[ECOLOG-L] Save the date. European Ecology Congress. Lisbon 2019.

[Daniel Montesinos]

The 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) congress will be held in 
Lisbon from July 29 to Aug. 2, 2019.


"Ecology across borders: Embedding ecology in sustainable development 
goals"


The conference is being organized by the Portuguese Ecological Society 
(SPECO). Updates will be available at the official congress web page 
http://eeflisbon2019.org  and at the official 
EEF twitter account @EuropeanEcology


Inquiries can be sent to i...@speco.pt

We are looking forward to see you in Lisbon next year. Save the date!

[ECOLOG-L] Conference: EMAPI. Invasive plants. Lisbon. Sep. 2017.

[Daniel Montesinos]

Please, find below the first announcement for the *14th International
Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions*, which will
be held in *Lisbon *between the
*4th and 8th of September, 2017.*

The aim of the EMAPI 2017 is to promote the opportunity to share findings
and experiences — research, management, and policy — with professionals
from around the world. Following the decision of the EMAPI Core Group in
Hawaii during the last EMAPI meeting, the 14th Ecology and Management of
Alien Plant Invasions World Congress will be held in Lisbon, from 4th to
8th September 2017.

The Congress aims to become a benchmark event, by gathering a large number
of scientists, managers and policy makers from around the world, who will
interact and explore ways to face global and regional challenges presented
by alien plant invasions, for the benefit of the present and future
generations.

A mid-conference field trip will offer first-hand experience with
Portuguese coastal plant invasions, while also allowing extensive
opportunities for networking. For this international meeting, we are
expecting to bring together ~ 300 active researchers, managers and policy
makers. A special discount registration will be available to students.

*Organizer:* Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
(cE3c), University of Lisbon

*Contact:* Cristina Máguas

/ Catarina Costa


University of Lisbon, Botany Department

*Email:* emapi2...@fc.ul.pt
http://ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/outreach/press&events/ver.php?id=698

[ECOLOG-L] JOB: Ass. Prof. Molecular Biology. Turkey.

[Daniel Montesinos]

​
Title:

Assistant/Associate Professor of Molecular Biology with teaching and
research responsibilities.

Address:

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Canakkale 18 Mart University,
Canakkale/Turkey

All teaching is in English and we have a dedicated lab used for teaching:

http://molbio.comu.edu.tr/ksayfalar/sayfa/3/12/student-laboratory

Our curriculum:

http://molbio.comu.edu.tr/ksayfalar/sayfa/4/19/undergraduate

The researcher will have access to our research lab:

http://molbio.comu.edu.tr/ksayfalar/sayfa/3/11/research-laboratory

We also have access to an animal facility including mice, rats and rabbits.

We have ties to a private farm with Jersey cattle and have a university
farm with sheep and goats.

Other collaboration opportunities include in campus units such as

Department of Bioengineering, Department of Biology, The School of
Medicine, Faculty of

Agriculture, and our Science Park.

Responsibilities:

The Department is seeking applicants who utilize recent molecular methods
for research.

The appointee is expected to establish a

competitively funded research program in molecular biology to come up with

significant findings in the field. The appointee will be responsible for

teaching undergraduate and graduate courses assigned to meet the teaching

needs of departmental curricula. Mentoring of graduate students,

undergraduate student advising, curricular development, and performance of

departmental and university service is expected. The appointee is expected

to conduct fundamental research, train students, and yield both basic

biological mechanisms and translatable outcomes and to participate in

research and outreach programs.

Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Molecular Biology, Cell
Biology,

Molecular Genetics or a related field with Molecular Life Sciences.
Post-doctoral

experience is preferred. Research interests focused on molecular

biology with a working knowledge of recent molecular methods is preferred.

The candidate should have the ability to develop and instruct undergraduate

and graduate courses and the ability to develop and conduct extramurally

funded research in molecular biology. We especially value the

ability to work well with others.

Salary: Higher than an average Assistant/Associate Professor salary at
Canakkale 18

Mart University. The salary can be supplemented by writing projects that

involve additional income, by establishing a private R&D company in our

Science Park, or by working for such a company.

Application: Pre-application materials should be sent to a...@comu.edu.tr

The position will remain open until filled. To ensure consideration,

applications should be received by March 18, 2016. Materials requested to

include: 1) curriculum vitae including publications list, 2) up to three key

publications in full text, 3) transcripts if the applicant is within five

years of his/her Ph.D. degree, 4) statement of research accomplishments, 5)

the names, addresses, including e-mail, of three professional references.

Additional inquiries should be directed to Professor Dr. A. Pala, Department
Head of Mol. Biol. & Genetics. +90 (542)2996560, a...@comu.edu.tr

Prof. Dr. Akin Pala
Dept. Head of Mol. Biol. & Genetics
Twitter: @akinpala
Web: http://akin.houseofpala.com

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. fellowship (Portugal-UK)

[Daniel Montesinos]

Call for candidates to apply for an FCT Ph.D. fellowship (Portugal-UK)

We are looking for candidates to apply for an FCT (Portuguese Foundation for
Science and Technology) doctoral fellowship for a mixed Ph.D at the Centre
for Functional Ecology of the University of Coimbra (cfe.uc.pt), and Durham
University (https://www.dur.ac.uk/).

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research project to
investigate evolution and adaptation of the invasive weed Centaurea
solstitialis across broad biogeographical ranges. The research involves
laboratory and field-based work and involves the interaction with an
international network of collaborators from the USA, Chile, Argentina,
Australia, Turkey, Spain, and the UK. The candidate is expected to spend
half of the time in Portugal and half in the UK.

The candidate should have a good scientific background, with an interest
into reproductive and evolutionary ecology, and genetics of invasive weeds.
A good knowledge of the English language, of ecological statistics, or
molecular biology is highly desirable. Candidates should be European or
permanent residents, and comply with the conditions to be a candidate for
the FCT Doctoral Grants
(http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos/individuais2015.phtml.en).

The doctoral fellowship includes a monthly payment of 980 euros (tax-free),
plus an accident insurance and a monthly contribution to the Portuguese
Social Security system (full healthcare and retirement, but no unemployment
benefits). During stages in the UK, the scholarship will be topped up to
1710 euros monthly to compensate for differences in the cost of living. The
scholarship is renewable for up to four years, at the end of which the
candidate is expected to defend his or her PhD. dissertation thesis.

A call for fellowship applications will open during July and be open until
May 11, 2015 (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/index.phtml.pt), but contacts
should be made before May 1, at 6pm Greenwich time. Interested candidates
should send a one page cover letter describing their research interests and
experience, a CV (explicitly including average scores for B.Sc. and/or
M.Sc.), and the contact information for up to two referees to Daniel
Montesinos (daniel.montesi...@uc.pt) and Adrian Brennan
(a.c.bren...@durham.ac.uk). Informal inquiries are welcome.

More information about the groups can be found here:
http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos 
https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/directory/staff/?mode=staff&id=11637  
http://www.uc.pt/en/fctuc/ID/plantecolevol 

Re: [ECOLOG-L] peer review

[Daniel Montesinos]

Can't resist to share this one about the importance of drinking beer for
scientific productivity. A paper from the Czech Republic, of course!

"A recent paper suggested that alcohol consumption might deal a blow to a
very sacred cow – scientifi productivity (Grim 2008). Great numbers of
comments followed. As noted by Sheil et al. (2008), the ‘‘Grim’s study
cleverly
highlights a more *general lesson*. His analyses and presentation follow
accepted practices in evolutionary ecology.
These are too seldom challenged. It appears we only notice failings when we
are motivated by fiding ourselves in the
study population.’’

http://www.web-ecol.net/9/24/2009/we-9-24-2009.html
http://www.web-ecol.net/9/24/2009/we-9-24-2009.pdf



On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Gary Grossman  wrote:

> I'm looking for funny articles published and a few come to mind that I
> can't remember citations for so I thought I'd ask here.  I don't really
> want to page through J. Irreproducable Results or Worm Runner's Digest but
> there are a few I'm hoping someone can help me with (vice vis pdfs)
>
> In either the late 70's or 80's there was a note in Nature that comprised
> the poem and reviewers comments on Shelley's *"Ozymandias*"
>
> Then at about the same time someone published a paper in Limn. & Ocean.
> estimating the biomass of the Loch Ness monster.
>
> And also at some point someone published a satirical paper on "if no one
> heard it, did the tree in the forest really fall?"
>
> Of course any other humorous gems would be appreciated.
> Please remember the list doesn't allow attachments, so please respond to my
> university email.
>
> TIA, g2
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gary D. Grossman, PhD
>
> Professor of Animal Ecology
> Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
> University of Georgia
> Athens, GA, USA 30602
>
> http://grossman.myweb.uga.edu/ <http://www.arches.uga.edu/%7Egrossman>
>
> Board of Editors - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
> Editorial Board - Freshwater Biology
> Editorial Board - Ecology Freshwater Fish
>



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Daniel Montesinos

Researcher (IF)
Centre for Functional Ecology
DCV - FCTUC - Universidade de Coimbra
Calçada Martim de Freitas
3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
T: (+351) 239 855 223 (ext. 156)
http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos

Editor-in-Chief
Web Ecology
www.web-ecology.net
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[ECOLOG-L] LIVE broadcast online of the ADVANCES in ECOLOGICAL SPECIATION Conference

[Daniel Montesinos]

ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL SPECIATION (AES) Conference, CIBIO/UP, Portugal, 29-30 
April 2013

LIVE BROADCAST of the AES Conference!

We are happy to announce that the AES Conference can be followed Live on 
streaming from http://tv.campusdomar.es/directo.html

If you want to join us please check out the program of the AES Conference from 
our website (http://www.aes-cibio.org/). The Live broadcast will be on Portugal 
local time (UTC/GMT+1hour).

Invited Speakers:

Dolph Schluter (Biodiversity Research Centre and Zoology Department, University 
of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
Felicity Jones (Friedich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, 
Tubingen, Germany)
Walter Salzburger (Zoological Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland)
Sebastien Renaut (Botany Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 
Canada)
Roger Butlin (Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, 
UK)

You can also follow the AES Conference on:
https://www.facebook.com/AdvancesInEcologicalSpeciation
https://twitter.com/aes_cibio

[ECOLOG-L] Workshop - The consequences of neo-allopatry - May 22-23, 2013. Coimbra, Portugal

[Daniel Montesinos]

*The consequences of neo-allopatry*

*Local adaptation, reproductive isolation and beyond*


*May 22-23, 2013. Centre for Functional Ecology. Coimbra, Portugal*

Humans are eliminating dispersal barriers and dramatically expanding the 
global distributions of many species. The result is that some recently 
established populations are geographically isolated from their source 
populations, which has been referred to as neo-allopatry. 
Cross-continental introductions in particular have rapidly isolated 
populations of many species, and there is circumstantial evidence for 
divergent selection between native and non-native ranges for ecological 
traits such as growth, herbivore defense, and competitive ability. There 
is even evidence for incipient reproductive isolation between native and 
non-native regions or introduced species. Theory predicts that divergent 
selection of ecological traits can drive to speciation. Thus, exotic 
invasions provide exceptionally good natural experiments in which to 
look for the early stages of allopatric processes.


During this one-and-a-half-day workshop we will discuss the consequences 
of neo-allopatry at the Centre for Functional Ecology of the 
/Universidade de Coimbra/, Portugal. Registrations are free and 
mandatory, please send your CV and a one-page motivation letter to 
danimontesi...@gmail.com before May 3rd at 5 pm CET.


Please help us disseminate this event. Best wishes, Daniel.

*_PROGRAM_*

/
/

*_W_**_ednesday, May 22, 2013._*//

/(Anfiteatro da Galeria de Zoologia, in front of Science Museum) /

09:00 -*Presentation of the workshop*

*Helena Freitas*, Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de 
Coimbra, Portugal


09:30 - *A bug's life: trophic implications of plant invasions.*

*Christopher Lortie*, York University, Canada

10:30 - *Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the 
invasion process of the polyploid /Oxalis pes-caprae./*


*Sílvia Castro*, Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de Coimbra, 
Portugal


11:15 - *With a little help from their friends: the role of biotic 
interactions on /Acacia/ invasions*


*Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría*, Centre for Functional Ecology, 
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal


12:00-14:00 -- Lunch break

14:00 - *Non-native conditions favor non-native populations of invasive 
plants: demographic consequences of seed size variation?*


*José Hierro*, CONICET -- Universidad de la Pampa, Argentina

15:00 - *Coexisting**invasive and non-invasive species show similar 
trait shifts between native and non-native regions.*


*Daniel Montesinos*, Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de 
Coimbra, Portugal


16:00 - *Does modern geographic isolation yield insight into diffuse 
community evolution?*


*Ragan M. Callaway*, The University of Montana, USA

**

*_Thursday, May 23, 2013_*
(Botanical Garden Building)

Morning -- *Free*

14:00-19:00 *One-to-one 30' meetings with speakers*

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Daniel Montesinos
Centro de Ecologia Funcional
Universidade de Coimbra
Apartado 3046
3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
T: (+351) 239 855 238 (ext. 139)
http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos
http://about.me/daniel.montesinos
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[ECOLOG-L] Job offer: Head of Population Genetics Laboratory / Research Scientist, Czech Republic

[Daniel Montesinos]

A permanent vacancy is available at an excellent institution! Please 
send applications to

*i...@ibot.cas.cz , *not to me.*
*

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The Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 
v.v.i. is offering the position of a


*Head of Population Genetics Laboratory / Research Scientist*

from January 2013 or earlier.

The position encompasses

·design, implementation and publication of state-of-the-art research in 
Plant Population Genetics / Molecular Ecology along the lines of the 
institute's general research directions (see www.ibot.cas.cz)


·management and further methodological development of the laboratory

·providing the lab infrastructure for other working groups, coordination 
of lab users, supervision of graduate / postgraduate students


·collaboration with colleagues from different departments, providing 
advise and support concerning experimental design, preparation of grant 
proposals, implementation of molecular procedures, data analysis and 
interpretation, publication and presentation of results


Requirements

·PhD, publications in IF journals, experience with fundraising

·ability to lead a molecular laboratory, experience with the set-up of 
new techniques


·broad knowledge of molecular applications relevant in population 
genetics and their mathematical background


·experience with phylogenetic analyses, next generation sequencing and 
genome data analysis is of advantage


·experience with supervision

·excellent communication skills, ability to work collaboratively as well 
as independently


We offer

·a fully equipped molecular laboratory (incl. automated sequencer, lab 
technician)


·an excellent research infrastructure (see also Laboratories and 
Experimental Gardens;


www.ibot.cas.cz/index.php?p=vedecke_zazemi&site=en)

·the possibility to collaborate on running and future projects

·the option to teach and officially supervise PhD theses at Charles 
University in Prague


·a pleasant working atmosphere in beautiful surroundings (Pru*honice Park)

·a salary according to age, experience, and scientific profile of the 
selected candidate in accordance with the regulations for academic 
personnel of Academy institutes, plus bonuses for publications and 
involvements in grant projects


Applications should include a motivation letter, a curriculum vitae, a 
description of research interests and future intentions, and two letters 
of recommendation from supervisors or previous employers. *All 
application materials should be submitted as a single pdf to 
(i...@ibot.cas.cz) before 15 November 2012.*


Evaluation of applications will start in the first weeks of November. 
Interviews for this position are scheduled by end of November 2012.

[ECOLOG-L] PhD: Coimbra Portugal: Reproduction of invasive weeds

[Daniel Montesinos]

We are looking for candidates that want to apply for an FCT (Portuguese 
Foundation for Science and Technology) doctoral fellowship to join us at 
the Centre for Functional Ecology (cfe.uc.pt) of the Department of Life 
Sciences of the University of Coimbra (Portugal).


The successful candidate will be expected to develop his/her research 
within the framework of the European project ReproWeed, which will 
investigate the creation of reproductive barriers between native and 
non-native ranges of the invasive weed Centaurea solstitialis. The 
research involves laboratory and field-based work and involves the 
interaction with an international network of collaborators, with the 
possibility to travel to California, Chile, Argentina, Australia, Turkey 
and Spain.


The candidate should have a good scientific background, with an interest 
into reproductive and evolutionary ecology of invasive weeds, and 
willingness to learn genetic molecular techniques. A good knowledge of 
the English language, experience with molecular techniques and 
ecological statistics is highly desirable. *Candidates should be 
Portuguese or permanent residents *and comply with the conditions to be 
a candidate for the FCT Doctoral Grants (BD; see previous year 
conditions at: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento2011.phtml.en).


The doctoral fellowship includes a monthly payment of 980 euros 
(tax-free), plus an accident insurance and a monthly contribution to the 
Portuguese Social Security system (full healthcare and retirement, but 
no unemployment benefits). The project ReproWeed will cover for all 
research costs, including travels, attendance to conferences, etc. The 
scholarship is renewable for up to four years, at the end of which the 
candidate is expected to defend his or her PhD. dissertation thesis.


A call for fellowship applications will be open until June 21, 2012 but 
contacts should be made before June 15, at 5pm CET. Interested 
candidates should send a covering letter describing their research 
interests and experience, a CV, and the contact information for up to 
three professional referees to Daniel Montesinos 
(danimontesi...@gmail.com) or Sílvia Castro (scas...@bot.uc.pt). 
Informal inquiries are welcome.


More informations about the group:

http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/daniel-montesinos/
http://cfe.uc.pt/scastro
http://www.uc.pt/en/fctuc/ID/plantecolevol

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Daniel Montesinos
Centro de Ecologia Funcional
Universidade de Coimbra
Apartado 3046
3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
T: (+351) 239 855 238 (ext. 139)
http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos
http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/daniel-montesinos
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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Used a tablet for field work?

[Daniel Montesinos]

Dear David and Steve,

I've used my smartphone intensively for data collecting. I strongly 
discourage you to use a tablet for a simple reason, it is very heavy!


I also discourage you to use an on-screen keyboard to introduce the data 
into the spreadsheet, it gets messy easily and lacks precision. Instead, 
I suggest you get a smartphone with large screen and a hard keyboard. I 
used an HTC Touch Pro but it is quite outdated already. I've heard a lot 
of good things about the Motorola Droid 4:

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/02/10/droid-4-review-incredible-keyboard-awesome-speeds/

Phones are cheaper than tablets, they are lighter, they can have a real 
keyboard, they can load and edit spreadsheets, they are more resistant, 
and if they break, you still can afford to buy another one. As for 
saving your data, it is just as easy (or more) than a tablet.


I hope it helps! Daniel.

On 16-05-2012 16:42, David Inouye wrote:
I'd like a way to replace data entry on paper in the field with an 
electronic alternative.  Ultimately the data end up in a spreadsheet, 
but sometimes using formulae (e.g., 3*5 + 4*2 + 6, for numbers of 
inflorescences with different numbers of flowers). Has anyone used 
something like the Blackberry PlayBook, an Android tablet, Nook, iPad, 
etc. with spreadsheet software?  Recommendations for or against 
particular solutions?


I have also considered a ruggedized PC and a ruggedized tablet (Motion 
F5V), but they are a LOT more expensive than other tablet options 
would be.


David Inouye


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Daniel Montesinos
Centro de Ecologia Funcional
Universidade de Coimbra
Apartado 3046
3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
T: (+351) 239 855 238 (ext. 139)
http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos
http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/daniel-montesinos
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[ECOLOG-L] pdf software

[Daniel Montesinos]

Hi Johanna and Ecologgers,

I would definitely recommend you Mendeley: www.mendeley.com

Mendeley is a free bibliographic software that lets you organize your pdf
collection; and also open, highlight and comment your documents. It also has
a plugin for Word (Win or Mac) and OpenOffice that let's you generate and
manage bibliographies on your manuscripts.

Adding pdf's to Mendeley is as easy as dropping the pdf files on the
Mendeley window. The software automatically extracts the metadata and adds
the citation to your database. It also scans for files your hard drive (or
the part of it that you choose) and adds them to your database. Oh, and it
synchronizes with Zotero if you already use that.

It is really a dream of a program that is saving me tons of time and making
the reading and management of papers a real pleasure. There is also a free
application for iphone/ipad that you can use to read your documents on these
gizmos.

As for tablets. I got recently an HP TouchSmart TM2 that may not be the best
think on the market but does a good job and is definitely the best value
(you can get one from $900). I don't think you'll be able to use a
pen/stylus on an ipad and therefore you probably won't be able to highlight
or underline pdf files there, but you'll definitely be able to read and
perhaps to annotate them.

Hope it helps, Daniel.
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Daniel Montesinos
Post-doctoral Researcher
Division of Biological Sciences
The University of Montana
59812 Missoula, MT
http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/daniel-montesinos/


Date:Mon, 4 Oct 2010 18:10:04 -0400
From:Johanna Kraus 
Subject: tablet pc for editing pdf with stylus?

Hi all,

I would like to read journal articles on my computer, write notes etc by
hand and then save the paper with notes.

I will soon be in the market for a new laptop. So I thought this might be a
good opportunity to get something that I can use to annotate or edit any pdf
with a stylus.

I have heard of people doing this with a tablet PC. It also looks like the
iPad now has that function. Any suggestions for brands/models? Any other
solutions? I am open to any suggestions, even if they perhaps require more
than one device (e.g. the iPad wouldn't function as my main computer).

Also - I'd be open to hearing what people's favorite (free) pdf annotating
software is.

Thanks,
Johanna

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Johanna M. Kraus, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Researcher
Department of Biology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond VA, 23284