[ECOLOG-L] Eastern gamagrass stands

2012-04-08 Thread Kim van der Linde
Hi all, I am asking for help here. I am trying to collect a specific drosophild fly that breeds on Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides). Around here, there are some very small patches of this grass (its at the Southern edge of the distribution), but no flies. So, in order to find these

[ECOLOG-L] Affordable fully automated 3D micro imaging system

2013-06-01 Thread Kim van der Linde
Dear List, Currently, I am in the process of developing a prototype of an affordable (US$15,000-20,000) fully automated 3D imaging system that can accurately obtain 3D surface renderings including color of small 3D objects such as the head of a fruit fly, the proboscis of a butterfly, and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [ECOLOG-L] To capitalize or not to capitalize

2009-10-05 Thread Kim van der Linde
Well, when you write about it, it might be obvious to you because you know what you mean, but to me, it is not because I have to extract this out of the context, the name itself is generally ambiguous. The key is the discussion is whether or not names of animals are common nouns or proper

[ECOLOG-L] Ethics of spousal hires (was Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: US Forest Service Ecologist)

2011-08-20 Thread Kim van der Linde
On 8/19/2011 11:07 PM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: Was it about unethical hiring practices like spousal hirings, nepotism, etc.? These are RAMPANT in Academia. I have no serious problem with spousal fires, because it means that the hire committee/dean/chair/ has basically concluded that hiring

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ethics of spousal hires (was Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: US Forest Service Ecologist)

2011-08-20 Thread Kim van der Linde
On 8/20/2011 11:46 AM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: Maintaining the quality of one's marriage, personal life, sexual relationships, etc. is not an employer's, University's, Department's, the tax-payer's (for public institutions and those who receive government grants/funds) or even society's

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ethics of spousal hires (was Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: US Forest Service Ecologist)

2011-08-20 Thread Kim van der Linde
On 8/20/2011 1:05 PM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: Do you believe in evolution? Yes, and evolution by means of natural selection predicts that the best adapted individual has the best change of surviving. It does not predict what the best adaptation is. If a man has a special good way of scoring

[ECOLOG-L] Gender issues in the ethics of spousal hires

2011-08-20 Thread Kim van der Linde
. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf On 8/20/2011 2:38 PM, Kim van der Linde wrote: On 8/20/2011 11:46 AM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: Maintaining the quality of one's marriage, personal life, sexual relationships, etc. is not an employer's

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ethics of spousal hires (was Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: US Forest Service Ecologist)

2011-08-20 Thread Kim van der Linde
On 8/20/2011 11:32 AM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: Personal interests like but my wife/child/friend wants a job too! should not be a consideration of any hiring entity. I think it should be. You do not want your new faculty member leave after two years for a place closer to her partner. After she

[ECOLOG-L] Software for spatially explicit models

2011-09-27 Thread Kim van der Linde
Hi, I am looking for software to run some simulations on a spatially explicit model in a meta-population context. This are my requirements: 1. Multiple species competing for a single resource. 3. Resources come in discrete patches of variable but finite length. 3. Ability to vary the

[ECOLOG-L] Answers to Software for spatially explicit models

2011-10-04 Thread Kim van der Linde
Hi All, Thank you all for the kind responses. I got the following suggestions, of which only NetLogo got more than one vote (6): Free software: NetLogo (http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/) SADIE (http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/pie/sadie/SADIE_home_page_1.htm) SELES = Spatially Explicit

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Anti-singles discrimination? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Career - Life Balance supplements to NSF awards

2013-07-07 Thread Kim van der Linde
I think it was a single person who objected to it, the rest seems to be far more supportive. Kim On 7/6/2013 11:25 PM, malcolm McCallum wrote: I don't get it. The NSF puts together a program to help folks out, and people are up in arms about it. Maybe I missed something? M

REU: Invasive species monitoring

2006-04-07 Thread Kim van der Linde
expansion of an invasive species caught in the act. If you are interested in this project, please contact either me or Dr. David Houle ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for a full project description. Regards, Kim van der Linde -- http://www.kimvdlinde.com

Re: why italics?

2006-05-14 Thread Kim van der Linde
And for those who want to find the full code of Zoological nomenclature, it is online available nowadays here: http://www.iczn.org/iczn/index.jsp Kim van der Linde L. Brian Patrick wrote: To answer this question, I thought that the most logical person to ask would be a taxonomist. So I

Maldaptation, Extinction and Natural selection

2006-07-09 Thread Kim van der Linde
Hi all, I am having an interesing discussion at the moment about Natural selection. The context is a single population of individuals that, due to changes in the environment, are now maladapted and the population is reducing in size. Based on the often used definition of differential

Re: capitalization rules for common names?

2006-07-19 Thread Kim van der Linde
Funny, I asked about two weeks ago our in house editor (every department should have one), and she explained exactly what you said. Official names and proper nouns capitalized, rest in lower case. Kim Warren W. Aney wrote: As I understand it, the American Ornithological Union standard is to

Help requested: Zaprionus indianus invasion

2006-10-13 Thread Kim van der Linde
, Kim van der Linde Florida State University -- http://www.kimvdlinde.com

Re: gender bias: a summary of ecolog-L responses

2006-11-06 Thread Kim van der Linde
Maybe the post was a bit exaggerated, the general line is clear, and that is that what women experience differs from what men see. Kim William Silvert wrote: I am surprised at this interpretation of the postings. As I recall, no male poster stated that gender bias does not exist although

Job: Research Technician in Drosophila laboratory

2007-10-03 Thread Kim van der Linde
/~dhoule/), Department of Biological Science (http://www.bio.fsu.edu/), Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306. To apply, send a brief letter stating your interest, a curriculum vitae, and the contact information for three references to Kim van der Linde, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications

Re: FW: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-17 Thread Kim van der Linde
Hi, Just a list of invasives that are now so common that no body actually really see them anymore that way: - Homo sapiens, commonly known as human or man - House rat - Domesticated pig - Domesticated goat - Killer bee - etc. Hope this helps! Kim Annie Drinkard wrote: Please respond