[ECOLOG-L] Field ecology summer research assistant position in the Rockies!

Field ecology summer research assistant position in the Rockies! Full-time field technician positions through University of California Merced. May­ October 2013 We are seeking one outstanding field technician to assist in an experiment studying the effects of global warming on treeline dynami

[ECOLOG-L] REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TURTLE CONSERVATION FUND Next Proposal Deadline: 1 May 2013

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TURTLE CONSERVATION FUND Next Proposal Deadline: 1 May 2013 A Partnership Coalition of Leading Turtle Conservation Organizations and Individuals _ Strategic Action Planning and Funding Support for Conservation of Threatened Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (www.tu

[ECOLOG-L] good news article on Texas and ESA

Thanks, Malcolm! http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2013/03/texmessage-environmentalists-say-texans-plans-to-change-the-endangered-species-act-risks-extinctions/ -- Kevina Vulinec, PhD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Delaware State University Dover, Delaware 19901-2277 (302) 857-645

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Livestock practice and ethics

My brother in the Quality field says you can not get 100% quality through inspections. He claims that quality must be designed into the processes. It seems that applies here. There are always alternatives. People just tend to take the easiest course in the short term. Geoff Patton Wheaton MD O

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Researcher, Nonstructural carbohydrates in forest trees, Harvard University

Please share this with potentially interested candidates. Title: Postdoctoral Researcher, Nonstructural carbohydrates in forest trees Duties and Responsibilities: As part of the Richardson Lab, the Postdoctoral Researcher will be responsible for quantifying the seasonal patterns of nonstructural

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doctoral Scientist Position in Aquatic Conservation Ecology

Post-doctoral Scientist Position in aquatic Conservation ecology The Ohio State University - Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Description: Dr. Stuart A. Ludsin (http://ael.osu.edu/people/ludsin) has two (2) years of funding for a Post-doctoral Scientist to use GIS and statistical modeling approaches

[ECOLOG-L] new pub: Internet behaviour suggests falling interest in environment

Springer has pre-released our article in Biodiversity and Conservation through Online First on their website at the adjacent link. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10531-013-0476-6 Biodiversity and Conservation (Online First) March 2013 Google search patterns suggest declining interest

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Associate Director, Tyson Research Center

Associate Director, Tyson Research Center Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis has an immediate need for an Associate Director of its environmental field station, Tyson Research Center (http://tyson.wustl.edu). The Associate Director position is a fulltime, 12

[ECOLOG-L] ETHNOBOTANY INSTRUCTOR NEEDED FOR FIELD COURSE

ETHNOBOTANY INSTRUCTOR Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation, Inc. (ITEC) Employment Type: Short term, full-time contract. Job Description: An instructor is needed to teach a four-week Summer Session field course in ethnobotany.  The instructor will be responsible for designing and exe

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Exclusive homosexuality

My thoughts exactly. This discussion is an excellent example of how the "neutrality" of science can hide bias. I would also add that some of the comments suggest that a closer examination of the Homo Sapiens species may be helpful. Look at native American cultures and the Two-Spirit People, and how

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity University of Montana

A Graduate Research Assistantship is available in the Department of Ecosystem & Conservation Sciences focusing on the carbon (C) vulnerability and bioenergy potential of beetle kill wood in forests of Western North America. Bark beetle outbreaks have devastated forest resources across western N

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Grad Student or Post Doc Job: REU Program Coordinator

Grad Student or Post-Doc Employment Opportunity, Summer 2013: http://www.samford.edu/jobs/job.aspx?id=21474853663 Coordinator of Research Experience for Undergraduates - Summer Program Duties The Summer Coordinator of the Research Experience

[ECOLOG-L] an update on the cost of NSERC peer review

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20183163 Account Res. 2009 Jul;16(4):229-31. doi: 10.1080/08989620903065475. The real cost of the NSERC peer review is less than 5% of a proposed baseline grant.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Livestock practice and ethics

Ag-gag laws aren't just aimed at employees; they can also prevent journalists from investigating potential wrongdoing. Dawn Stover Independent Writer & Editor 1208 Snowden Road White Salmon, WA 98672 tel: 509 493 3652 email: dsto...@hughes.net web: www.dawnstover.com Contributing Editor, Bulle

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Exclusive homosexuality

I think its important to always keep in mind a few things here. 1. Homosexuals in the past had varying fitness levels. This is because often, as was stated earlier, homosexuals were forced to partake in heterosexual couplings to maintain status within society. This is evidenced in the number of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Exclusive homosexuality

As do gay men. As do bisexuals. And I'm not just referring to the efforts of fertility clinics. Consider, just for starters, the number of children fathered by closeted men in the U.S. before the culture shifted away from demonizing and pathologizing them. In addition to not acknowledging th

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Livestock practice and ethics

Accepting your phd candidate's hypothetical premise that employees are "doing something terribly wrong," ask which she or he considers most unethical/untrustworthy among the following three parties: 1) the employees in some of the most unpleasant jobs known (slaughterhouse) who are "doing someth

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Exclusive homosexuality

Homosexuals are both male and female. And Lesbians do indeed have children. Leslie M. Adams, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Plant Systematics Professional Training and Development University of New Hampshire http://home.comcast.net/~leslie.adams/ Home Office: 603 / 659-6177 Adjunct Associate Profess

[ECOLOG-L] 2009 paper: cost of peer review more than just giving grants to investigators!

Just became aware of this, I almost choked! http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19247851 -- Malcolm L. McCallum Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry School of Biological Sciences University of Missouri at Kansas City Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology "Peer pres

[ECOLOG-L] Internship in Integrated Pest Management

Hey all, See the link below for a job posting for an Intern working with our IPM program here at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. http://phipps.conservatory.org/careers-at-phipps.aspx Please forward to any interested or prospective candidates, and feel free to contact me with any q

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Exclusive homosexuality

"Culliney wrote: > The statement that "homosexuals have a fitness of zero," which is a true > statement, implies nothing about desires, which cannot be known. It implies > everything about reproductive rate, which, in a homosexual, is zero. Nothing > about this topic, which is >scientific

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Livestock practice and ethics

Our culture is one of automatically responding to 'consumer demand' regardless of consequences to quality of land, animals livelihood or water. We decide to create engineered solutions to increase efficiency while responding to this consumer demand as if it was this completely uncontrollable han

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Exclusive homosexuality

The statement that "homosexuals have a fitness of zero," which is a true statement, implies nothing about desires, which cannot be known. It implies everything about reproductive rate, which, in a homosexual, is zero. Nothing about this topic, which is scientific in nature, should give offense,

[ECOLOG-L] Textbook Recommendations

Hi, I am designing my first curriculum. As part of my MS internship with the ultimate goal of teaching the course this fall at a small liberal arts university outside of Portland Oregon and I could use some help. The theme of the course is freshman level ornithology and mammalogy. The specific p