Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich

to duck back into occasional eavesdropping mode in this conversation under the excuse of having to deal with more immediate urgencies of the looming end-of-semester rush of the life academic. Madhu --- Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor Department

Re: [ECOLOG-L] overpopulation and the abuse of facts by religon

does the religious doctrine of human dominion over the rest of creation have to say about that? How are religious leaders addressing the resource over consumption side of the equation? Are they doing so at all? Madhu __ Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor, Dept of Biology

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Buying a new laptop for grad school

of attention and you get to talk about fungus to your heart's content. And may graduate school be an intensely pleasurable experience for you all the way through! :-) Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti http://about.me/mkatti On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:05 PM, Cat Adams wrote: Hi Eco-lovers, I

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bigfoot footage in TX (gag me).

But, but, but… they claim to have done exactly that, no? In this exclusive paper in the new journal De Novo: http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/02/bigfoot-genome-paper-conclusively-proves-that-sasquatch-is-real/ (ok, gag me now) Madhu On Feb 16, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Warren W. Aney a...@coho.net

Re: [ECOLOG-L] A response to E.O. Wilson's opinion about math

place to start. Madhu - an ecologist who failed high-school mathematics (spectacularly), but went on to publish a mathematical model in Journal of Theoretical Biology. ~ Madhusudan Katti http://about.me/mkatti

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

to the joys of birdsong and birdwatching - you will never be bored as long as you have the passion to keep an ear cocked for the sounds of our feathered friends! :-) Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti http://about.me/mkatti On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:55 AM, David Inouye ino...@umd.edu wrote

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Notwithstanding that Agriculture is Anathema to Ecology, Consider Permaculture

Perhaps you are trying to be provocative... but why do you think that agriculture is anathema to ecology? On Aug 30, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Thomas Hardy wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S6kTlz6Mk4

[ECOLOG-L] Reconciliation Ecology: El Condor Pasa

://reconciliationecology.blogspot.com/2009/09/el-condor-pasa.html Feel free to leave your own thoughts upon reading this. regards, Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA 93740

[ECOLOG-L] Blogging about climate change on Blog Action Day

blog Reconciliation Ecology, where I shared some thoughts on climate change. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA 93740-8034 559.278.2460 leafwarb

[ECOLOG-L] The National Science Foundation calls it peer review for a reason, Mr. Smith!

~ Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034 Email: mka...@csufresno.edu Tel:559.278.2460 Fax:559.278.3963 Lab:http

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science in China? Washington Post.

to administrators who run universities too, no? Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034 Email: mka...@csufresno.edu Tel: 559.278.2460 Fax

[ECOLOG-L] Very sad news: Professor Navjot Sodhi, tropical conservation biologist, has passed away.

. __ Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor, Dept of Biology California State University, Fresno

[ECOLOG-L] A few thousand ecologists meet in the city to discuss Earth stewardship... but does anybody know or care? - a leaf warbler's gleanings

any feedback, on why ESA isn't more in the news, or whether it is just my misperception. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034 Email: mka

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Re a few thousand ecologists

papers - not even their event calendars? - especially because they are open to the public. Madhu __ Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor, Dept of Biology California State University, Fresno On Aug 7, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Nadine Lymn nad...@esa.org wrote: Hi All

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology and News Media Re: [ECOLOG-L] A few thousand ecologists meet in the city to discuss Earth stewardship... but does anybody know or care? - a leaf warbler's gleanings

genuinely curious. ~ Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034 Email: mka...@csufresno.edu Tel:559.278.2460 Fax:559.278.3963 Lab

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Reply to: 'a few thousand ecologists meet... does anybody know or care?' -- A perhaps radical suggestion

Thank you, Kali, for not keeping your mouth shut! You make some very important points and I love your suggestion of having more opportunities for local public to participate for free. A free family ecology day like the science day they have at AAAS meetings would be a fantastic way to engage

[ECOLOG-L] Ecologists Discuss World’s Problems in Austin - ESA11 report on KUT radio - a leaf warbler 's gleanings

-in-austin Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034 Email: mka...@csufresno.edu Tel:559.278.2460 Fax:559.278.3963 Lab

[ECOLOG-L] As Ecosystems, Cities Yield Some Surprises - NYTimes.com

we could start exploring commonalities and difference, and build cross-site collaborations. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034 Email

Re: [ECOLOG-L] a non Ivory Tower view of invasive species

On Sep 10, 2011, at 4:31 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: What fraction of the weeds affecting agriculture are native? Good question. Don't forget the corollary: what fraction of the crops being affected by weeds are non-native? ~ Madhusudan Katti Associate

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [MigrantWatch] EclipseWatch - Watch animals as well as the eclipse on 15th Jan!

the region who can contribute, so please pass this along (via other emai lists / twitter / facebook / other social networks too!). cheers, Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State

[ECOLOG-L] Coal Comfort: Margaret Palmer interviewed on Colbert Report...

... and my blog post about it: http://blog.reconciliationecology.org/2010/01/coal-comfort-or-why-you-must-toss-those.html Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Coal Comfort: Margaret Palmer interviewed on Colbert Report...

...@umd.edu If you still can't access it I can send you the PDF, although it is probably better to get that from the author! cheers, Madhu - Original Message - From: Bill Silvert cien...@silvert.org To: Madhusudan Katti mka...@csufresno.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:10:47 AM

[ECOLOG-L] RFID (or similar) tagging to track acorn dispersal

of the techniques, as well as places to actually purchase the tags and readers. Thank you. Madhu __ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB 73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034

[ECOLOG-L] In which energy development is more endangered than the Greater Sage Grouse

. Madhu __ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB 73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034 +1.559.278.2460 mka...@csufresno.edu http://www.reconciliationecology.org/ __

Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-scientists textbook

and humanities. No prior coursework in the natural sciences is required. I am curious if the list might have recommendations for a textbook that is appropriate for this audience. Thanks in advance for your input. -- __ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor

Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-scientists textbook

(presuming it hasn't changed in the decade since I was there) will be rather different from what I face here in Fresno - so your mileage may vary! __ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB 73 California

Re: [ECOLOG-L] the declining quality of academic life?

different angle: http://is.gd/dTIL2 I'll be curious to hear what Ecologgers think of both of these. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-8034

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Evolution textbook for non-majors?

I haven't taught a non-majors evolution class, but do teach an upper div core Evolution class for our majors. I think The Tangled Bank would make an excellent textbook for non-majors. Carl Zimmer writes really well, and has put together a wonderful overview of evolutionary biology in a way that

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Darwin at Dinner

Hello Stephen, Wonderful eye-opening analysis and article! Thank you for sharing it. I'm passing it on to my students, and other readers via my blog as well. You have now got me not only examining my plate (and food labels) even more closely than I already do, but also thinking this could be a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Merits of invasion science

outcomes that result from such colonization events? Madhu ~ Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor, Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E San Ramon AVe Fresno, CA 93740 http://about.me/mkatti On Oct 29, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Meg Ballard mball

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Merits of invasion science

), for any range expansions or distributional changes by any species in response to, say, climate change? ~ Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor, Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E San Ramon AVe Fresno, CA 93740 http://about.me/mkatti

[ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity can flourish on an urban planet

that evolve under such urban conditions may well represent what the future holds for much of Earth’s biodiversity. ~ Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor, Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E San Ramon AVe Fresno, CA 93740 http://about.me

Still Evolving, Human Genes Tell New Story - New York Times

In the light of the recent long thread on human evolution, ecologgers might find this interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/07/science/07evolve.html Madhu ~~~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names

Two examples from India immediately come to mind: House Gecko - Hemidactylus frenatus - is known as Tiktiki in Bangla (or Bengali) language. Tucktoo (local and English common name) - Gekko gecko - is another gecko found in Assam. I'm sure I can remember plenty of other examples if I sit

[ECOLOG-L] Summer edition of the Oekologie Blog Carnival

~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA 93740-8034 559.278.2460 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~mkatti http://www.fresnobirds.org/ http://www.valleycafesci.org/ http

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Politics and Science Funding

://reconciliationecology.blogspot.com/2008/08/obama-responds-to-science-debate-2008.html This election is quite pivotal for science and the environment, indeed, especially given McCain's pick for VP. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California

Re: [ECOLOG-L] McCain on Bear Study

Hello, I too would like to know what this particular study was that McCain has been bashing. I'd read that he had joked about it on the campaign trail, but was still shocked to hear him trot it out again during the debate on national TV! Of all the examples of wasteful govt. funding, it

Re: [ECOLOG-L] earmark spending

Great! Let's go ahead delist the bears so we can do unto them what we did unto the wolf in that same part of the country: http://tinyurl.com/4g74wa Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno

Seeking textbook recommendations for a Human Ecology non-majors course

or otherwise participated in such a course. thanks, Madhu ~~~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA 93740-8034 559.278.2460 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: Fuel efficient/zero emissions automobiles

As individuals, we can only choose from a range of available options - so I wonder how much impact individual life-style choices can have if that domain (of choices in the marketplace) itself remains unchanged and out of our control? Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant

Re: historian of science/evolution

, won't you? :-) Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA 93740-8034 559.278.2460 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~mkatti http

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

, you'll find Dolphin Goes Extinct listed from a week ago. Some of the posts there might be worth reading. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave

Fern-watching (was Re: primate watching)

is below in my signature also) for my comments. I'd appreciate any feedback from ecologgers, especially those who might have some answers to the distributional questions. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State

Re: Christianity survey

Have you tried the National Center for Science Education (http:// www.natcenscied.org/)? I don't remember off the top of my head if they've done such a study or published in their Reports, but I'd suggest asking someone there about this. Madhu ~ Madhusudan

Re: ecology in film and lit

of the devastating ecological and human costs of globalization. I'll be showing it to my Human Ecology class this semester, and think anyone interested in the fate of the earth and our own species ought to see this film. Madhu ~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant

Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial

used by the Washington Post article. There are, in fact, two versions of the 2007 Arctic Sea Ice from AMSR-E... sequences showing the polar region from different perspectives, with Alaska or Greenland in the foreground. Madhu ~~~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor

[ECOLOG-L] The Nature of Cities: Global Roundtable on Exotic Species in Cities

discussions over the next few weeks. Not all of them are on Ecolog-L, so while I welcome any comments here, I would urge you to also leave comments on the blog directly, at the above link. thank you, and I hope to see you there, Madhu ~ Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor

[ECOLOG-L] Job posting: Mammal Population/Conservation Geneticist at NC Museum of Natural Sciences and NCSU

) —— Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program for Leadership in Public Science Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources 5223 Jordan Hall Addition, Campus Box 8008 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8008 facultyclusters.ncsu.edu/people