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

2008-01-15 Thread Malcolm McCallum
That may be the contention, but I doubt that we will ever have a sustainable source of energy. OUr energy consumption escalates to the level it can be provided and our greed drives the whole system. On Tue, January 15, 2008 11:30 am, David Bryant wrote: > Bill, > > Indeed. I should also point ou

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

2008-01-15 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Also, at night the plants breath out Carbon Dioxide. Their net carbon sequestration depends on their mode of photosynthesis combined with day length and degree of cloud cover. I was talking with a friend of mine who did research on photosynthesis in trees. he said that when a cloud coverd the su

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

2008-01-15 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I believe you are right, and with coral bleaching it can only increase the problem! On Tue, January 15, 2008 4:38 am, William Silvert wrote: > Although David is correct about long-term carbon budgets, this too is an > oversimplification. Biomass is a form of carbon sequestration, and when > forest

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

2008-01-14 Thread Malcolm McCallum
may also note that I am not monolithic supporter of > biofuels and this should not be taken as support for unsustainable > production of biomass => fuel programs. > > David Bryant > > On Jan 14, 2008, at 3:24 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: > >> Ultimately, biofuels are still c

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

2008-01-14 Thread Malcolm McCallum
ases, carbon dioxide and water. malcolm mccallum On Mon, January 14, 2008 1:19 pm, William Silvert wrote: > The British Royal Society has issued basically the same warning this > morning, and it has received quite a bit of press coverage. It was the > lead > story on BBC World for

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 Herpetological

survey on research-teaching

2008-01-12 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Below is a survey that is part of a minor research project on attitudes to publishing. It contains 10 questions, most of which are demographic. I want to see how publication expectations are perceived in different sectors of academia view expectations on publishing. I am only given 100 responses,

job search wiki has been moved

2007-12-15 Thread Malcolm McCallum
The Academic Job Search Wiki on which folks can communicate to other searchers has been moved to a new wiki site due to cyber vandalism. http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/AcademicJobSearch For ecology search results go to biology and a link to ecology jobs is internal. The new site has ways of fi

Re: Climate Change and Economic Growth

2007-12-07 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Actually, reading these quotes possibly out of context, it makes me doubtful that China will do anything more than the US is doing. The argument posed below sounds much like the little kid who is told to go to bed for writing on the wall and turns and says "but susie is writing on the wall too, wh

Re: Ecology and Technology was - Re: Another picture

2007-11-24 Thread Malcolm McCallum
racting with hydrological and >> geological systems which need to be studied in depth, but although these >> call for an interdisciplinary effort, they do not require the broad but >> superficial knowledge of all areas that we think of as >> multidisciplinary. >> And

Re: Another picture

2007-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Yes, we should be teaching them as different classes, and the typical Miller text EVS class often offered at freshman level is literally nothing more than a watered down environmental class that does little to cover either ecology or evs. :) On Fri, November 23, 2007 5:50 pm, Andrew Park wrote: >

Re: Another picture

2007-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
y. > And where should such prgrams be classified? If not environmental science, > then where? > > Bill Silvert > > > - Original Message - > From: "Malcolm McCallum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 3:50 PM > Subj

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 cornf

Re: "unoccupied" niches and 'coppetitive exclusion"

2007-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
s, a high degree of redundancy should 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 =93nic

Re: Another picture

2007-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
simple parallel that might help discern the two fields is that Ecology is to environmental science as physics is to engineering. Malcolm McCallum On Thu, November 22, 2007 7:33 pm, yasemin baytok wrote: > Dear Ecologgers, > > With all do respect, I disagree with Andy's view th

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 distr

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
actors 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.

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 differ

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 th

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 co

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 and

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

2007-10-26 Thread Malcolm McCallum
ronment etc. versus > something like rayon (or even cotton for that matter) that comes from a > renewable resource but is then chemically treated etc. Come to think of > it, > I have no idea how rayon breaks down. Anyone? > > > Elaine > > > On 10/25/07, Malcolm McCal

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 averag

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 hal

Re: Climate change funding

2007-10-25 Thread Malcolm McCallum
atch faces 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! Malcol

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 g

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 "overpopulatio

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
n why they say academics "work 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 -

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

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 wil

Re: Scientists versus activists

2007-10-11 Thread Malcolm McCallum
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 m

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

2007-10-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
osing 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 > a

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 (be

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 cir

Re: Marking strategies

2007-10-04 Thread Malcolm McCallum
elastomer tags work very well and could be used, but you will need to practice to keep the tails on :) MLM On Wed, October 3, 2007 8:02 pm, Mark A. Albins wrote: > Chris, > > We use elastomer tags to ID small damselfish (Stegastes partitus) from > 2 to 8 cm TL in size. The tags consist of a

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 > g

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 th

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 ecology

Re: Ecology Text suitable for grades 9-12

2007-09-24 Thread Malcolm McCallum
tific > literacy - so why is that a bad idea? > > Penny Rodrick-Williams > Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology > University of Delaware > 253 Townsend Hall > Newark, DE 19716 > 302-831-1507 > >>-Original Message- >>From: Ecological Society of A

Re: Ecology Text and teaching ecology to HS

2007-09-24 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I have no doubt that adding an ecology course to highschool could improve ecology grades in college. However, the students coming out of highschools in the five states where I taught/teach college biology aren't prepared enough to take intro to biology let alone ecology. I would use Smith and Smi

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 curricu

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

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: Inducing vomiting in salamanders

2007-09-18 Thread Malcolm McCallum
There is a paper, although I have forgotten the citation, that provides a method for stomach flushing for small frogs and salamanders. It may have been in either JHERP or Herp Review. If you are familiar with flushing turtle stomachs, the technique was essentially the same. I never tried it, but

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
tisements asking 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 s

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 sour

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

2007-08-31 Thread Malcolm McCallum
t; From: John Mickelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * Re: Carbon Calculator (and very interesting ocean carbon trials!) > (08/14) > From: Wil Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * Re: Carbon Calculator (and very interesting ocean carbon trials!) > (08/14) > From: Dave Hewitt <[EMAIL

job search wiki

2007-08-26 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I would just like to remind the current crop of graduates, other academic job searchers, and current search committees that you can post the status of positions anonymously at: http://wikihost.org/wikis/academe/wiki/all_biology I you get a phone interview, campus interview, find out you made a sh

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 solid

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 v

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 authorship

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: 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 ec

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 politica

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 substitut

Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-17 Thread Malcolm McCallum
iology, where once "civilisation" starts to > affect primitive tribes the anthropologists walk away but the sociologists > are not yet interested, so this critical period receives too little > attention. > > Bill Silvert > > - Original Message - > From: &qu

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 requirem

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 > Yangt

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

2007-08-15 Thread Malcolm McCallum
t; From: John Mickelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * Re: Carbon Calculator (and very interesting ocean carbon trials!) > (08/14) > From: Wil Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * Re: Carbon Calculator (and very interesting ocean carbon trials!) > (08/14) > From: Dave Hewitt <[EMAIL

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: Low GPA; grad school?

2007-08-14 Thread Malcolm McCallum
ut there are funds that don't require that killer GPA (e.g., > NSERC Industrial), just someone willing to network. Once you snag one > scholarship, it becomes easier to win more. > > Best of luck! > > At 04:18 PM 8/14/2007, Malcolm McCallum wrote: >>Many people are

Re: Low GPA; grad school?

2007-08-14 Thread Malcolm McCallum
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 are both! These things cause GPA's to be

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 to

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

2007-08-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
not your research techs job to provide a field vehicle it is > yours! > > Take Care, > > Michael E. Welker > Herpetologist / Wildlife Scientist > 3105 Eads Place > El Paso, Texas 79935 > (915) 595-8831 home > (352) 256-4000 cell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > - O

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

2007-08-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
5. It is not your research techs job to provide a field vehicle it is > yours! > > Take Care, > > Michael E. Welker > Herpetologist / Wildlife Scientist > 3105 Eads Place > El Paso, Texas 79935 > (915) 595-8831 home > (352) 256-4000 cell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > &g

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 stoki

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: 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, Willi

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 current

Re: Skipping meetings

2007-08-06 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Riding the train is a great experience, unfortunately, Amtrack is so mismanaged that it detracts from the experience. I hope some brilliant millionaire sees the opportunity that Amtrack is throwing down the toilet and puts together a cross-country train that actually works. I love the train, but

Re: Skipping meetings vs. teleconferencing

2007-08-06 Thread Malcolm McCallum
esting, but in no way comparable to real meetings with human > beings. > > Bill Silvert > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Malcolm McCallum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:30 PM > Subject: Re: Skipping meetings vs. telec

Re: Skipping meetings vs. teleconferencing

2007-08-06 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Anyone ever participated in an online scientific meeting? On Mon, August 6, 2007 8:27 am, Kelly Stettner wrote: > I got the impression from Wayne's post that he was not discouraging > physical attendance at meetings, but rather that he was encouraging the > use of other methods of participation.

Re: Skipping meetings

2007-08-05 Thread Malcolm McCallum
. Needless to say, time and money are usually the determining factors. IF you are new, you need to attend on organization religiously so you get known. The old guard can pretty much do what they want as Bill stated, they have already convinced everyone of their prowess. Malcolm McCallum On Sun, August 5

Re: Amphibian Blood Cell Identification

2007-07-31 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Oh, and monocytes! :P On Tue, July 31, 2007 10:23 am, Tab Bommarito wrote: > Does anyone know of any sources that have images of different amphibian > blood > cells such as neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils? I would like to do > some > identification from blood smears, but I have been unable

Re: Amphibian Blood Cell Identification

2007-07-31 Thread Malcolm McCallum
stuff in better than 4 years, so its not fresh in my mind. I recall identifying erythrocytes, macrophages, and basophils. Check a good comparative immunology text and the info should be there. IF I can find my notes from back then, maybe i can send you more info. Malcolm McCallum Texas A&a

opinions on new Journal Endangered Species Research

2007-07-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Anyone want to tell me what they think of this journal? Anyone care to indicate if they think it will make ISI or not? Do you think its a good journal? If you prefer, you can email me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks for the feedback. On Thu, July 19, 2007 6:24 pm, Brendan Godley wrote: >

Re: English language

2007-07-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
This is a critical point in ecotoxicology. Ecotoxicology has standardized terminology, and there are ASTM Standard Methods documents outlining these. Too bad more of the biological literature didn't follow this lead. By standardizing terminology, everyone says what they mean and mean what they s

Re: assisting natural processes

2007-07-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
The changes in Arkansas that were projected by the EPA suggest increases in rainfall up to 20% by 2100. If any plant species can adapt to this in less that 100 yrs I will be shocked. Ecosystems and communities may adapt, but the species will either be preadapted or exptirpated in that time frame.

Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology? Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project

2007-07-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Isn't it amazing that some results do not require a p-value, but reviewers require one? I recall a paper I submitted some time ago in which the sample had 100% response. You didn't need a stats test to show anything, the reviewers required that I run an appropriate stats test and provide the p-va

Re: assisted migration

2007-07-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
In this case, the tunnels that they put under roads back east for amphibians to migrate to breeding ponds fits the mold. On Thu, July 19, 2007 7:59 am, Ted Castro-Santos wrote: > Arguably, the entire field of diadromous fish passage could be considered > an > example of assisted migration. Fishwa

Re: wildlife habitat structures - more clearly stated?

2007-07-12 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Wood Ducks often use wood duckboxes. OF course, you have to put them where wood ducks are likely to be encountered. There are piles of papers on wood ducks using boxes. I cannot comment on goose nesting structures, but brush piles are sometimes used by small wildlife like rodents and rabbits. Sn

Re: Wildlife Preserves...

2007-07-09 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Yes, I did notice this and was wondering if anyone would remark on it. The FDA one was clearly critical of the agency. Many of the others seemed to be targeting, albeit indirectly, the current executive branch. Maybe I just read more in that was there, however. :) On Mon, July 9, 2007 12:52 pm,

Re: Database for field notes

2007-07-09 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I keep all my field notes in a nice big ledger like the old guard did back in the 1920's. Why? I like it that way! I pretty much remember when something happened and can look back. On Mon, July 9, 2007 10:49 am, Tom Schweich wrote: > I use Microsoft Access to keep my field notes, storing them a

Re: Database for field notes

2007-07-08 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Couldn't you use an ArcView database? It would have an added advantage that you could map the stuff and spatially analyze it. On Sun, July 8, 2007 11:20 am, Michael Batcher wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for a database with which to keep field > notes. I use ACCESS, but the text field leng

Re: Google alternative to ISI impact ratings may be better!

2007-07-02 Thread Malcolm McCallum
time to seek for an alternative of SCI database. > > Zhiyun JIA, PhD > Standing Associate Editor > Acta Zoologica Sinica > http://www.actazool.org/board_staff/jiazye.htm > > > > jiazy > 2007-07-03 > > > > ·¢¼þÈË£º Malcolm McCallum > ·¢ËÍʱ¼ä£º 2007-07-02 07:3

Google alternative to ISI impact ratings may be better!

2007-07-01 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Publish or Perish is a new citation rating program based on google scholar that seems to give more sensible results. I think we are all now aware of the Journal IMpact Ratings game. ISI pretty much has control of this market and excludes piles of journals from their analysis. To be included in I

wiki employment status site

2007-06-30 Thread Malcolm McCallum
ink. http://www.herpconbio.org. Good luck to everyone looking! Malcolm McCallum Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor of Biology Editor Herpetological Conservationa and Biology [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: bigfoot advice!

2007-01-18 Thread Malcolm McCallum
sity Texarkana 2600 Robison Rd. Texarkana, TX 75501 O: 1-903-223-3134 H: 1-903-791-3843 Homepage: https://www.eagle.tamut.edu/faculty/mmccallum/index.html =20 From: Sharif Branham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 1/18/2007 1:04 PM To: Malcolm McCallum; ECOLOG

bigfoot advice!

2007-01-17 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Ok everyone, I can't believe I have even posted an inquiry of this sort, = but here it goes> =20 I have a set of links on my website I call "Aliens, bigfoot and other = nonsense" under it I have a link to the Texas Bigfoot Research Center = among other places.=20 =20 The Texas Bigfoot Center c

release of Herpetological conservation and biology issue 2

2007-01-08 Thread Malcolm McCallum
As the editor of Herpetological Conservation and Biology I am pleased to = announce that Issue 2 of the first volume has been released. You can = now access the open-access journal online at http://herpconbio.org. = The issue has nine research articles, an introductory piece and a = complimentar

Herpetological Conservation and Biology (journal)

2007-01-01 Thread Malcolm McCallum
The next issue of Herpetological Conservation and Biology will be = released in early January. =20 Here is a list of some articles that will appear in the next issue: =20 Stokes, L., J. Wyneken, L.B. Crowder, and J. Marsh. 2006. The influence = of temporal and spatial origin on size and early growt

FW: fuzzy arithmetic

2006-12-14 Thread Malcolm McCallum
hello, a few months ago I posted a question on fuzzy arithmetic and received = many good responses. The problem is that my email archived the messages = and I can't find the contacts! If you are a fuzzy person, could you = possibly contact me, I have a few questions that I am unable to = confiden

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