Re: [ECOLOG-L] correlation v. causation

2012-10-18 Thread Beyhan Titiz
*“Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.”* ~ George Carlin BTM On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Wayne Tyson landr...@cox.net wrote: ABSQOLUTELY! WT PS: It's no use, Professor Agassiz, it's turtles all the way down! --A woman who asserted that the

[ECOLOG-L] Springtails Podcast

2012-10-18 Thread Tracy Barbaro
New podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org)! Springtails Collembola Springtails are tiny creatures that live underfoot in the soil and leaf litter. Most people are not even aware they exist. Until 2000, biologists classified these curious animals as insects. Then new DNA evidence

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Announcing 2013 Switzer Fellowships

2012-10-18 Thread Jane Shevtsov
This may be of interest to ECOLOG members. ___ Greetings from the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation: We are pleased to announce that the application period for the 2013 Switzer Environmental Fellowships is now open! Switzer

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Avian Biologist

2012-10-18 Thread David Richardson
The Department of Biology at the State University of New York at New Paltz invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor with specialization in avian biology, to begin in fall 2013 (http://www.newpaltz.edu/hr/displayjobdetails.php?id=1303). The successful candidate for

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

2012-10-18 Thread Alisha Dahlstrom
I went a slightly alternative route, born and B.S.-ed in the US, but went to Australia (University of Tasmania) for my PhD in the marine conservation field, then returned to the US for my post doc. I had an overall great experience in Australia - like Europe, no class requirements and finished

[ECOLOG-L] IBS conference, Florida, Miami - early registration extended

2012-10-18 Thread Michael N Dawson
Early Registration is extended until 31st October, 2012 for the 6th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA 09-13 January, 2013 Check out the IBS meeting website for more details and to register

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

2012-10-18 Thread brandi gartland
As I am currently deciding on whether to enter a PhD program vs. consulting work/career position, I am finding this feed quite informative and wanted to respond to: When we graduate, we have more or less the same credentials as everyone else a degree. There are many successful scientists

[ECOLOG-L] Opportunities for graduate studies in tri-trophic interactions, UC Irvine

2012-10-18 Thread David Inouye
The Mooney Lab (http://tritrophic.org/http://tritrophic.org) in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine ( http://http://ecoevo.bio.uci.edu/) welcomes applications for Ph.D. and M.S. students to begin in the 2013-14 academic year. Research in