Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-15 Thread malcolm McCallum
Mark Tupper just stated much more eloquently what I was stating. this is about perception, regardless of whether it may or may not be deserved. However, being that there are Ed.D. programs at many many more universities than there are Ph.D. programs, I think that problem isn't that people don't

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-14 Thread malcolm McCallum
If you are a student who has taken an Ed.D. program, and that program's requirements are clearly equivalent to a Ph.D. in Biology, I recommend that you ask the program director of the Ed.D. program to write you a note of clarification to enclose with your application materials to positions. When

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
I would argue that getting a Ph.D. is 90% working hard and meeting deadlines and 10% how smart you are relative to the other Ph.D. students. But, you wouldn't be in the program in the first place if you didn't prove a certain level of intelligence...this goes for all graduate programs. On Fri,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
Interesting. When I went to college I went there to learn, not to be taught. In fact, I often ended up spending much to much time learning tangents to what the focus of the actual course was, because that was what interested me. It took me a while to realize that it isn't what you know, but how

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
students?  In both cases, you are relating academic knowledge to professional practice. Dave malcolm McCallum wrote: Below are a comparison of the requirements for an Ed.D., Ph.D. in education, and the Ph.D. in natural resources environmental sciences form the University of Illinois.  I got

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
If there is no difference between a Ph.D. and an Ed.D. why does almost every major university in the nation, barring Harvard, offer both degrees? On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Mitch Cruzan cru...@pdx.edu wrote: Whether it sits right with you or not, it is true.  Not everybody has the same

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
Said so well! On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 2:49 PM, William Silvert cien...@silvert.org wrote: Wow, I hope that Jay is kidding. It's only the good debates that really make lists exciting. Not all of us subscribe just for the job ads. One point that came up in several postings was the idea that

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
You are twisting my words. I didn't say I wasn't taught, I said I wasn't there to be taught. And as for a book or an author teaching you, neither does. As inanimate objects they are there as a resource for a person to access and learn from. Learning is an active process done by the person

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
that is completely a false assumption. I did a MS prior to my PHD, but when students go directly into the PHD, they still have to go through all the MS requirements prior to going through the PHD requirements. It is the same thing. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Pete Rissler

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
Eward Drinker Cope took only one college level course, comparative anatomy. Of course, back then they did not assign grades in college either! As we continue to create an educational system that demands less and less of its pupils, we find our performance as a country and out stature as a nation

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD

2009-03-12 Thread malcolm McCallum
and research schools will likely not care about these. Also, if the school is a megaresearch powerhouse such as an AAU school, it might go against you! This is my perception, I have not collected or analyzed data on it, so please, do your research before you take what I say as gospel! Malcolm

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Natural systems

2009-03-07 Thread malcolm McCallum
The term 'natural' is not considered by most to be a 'good' term to use in scientific articles. It is better to use terms/phrases such as undistrubed, minimally disturbed, etc. At first, this may seem like a nit-picky idea as, of course we all know what natural is! Well, maybe not. Many

[ECOLOG-L] dna from museum skins and pickled animals

2008-12-24 Thread malcolm McCallum
Hi, how much of the genome can be obtained from museum skins and other kinds of preserved specimens? Can we get complete genomes or only fractions? I do realize a lot of factors play into this! -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas AM University-Texarkana Editor,

[ECOLOG-L] markovian model question

2008-12-21 Thread malcolm McCallum
Hi, anyone out there into markovian models who could throw me an email? Malcolm -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas AM University-Texarkana Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org Fall Teaching Schedule Office Hours: Ecology: M,W

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Do Not Hurt Hellbenders

2008-12-09 Thread malcolm McCallum
It does not seem that the below post should void the mines from responsibility. In fact, the Clean Water Act water quality criteria require the states to and enforce the water quality standards. therefore, if one state agency loses this responsibility, then another must take over the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Publish and be wrong?

2008-12-05 Thread malcolm McCallum
Yes, the problem with citation indexes is that none of them include ALL journals, none account for why a paper is being cited (good example or bad!), and if your paper ends the discussion it is unlikely to get cited! These indexes are also subject to cheating by journals. I think the most

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Herpetological Conservation and Biology: Release of Volume 3, Issue 2

2008-11-27 Thread malcolm McCallum
On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Herpetological Conservation and Biology New Issue Announcement Volume 3, Issue 2| NOVEMBER 2008 http://www.herpconbio.org/ The Editorial Staff at Herpetological Conservation and Biology is pleased to announce the release

Re: [ECOLOG-L] govt spending vs results

2008-11-23 Thread malcolm McCallum
GIFT!! ~~~ 'Better to light a candle than curse the darkness' -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of malcolm McCallum Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 11:57 AM To: ECOLOG-L

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Honesty About Ethanol

2008-11-18 Thread malcolm McCallum
By 2022??? THat is the same year that Soylent Green takes place! SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE we will get there yet! On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:50 PM, William Silvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Given the heated discussion about biofuels on this list, the following

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Obama - good news for ecologists?

2008-11-06 Thread malcolm McCallum
of the best stuff is coming out of the biological resources division of this agency. Malcolm McCallum Associate Professor AM-Texarkana On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 7:22 AM, MTS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not to be a wet blanket but what does this mean for natural resourse funding from DoD? I work

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Neutrinos

2008-10-30 Thread malcolm McCallum
- Original Message - From: malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:39 PM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Palin laughs at fruit fly research My mother worked for Dr. Novee at Argonne National Laboratory in their search for the nutrino

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Conservation spending

2008-10-29 Thread malcolm McCallum
What about a springtail? Does anyone really value a springtail? what is its financial value? And yet it is a primary component of the soil ecosystem. How would it look if this was a study on the migration of springtails? It would get a lot of laughs, but if they went extinct no one would be

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Palin laughs at fruit fly research

2008-10-29 Thread malcolm McCallum
. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:15 AM, David Bryant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 29, 2008, at 9:36 AM, malcolm McCallum wrote: The fact of the matter is that basic research must be in place before applied research can utilize that information. Until American society as a whole understands what

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Acceptance of basic research, even with fruit flies

2008-10-27 Thread malcolm McCallum
Most of these things are not stupidity or lack of exposure, they are simply ignorance. People in general have better science educations now than they did 20 yrs ago. That is why these kinds of comments seem to be hurting McCain's campaign. Just a few elections ago, a rudimentary understanding

Re: [ECOLOG-L] drop out rates in classes

2008-10-20 Thread malcolm McCallum
I seem to have miscommunicated what it is that I am trying to find out. This information is regarding juniors in college, NOT juniors in highschool. Also, On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 3:19 PM, malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, We are trying to evaluate the withdrawal and failure rates

[ECOLOG-L] drop out rates in classes

2008-10-19 Thread malcolm McCallum
Hi, We are trying to evaluate the withdrawal and failure rates in our program. This is especially difficult because all of our students are junior-college transfers (although we will soon begin admitting freshman), however, any help would be greatly appreciated! PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY TO ME AND

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Marine Science jobs in Portugal

2008-10-18 Thread malcolm McCallum
electronic publication of names and nomenclatural acts. * Physical works that are not paper-based (e.g. CD-ROMs, DVDs) should be disallowed. We welcome your input on this important topic. Best wishes, Ellinor Michel Malcolm McCallum

Re: [ECOLOG-L] New NSF guidelines will affect many ecologists

2008-10-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
By limiting salary reimbursement to 2 mo in any given year, they are significantly biasing the ability of researchers at smaller schools to get funding. I can't imagine this would stay in effect too long because the same rationale caused the match on equipment grants to be removed. Essentially,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] New NSF guidelines will affect many ecologists

2008-10-13 Thread malcolm McCallum
don't see how anyone could survive in a soft-money position with only 2 months support on any one grant! On Oct 13, 2008, at 11:44 AM, malcolm McCallum wrote: By limiting salary reimbursement to 2 mo in any given year, they are significantly biasing the ability of researchers at smaller schools

Re: [ECOLOG-L] McCain on Bear Study

2008-09-28 Thread malcolm McCallum
reasonable but lower mileage ratings. $60, for a car was break even at $5.00/gal (or that is what I recall) on my gas budget. These cars are supposed to cost less than that. malcolm mccallum On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 8:15 PM, Matthew Warren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Ecologgers- I was very

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bear Study and McCain's remarks

2008-09-28 Thread malcolm McCallum
Honestly, it might be better if non-federal scientists who are well versed in this area of research did the writing. On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Bruce J. Turner, Dept. Biol. Sci., VPISU, Blacksburg, VA 240 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to add my voice to those who have encouraged

Re: [ECOLOG-L] earmark spending

2008-09-28 Thread malcolm McCallum
Grizzly Bear study = $0.009 per tax payer bailout of wall street = at least $2300 per tax payer. (Thanks to those who corrected my earlier post!) Malcolm On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Andrew Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'all may want to read up on the grizzly bear issue a bit before

Re: [ECOLOG-L] GPS with datalogging capabilities

2008-08-30 Thread malcolm McCallum
the GPS coordinates, and then import into ArcView for analysis. Malcolm McCallum Associate Professor Texas AM Texarkana On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 6:08 AM, Fabrice De Clerck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, A quick question, does anyone know of a good field GPS which permits you to easily enter

Re: [ECOLOG-L] In search of Min/Max daily temperatures global dataset.

2008-08-19 Thread malcolm McCallum
Does this work for you? http://www.worldclim.org/futdown.htm Malcolm mcCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas AM University-Texarkana On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 2:07 AM, Simon Chamaille-Jammes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all Ecolog-ers, I'm trying to find a dataset which would provide

Re: [ECOLOG-L] News: Soil Declared A Natural Resource, By Senate Resolution

2008-07-10 Thread malcolm McCallum
what the clean water act does for water. There is an incredible ecosystem in the soil, and you can argue it is a primary driver of the planet's biosphere. So, why not a clean soil act Its no just dirt! Malcolm McCallum On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Ashwani Vasishth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecotoxicology text recommendations

2008-07-01 Thread malcolm McCallum
a very expensive book (handbook of ecotox?). I think Newman is a little elementary for a grad-only class, but if supplemented with outside readings it could do the trick. I am not familiar with Walker's text. malcolm mccallum TexasAM-texarkana On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Risa Cohen [EMAIL

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ineffective federal programs?

2008-06-24 Thread malcolm McCallum
*How can a program merely meant to provide funding and daily operations support for military bases be not-performing?* This is easy... Is the program providing unlimited financial support? Also, lets face it, the fact that our military has performed numerous shady deals during this administration

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Small carnivore enema

2008-05-17 Thread malcolm McCallum
why not use the fecal sampling device vets use to check for worms? I do not know its name, but it is basically a little plastic scoopy thing they shove in the dogs anus. A similar device could easily be constructed. Are you trying to visually analyze the feces or use radio labeling of the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open access versus traditional publication models

2008-03-27 Thread Malcolm McCallum
://www.herpconbio.org. Malcolm McCallum On Thu, March 27, 2008 3:29 pm, L Quinn wrote: Personally, I don't think I'd bother submitting papers to anything that isn't referenced in the mainstream academic databases. Do others agree, or am I the only shallow one on the ecolog list? :-) Lauren Date

[ECOLOG-L] [Fwd: disturbing new beer discovery]

2008-03-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I felt that the below post from the vertebrate paleontology listserv was very pertinent to this listserv, so read below and enjoy! :) Original Message Subject: disturbing new beer discovery From:Weil, Anne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

Re: [ECOLOG-L] McDonough - I don't think so

2008-03-02 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I don't know where we are in this conversation now, but MY 1983 escort station wagon got 30-40 mi/gal on average with up to 50 mi/gal on the highway. that wasn't a rating, that was what it actually got. So, why is it that all the new cars (including the hybrids) do so puke poor on mileage

[ECOLOG-L] HCB Volume 3 Issue 1 is released

2008-02-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
You will probably see announcements from the HCB publicity committee on various listservs and newsletters, but Herpetological Conservation and Biology is not in its third Volume with release of Issue 1 for 2008 late last night (we were all burning the midnight oil!). Please feel free to check out

Re: ESA Press Release: Nation's Ecological Scientists weigh in on biofuels

2008-01-14 Thread Malcolm McCallum
On Jan 14, 2008, at 3:24 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Ultimately, biofuels are still combustables and undergo a combustion reactioin to give us energy, albeit no all give the same amounts of energy, but they all give off carbon dioxide. Better to have electric cars and all combustion in a single

IUCN redlist data access help needed!!!

2008-01-12 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I am trying to obtain information on the IUCN Redlist. Supposedly, you can get on there and figure out which species reside on islands, and which do not. I can't figure it out!!! Anyone out there able to help me??? Thanks! Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor of Biology Editor

Re: Introduced = bad in every case?

2007-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Whether or not introduced species are bad in every case is something that we really can't predict. We can, however, say for sure that introducing a non-native species into a new ecosystem does introduce much uncertainty. More often than not, this often results in competition with native species.

Re: Another picture

2007-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Most silviculture in practice is little more than tree-farming. There is a lot of confusion in the ranks due to the varied forest management strategies running from a bonifide tree farm to the ecosystem we know as a forest. A treefarm is no different than a cornfield, having grown up in the

Re: unoccupied niches and 'coppetitive exclusion

2007-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
prevail, especially for producers, grazers, and decomposers. there tends to be minimal redundancy at higher levels such as tertiary consumers. Hope this helps. Malcolm McCallum On Thu, November 22, 2007 10:25 pm, David Hilmy wrote: The concept of =93niche=94 is very much defined around

Re: Input of non-normal variables into GLM models

2007-11-13 Thread Malcolm McCallum
can you normalize this variable through one of the various methods of normalization? On Tue, November 13, 2007 10:46 am, Sami Ullah wrote: Hey Ecologers: I have a various variables for running multiple linear regression model using GLM. Some of my predictor variables are non-normally

Re: GIS data on urban deforestation

2007-11-03 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Michael MacRoberts, a friend of mine, was working on historical distributions of trees and used some historical documents. but I have forgotten what he was using. I haven't talked to him in a couple of years, so I would think he has probably published this stuff by now. On Sat, November 3, 2007

Re: polar bears

2007-11-01 Thread Malcolm McCallum
are combining to instigate a population decline. THe sea ice factor is the nail in the coffin, as it will be with many other species and coastline human settlements. Malcolm McCallum On Wed, October 31, 2007 7:31 pm, Anita Stone wrote: Sorry for yet another climate change question But I've

Re: GIS data on urban deforestation

2007-10-31 Thread Malcolm McCallum
An interested case example of urban deforestation, if you can find the info would be elmhurst Illinois. Elmhurst used to be known for the huge elm tree lined roads throughout the city. When dutch elm disease arived, they all died. Most trees were never replaced and the community looks much

Re: [SSWG] Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic Growth

2007-10-30 Thread Malcolm McCallum
From what I learned in school, this is the exact opposite of reality. Technology cannot solve all of our problems. I would say the attitude below would be more representative of an engineer than a scientist. However, the first thing you cover in environmental geology (and most intro env. sci

Re: CO2/global warming references

2007-10-30 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Go to the website for the Union of Concerned Scientists, I think that is their name! On Tue, October 30, 2007 9:46 am, Stratford, Jeffrey wrote: Does anyone know of a one-stop-shop that presents the arguments against enhanced greenhouse effects and then presents the studies that counter these

Re: One more Re: Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic

2007-10-27 Thread Malcolm McCallum
In revolutionary times no one could imagine life without whale oil for their lamps. By the 1800s no one could imagine heat without wood and coal to heat their home, to run steam locomotives, and steam ships, and the horse was a staple mode of travel. By the mid-1900s coal slowly left the home

Re: Climate change funding

2007-10-26 Thread Malcolm McCallum
He may have got this from the older version of the Department of Labor's Employment outlook. The older one used to say that environmental science jobs would expand faster than average, with some estimates being very high. This, however, has dropped and this sector's growth is even with the

Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 23 Oct 2007 to 24 Oct 2007 (#2007-289)

2007-10-25 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Isn't just about every piece of plastic, man made fiber (rayon, polyester), etc. created from petroleum? It seems like I read that somewhere, but I don't want to quote it as fact because I cannot now find the info. On Thu, October 25, 2007 12:12 am, Zachary Wilson wrote: Aren't overpopulation

Re: climate change case studies

2007-10-25 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Maybe you should read the actual peer reviewed paper instead of a news article... http://faculty.washington.edu/grayson/grayson-pikas.pdf This study was covering the last 40,000 years. Currently we are dealing with global temperatures, local and regional temperatures may decline despite rising

Re: Climate change funding

2007-10-25 Thread Malcolm McCallum
washing hands before returning to work cocain in coca cola patent medicines (heck this stuff is back on the market!!) black lung These are just off the top of my head, I suspect they were all identified by outside parties and denied by the concerned producer. Thanks for the feedback! Malcolm McCallum

quoted anti-evolution statements retracted

2007-10-25 Thread Malcolm McCallum
FYI, from the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/news/article/3312/scientist-retracts-1955-errors-now-cited-as-evidence-by-creationists?commented=0#txpCommentInputForm October 25, 2007 Scientist Retracts 1955 Errors Now Cited as Evidence by Creationists Sometimes it can take a

Re: climate impact references?

2007-10-24 Thread Malcolm McCallum
http://www.unep.org/themes/climatechange/ On Wed, October 24, 2007 5:45 pm, Janisch, Jack (ECY) wrote: could anyone recommend recent articles examining how rates of climate change impacts (eg, forest, ocean, weather response, etc)) may be different (worse/faster?) than previous predictions?

Re: Climate change funding

2007-10-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
for the greater good and that businessmen are in it for the money. Malcolm McCallum On Tue, October 23, 2007 5:40 am, Maiken Winter wrote: Hi Kelly, I don't think the article had an unbiased view on the issue of funding - to compare funding that people receive from oil and gas companies

Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial Front

2007-10-20 Thread Malcolm McCallum
each of their arguements, tear them apart. Malcolm McCallum On Sat, October 20, 2007 12:35 am, Kelly Decker wrote: The George C. Marshall Institute, which has a long history of global warming and nuclear weaponry science denial (specifically arguing in favor of SDI or Star Wars against

Re: Question: Ecological indicators for National Forest Health

2007-10-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Sorry for the late response to this. Use of indicators must be done very very carefully because the ecological constraints of those physical and chemical indicators or that control the biological indicators are very often system specific. Check into the ecotoxicology literature, especially under

Re: Scientists versus activists

2007-10-12 Thread Malcolm McCallum
If you go to the used car lot, and you see a car you like do you trust the used car salesman, or do you ask a mechanic for his expert advice? Who is more reputable on the car (assuming they aren't connected in some way?). With the same reasoning, who is more credible? A climate scientist who

Re: Scientists versus activists

2007-10-11 Thread Malcolm McCallum
are in the business of doing research, how the results defend or rebut a hypothesis are inconsiquential. Even if those results go against conventional wisdom, church teachings, public opinion, or industrial might. Malcolm McCallum On Wed, October 10, 2007 1:14 pm, Wil Burns wrote: This has to be one of the more

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
A major reason you should not have seen a big controversey in a catholic school is that evolution was ratified as not in conflict with the catholic faith back in the 1960s. It was re-emphasized by Pope John Paul II. The catholic church has not interpreted much of the old testament as literal

Re: Bush's New Ruling on Mountain-Top Removal

2007-10-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
party to shift its views to a more environmentally focused view, if that is your goal. Just a thought! Malcolm McCallum On Tue, October 9, 2007 10:56 pm, Regina Baucom wrote: Dear Ecologgers: The practice of mountain-top removal for stripmining and coal production is about to be made much

misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Recently, I received an article on how carbon dioxide does not contribute to climate change. The article is clearly misinformation and was published in a journal called The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (http://www.jpands.org/). Most of the article is a fake article that was

Re: Marking strategies

2007-10-03 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Try using a fluorecent dye marker. However, use the air gun type as they will probably shed their tails if you try individually marking them with the hypodermic needl On Wed, October 3, 2007 3:52 pm, Chris M. Titus wrote: During the winter 2008 I will be doing research on a species of dwarf

Re: Ecosystem and Environmental Services

2007-10-02 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Ecosystem services are things organisms in the environment do. Environmental services are things cleaning professionals do (ranging from house cleaning to disinfection for mold). Hope that helps. Malcolm McCallum On Tue, October 2, 2007 4:38 pm, Fabrice De Clerck wrote: A quick question

Re: Ridding argentine ants in small vertebrate funnel traps?

2007-09-28 Thread Malcolm McCallum
we have fire ant problems up here and it is some mess. If you put down sherman traps with peanut butter, you will catch fire ants. Also, the fire ants will kill small mammals in the traps. I don't know if anyone else has experienced this or not. one of my students experimented with suspending

Re: ecology in film and lit

2007-09-26 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Back when I taught intro to Environmental Science I had the class watch the Grapes of Wrath to demonstrate the socioeconomic impacts of environmental mis-management combined with climate change. I also had them watch Soylent Green. It went over suprisingly well and my approach was pretty simple.

Re: Teaching Ecology in grades 9-12

2007-09-24 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Most highschool teachers have multiple courses under their belt in anatomy, physiology and general organismal biology. They have a well rounded education in biology with only a single course in ecology. When they teach biology they have that broad background to draw off of. If they teach

Re: Ecology Text suitable for grades 9-12

2007-09-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Try using one of the environmental science texts like Miller. Do not use Molles, it is terrible. Having said this, I question why ecology is being offered in a highschool. Few community colleges offer this selection, let alone highschools. Many highschools these days are broadening their

Re: ENERGY Renewable Biofuels Ecological impacts Re: NY Times editorial on biofuels

2007-09-22 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Any basic animal feeds book from an undergraduate feeds and feeding class will tell you the average energy value, carbohydrates, protein etc, in these various food types. Corn grain is around 90% energy, soybean something like 60%. Most of the grass hays are much lower. On Sat, September 22,

Re: NY Times editorial on biofuels

2007-09-22 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I don't believe that the federal govt's push to use these products has anything to do with economics, rather to do with homeland security issues. Lets face it, the middle east is a hotbed for terrorism and by switching to these fuels we make their product less profitable or desireable. Still, we

courses required for UNDERGRADUATE biology programs

2007-09-08 Thread Malcolm McCallum
In line with the previous thread regarding Courses required for grad ecology programs, I was wondering what courses are typically required of undergraduate biology programs in the US??? Thanks for the information! On Fri, August 17, 2007 9:49 am, Sarah Hurteau wrote: Loren, I am a recent

Re: seeking PhD in Behavioral Ecology

2007-09-06 Thread Malcolm McCallum
for doctoral students. It really is that that simple. If they have opps, then they will tell you! Malcolm McCallum On Wed, September 5, 2007 12:31 am, Ali Kat wrote: Hello Ecologgers, I wonder if perhaps you fine folk could help me out with my graduate school search. I am soliciting names of faculty

Re: mountain lions/source sink management

2007-09-01 Thread Malcolm McCallum
IN scenarios such as the bald eagle, would it not seem prudent that canada and the US discuss the animal's status before either one removed it from the ESA? Is this done currently? Seems like they should! On Sat, September 1, 2007 4:47 am, William Silvert wrote: One interesting example of

Re: Ecology class topics for students interested in health-related professions

2007-08-31 Thread Malcolm McCallum
. Low GPA; grad school? * Low GPA; grad school? (08/14) From: S [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Re: Low GPA; grad school? (08/14) From: Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Re: Low GPA; grad school? (08/14) From: Emily Gonzales [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Re: Low GPA; grad school? (08/14) From

Re: Number of times cited in a CV?

2007-08-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Although we are currently forced to play this game, everyone should read this article that was first brought to my attention by Ken Dodd. If you want a pdf copy, email me. It is excellent reading for those in administrative posts. The article slams the issue of citation ratings providing a

Re: Christianity survey

2007-08-22 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Check out the Chronicle of Higher Education, seems like they published an artilce about this at some point. On Tue, August 21, 2007 11:03 am, O'Mara, Maureen wrote: Greetings list, I am wondering if any of you can direct me to research or a survey that has been done that would tell me the

Re: writing a paper and authorship

2007-08-22 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Although there are rules of authorship, the ultimate rule is that the person in control of the paper can include anyone who they think was vital. That is the point of these rules. We often use a code where if someone participated in a given number of components of the article are given

Re: Christianity survey

2007-08-22 Thread Malcolm McCallum
A bigger question than how many scientists are christians is how many christians believe in science. If I was putting together a study I'ld try that question! A study comparing the acceptance of science to the average christian (and denominations), jew, buddist, hindu, muslim, etc. would be very

Re: Education Ecology Course requirements Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I have to admit that the entire biological sciences major would be better considered a college, and the ecology-evolution sequence and the moleucular sequences be considered alternate majors. Ecology and cell are now so divergent that it is difficult to imagine most aspects as more related than

Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-18 Thread Malcolm McCallum
My doctoral environmental sciences program had a core encompassing environmental chemistry, environmental policy, environmental economics, and environmental biology. An environmental scientist must have a grasp of atmospheric, water, and soil chemistry. They also must have a grasp of the

Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-17 Thread Malcolm McCallum
the anthropologists walk away but the sociologists are not yet interested, so this critical period receives too little attention. Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 4:53 AM Subject: Re: courses

Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-17 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Soil Science might be more useful than a true geology class. On Fri, August 17, 2007 12:39 pm, Laurie Anderson wrote: I think that a geology course is important for ecologists, particularly those that go on to focus on plants. One possibility is making a geology course an optional substitute

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Good point,I am on the marine mammal listserv and never heard a thing about it. On Thu, August 16, 2007 4:07 am, William Silvert wrote: I find it odd that with all the discussion of species loss on this list, no mention has appeared of a major extinction of a charismatic species, the Yangtzee

Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-16 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I think not. What you are speaking of is more appropriately placed in the environmental science/studies degree programs rather than ecology. Mixing these two programs would do a disservice to both majors. On Thu, August 16, 2007 9:39 pm, LOREN BYRNE wrote: This question about undergrad

Re: Motives for conservation

2007-08-15 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Although I agree that much WL Man is actually farming, I suspect they are actually enhancing populations relative to the amount of habitat that currently remains. Historically, with way more habitat available there was undoubtedly much larger populations than currently exist even with a producer

Re: Ecology class topics for students interested in health-related professions

2007-08-15 Thread Malcolm McCallum
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Re: Low GPA; grad school?

2007-08-14 Thread Malcolm McCallum
:18 PM 8/14/2007, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Many people are late bloomers, but 2.77 (A = 4.0) is not an abyssmal GPA. I suspect you will find many PHDs whose undergrad GPA was in this ballpark, I know of several. others are very focused on a particular subfield at an early age. Occassionlly people

Re: Skipping meetings or attending meetings outside field

2007-08-12 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Here is a thought. I spent quite a bit of time on faculty search committees for computer science during the past two years. Through this experience I became familiar with Fuzzy math and neural networks. Frankly, this has revolutionized the way I look at my data sets. This morning it occurred

Re: Field-worthy SUV

2007-08-11 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I still contend that most of us using 4-wheel really do not need it. Unless you are actually going off road, there is essentially no need for it. yet, I see tons of biologists who never leave the pavement driving these things around. Its a status symbol, or it provides a sence of atmosphere but

Re: Field-worthy SUV

2007-08-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Doesn't it strike anyone kind of strange that this discussion about which SUV to choose popped up right amidst a discussion about wastefulness? I suggest that 90% of us using 4-wheel drive SUVs for research really don't need them. How often do you actually need to put it in 4-wheel??? Just

Re: Four wheel drive vehicles are a REQUIREMENT for most field projects!

2007-08-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
El Paso, Texas 79935 (915) 595-8831 home (352) 256-4000 cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 5:33 PM Subject: Re: Field-worthy SUV Doesn't it strike anyone kind

Re: New Journal - Simple Systems

2007-08-09 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Bill! Your doing what we did at Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org. No page charges, no download fees I love it! On Thu, August 9, 2007 10:32 am, William Silvert wrote: I am pleased to announce that I have finally addressed the issue of the overwhelming

Re: field-worthy SUV

2007-08-07 Thread Malcolm McCallum
There was a hybrid produced by chevy I think. All the SUVs get crappy mileage. You might be better to get a light pickup as they will get better mileage. Throw on a camper shell and you are set. Unless you need 4 wheel, two wheel small trucks get average to poor mileage. The fact is, all

Re: Ecology of Passenger Train Investment Dollars

2007-08-07 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Interesting subject line as rail lines to provide habitat for some wildlife. In fact, there is some evidence that Cnemidophoris (now Aspidocoelus) use these xeric corridors allowing them to expand into areas they normally do not occur. Just crossed my mind! On Tue, August 7, 2007 4:14 am,

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