urbanization on the major ecosystems of Long Island, New York M.S. position modeling the effects of climate change and urbanization on the major plant ecosystems of Long Island, New York. The objective of this project is to

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem health related to human health

Sala, O.E., Meyerson, L.A., Parmesan, C. 2009. Biodiversity Change and Human Health: From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease. Island Press. Pain, A.K. 2008. Climate change and its effect on human health. Icfai University Press Aron, J.L., Patz, J.A. 2001. Ecosystem Change and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] faculty/admin position in Sustainability studies/Ecosystem studies

Director of Sustainability Studies Hofstra University invites applications for the newly-created position of Director of Sustainability Studies. The position is responsible for creating, developing, promoting, and providing leadership for a new Sustainability Studies program. This

Re: [ECOLOG-L] experience with meso-mammal traps?

I am part of a team that's going to be trapping raccoons and opossums at a number of sites in eastern and central US. We need to buy 180 collapsible live traps. We all have experience with the 32X10X12Tomahawk traps, but none of us have used the comparable Havaheart or traps from Wildlife

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Openings in Field course--Evolutionary Ecology and Geo logy of the Galápagos Islands and Mainland Ecuador

3 Credit Field course: Evolutionary Ecology and Geology of the Galápagos Islands and Mainland Ecuador through Hofstra University Biology undergraduate course: BIO 110A Biology graduate course: BIO 203 Geology undergraduate course: GEOL 134A Geology graduate course: GEOL 280 Or audit the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] MS position to model the effects of climate change and urbanization on the ecosystems of Long Island, NY

M.S. student wanted to model the effects of climate change and urbanization on the major ecosystems of Long Island, New York M.S. position modeling the effects of climate change and urbanization on the major plant ecosystems of Long Island, New York. The objective of this project is to model