[ECOLOG-L] Organic Agriculture

Lately, a lot of people in skeptical communities have been saying that not only does organic agriculture use more land than conventional, it's no better or even worse for the environment overall. What do those of you with expertise in agroecology think about this? Jane -- - Jane

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Request for Readings/Videos for Honors Course on Future of Human Civilization

p://www.appstate.edu/~neufeldhs/index.html > SAEREC: http://saerec.appstate.edu > AppalAIR: http://appalair.appstate.edu > Fall Colors: > Academic: http://biology.appstate.edu/fall-colors > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FallColorGuy > > --

[ECOLOG-L] Math for Life Sciences Teaching Position at UCLA

://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct). -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "Muad'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust th

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

much better than calculus. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 8:30 PM, John Grady <jgra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great conversation. I guess I'll add my two cents too. In my experience > (postdoc, macroecology) I deal regularly with calculus equations, but > really only insofa

[ECOLOG-L] Lynx-Hares Data

Does anyone have the actual data for the Canada lynx and snowshoe hare dataset that Elton studied? Thanks!

[ECOLOG-L] Culturing Acellular Slime Molds

Hi all, Does anyone here work with Physarum or similar slime molds? How do you prevent the cultures from getting moldy? Do you just transfer the organism to new medium every few days or are there other things that help? Thanks, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice for disabled student seeking grad program in wildlife biology?

-- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical

Re: [ECOLOG-L] open source alternatives to MATLAB

to use. Since you typically use Sage inside a web browser, this is indistinguishable from running it on your own computer and saves the trouble of installation. I'm happy to answer any Sage questions people may have. Jane Shevtsov On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Malcolm McCallum

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recent PhDs on Food Stamps - Overwhelmed with Replies

be an advantage in academia. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Cynthia O'Rourke c...@umbc.edu wrote: Jason touches on my primary concern with this situation, other than having a Ph.D. that might eventually enable me to do no better than tech position in the field that I love. Ecology

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Programs and the Quarter System

, allowing students on both quarter and semester systems to participate. I therefore issue a plea for program scheduling that considers the needs of students on the quarter system! -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why No Foundations Book for Evolution?

, and others are pretty math-heavy and incomprehensible for many students. Depending on the level of students, a text that provides excerpts from classic papers and interpretations might be just the thing you are looking for. Mitch Cruzan On 8/27/2013 9:24 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: Recently

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job: National Coordinator for the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives initiative, USFWS

The word nice used to mean foolish. Etymology is fascinating, but it's a mistake to think that historical meanings or sources of words constrain current meanings. See http://www.fallacyfiles.org/etymolog.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymological_fallacy . Jane Shevtsov On Sun, May 26

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Take the Train to ESA Minneapolis

As far as I'm concerned, the best reason for taking the train is that it's fun! You see fascinating places, meet new people and eat good food. What's not to like? Jane Shevtsov On May 2, 2013 5:33 PM, Reinmann, Andrew, Brett reinm...@bu.edu wrote: Hello Ecologgers, There is quite

Re: [ECOLOG-L] A response to EO Wislon's opinion about math

. I would be very surprised if any reputable US university allowed this, although the usefulness of the typical freshman calculus course is debatable. Could the difference in math requirements be a consequence of early vs. late specialization? Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Kim

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

Some of you may be interested in a response I wrote on Google+, from the perspective of someone who does plenty of modeling. https://plus.google.com/u/0/109678189789435119043/posts/7mZ9iuhztKC Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 7:56 PM, malcolm McCallum malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org wrote

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Livestock practice and ethics

, but in many places, like Los Angeles, it can easily take up half of a person's income. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Yasmin J. Cardoza yjcar...@ncsu.eduwrote: Hello all, I am posting this on behalf of one of our students in animal science, Keena Mullen, with whom I shared

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues

. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Leslie M. Adams leslie.ad...@comcast.netwrote: Now, I am the one who must speak up and voice my support for Yvette (and Chandreyee). While no slight may have been intended, as a female scientist I too experienced the responses Yvette cites

[ECOLOG-L] Grad Students Choosing Their Own Questions (was: Advice for 36 year old trying to get into M.S. program)

' questions is a profoundly destructive one and must be checked. Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Aaron T. Dossey bugoc...@gmail.com wrote: If you do for some reason (which I cannot currently imagine) to go to graduate school, here is some advice that will help you get the most out

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Tree stump removal in sensitive area

in the next ten years (or whatever the time horizon of interest is), which the calculation above assumes to be 100%. Jane Shevtsov On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Nirmalya Chatterjee buba...@gmail.comwrote: Sorry to contradict you here Wayne, but your argument is anecdotal and seems

Re: [ECOLOG-L] JOB: Asst/Assoc. Prof. Biology at Bethune-Cookman

classes? Give effective lectures? Do research? Then say that. A person who doesn't have normal manual dexterity may have other ways of doing these things. Don't shut out qualified applicants with disabilities from the get-go. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Elizabeth Congdon congdo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scholarly research training for ecology grad students

I'm a huge fan of Sigma Xi's brochures Honor in Science and The Responsible Researcher. (They also have a collection of articles on authorship issues.) They're not specific to any discipline but are excellent because they focus on ethics rather than complying with regulations. Jane Shevtsov

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Audacity of Graduate School -training grad students in teaching and outreach

-352-281-3643 -- Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation http://allthingsbugs.com/about/people/ http://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs 1-352-281-3643 -- - Jane

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Announcing 2013 Switzer Fellowships

working to solve today's environmental challenges. For more information see www.switzernetwork.org. -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org “Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with those who are doing

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Audacity of Graduate School

that distinguishes a Ph.D. from an M.S. in my mind. If some countries have programs that work differently, I'm interested in knowing about them, but from what I've read, American programs are better (aside from pay). Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Aaron T. Dossey bugoc...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Audacity of Graduate School - Reshuffling Graduate Training

a lot more common and the type that leads to burn-out a lot less common. And it should be possible for grad students to be PIs. Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Aaron T. Dossey bugoc...@gmail.com wrote: Ph.D. students and postdocs picking their own question has devolved

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Audacity of Graduate School

, the intellectual property belongs to their employer (work done for hire). Isn't it better to say that grad students are not employees? -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org “Those who say it cannot be done should

Re: [ECOLOG-L] a vision?

come to mind), although English is likely to be a popular one. Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:25 PM, David Duffy ddu...@hawaii.edu wrote: If you had a chance to found and direct a university in a developing, strongly nationalistic country dependent on oil, mining and its biodiversity

Re: [ECOLOG-L] How to chose a Master's Thesis in Biology

by John Janovy, Jr. It is a very wise book that deals with these types of questions. Good luck, Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Jeremy Fontaine fonta...@student.umass.edu wrote: Hello all, this upcoming Fall semester I will be attending the University of Massachusetts Lowell

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Confronting climate deniers on college campuses - EOS Forum

) It's a great review of how we know what we know. Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Robert Hamilton roberthamil...@alc.eduwrote: Actually this climate debate is more about hocus pocus than anything else. at least a it is. That climate change is occurring is undeniable

[ECOLOG-L] Explaining Positive Feedback Looks to the Public (was [ECOLOG-L] Confronting climate deniers on college campuses - EOS Forum)

an actual fight would break out. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Dawn Stover dsto...@hughes.net wrote: Water vapor is the most powerful greenhouse gas is a meme that has been around for at least 15 years (I first heard it from people in the automotive industry), although I thought

[ECOLOG-L] invasive truffles

must get rid of this species because it's not from here or presentation of the cost of control efforts as a harm caused by the species. -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org In the long run, education intended

[ECOLOG-L] Invasive Truffles

Now this is an invasive that causes problems! http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/05/truffle-trouble-in-europe-the-invader-without-flavor/ -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org In the long run

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ride the Train to ESA 2012 in Portland, OR!

:  http://weel.asu.edu/http://weel.asu.edu/ -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org In the long run, education intended to produce a molecular geneticist, a systems ecologist, or an immunologist is inferior, both

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sarewitz on Systematic Error

from pursuing an MS and ended up straight out of undergrad, like many grad students in my program. (We had more PhD students than MS students.) This worked out well for me, but I wonder about the larger consequences. -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology (the journal) stalled?

One way to get the serendipity of articles that catch your eye is to subscribe to email notifications or TOCs of journals in your field. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Ruhland, Christopher T christopher.ruhl...@mnsu.edu wrote: I certainly can see the need to keep paper

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

Here's a blog post that analyzes whether inter-library loan is an adequate solution. http://scientopia.org/blogs/christinaslisrant/2012/01/11/access-to-the-literature-does-interlibrary-loan-solve-our-problems/ Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:11 PM, mcnee...@cox.net wrote: Jane

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

the library for copies, but publishers saw none of that money. And if they just read the article without copying it, they paid nothing at all! Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org She has future plans

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

and is published by Elsevier. There definitely oughta be a law Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org She has future plans and dreams at night. They tell her life is hard; she says 'That's all right

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

if I was an infrequent reader, but $20? There's a good blog post on what alternatives publishers might support at http://researchremix.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/what-should-the-publishers-lobby-for/ . Jane Shevtsov On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:08 PM, M.S. Patterson tertiarym...@gmail.comwrote: Here's

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

will automatically try to find free copies of papers you search for. So is the $20 per paper price really intended to make money directly, or to get people to do something else, like joining ESA and buying a journal subscription? Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

access. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 2:39 PM, M.S. Patterson tertiarym...@gmail.comwrote: David, you're correct that many libraries have subscriptions to various journals, and are capable of getting an article via interlibrary loan. However, this is simply a case of passing the buck. Do

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

of that letter, which supports not only society publishers but the worst actors in the industry. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org She has future plans and dreams at night. They tell her life

[ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

relied on when I didn't have university journal access, but how is this financially different from open access? ESA's 2009 financial statement (the latest available online) may be of interest. http://www.esa.org/aboutesa/docs/FS2009.pdf Thoughts? Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov

Re: [ECOLOG-L] UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Iv ie s’ in fiscal peril

) or loans (also money from the students, just delayed). Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 9:32 AM, malcolm McCallum malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org wrote: Its all pretty obvious. Federal government establishes federally funded financial aid to help those in need. State governments cut funding

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Summary: Transformation of percent cover data for power analysis

values? Then there will be no need for a transformation. Hope that helps! Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Brian Mitchell brian.mitch...@uvm.eduwrote: Hello ecolog, Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about data transformations suitable for my power analysis

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Summary of Ecology in AP responses

like ours. Thanks again for all of the generous responses. -Jeff *** Jeffrey D. Corbin Department of Biological Sciences Union College Schenectady, NY 12308 (518) 388-6097 *** -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D

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

What fraction of the weeds affecting agriculture are native? -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than

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

at the expense of others that often have more depth. Of course, this should be changed across the board, but hiring at least some people by a different pathway should be healthy for a university. Oh, and for the record, I am single. Jane Shevtsov On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Aaron T. Dossey

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

actions in different circumstances. Jane Shevtsov - Original Message - From: David M. Lawrence d...@fuzzo.com To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 4:22 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Need textbook Suggestiond

Meadows' book is excellent -- by far the best I've read on intro-level systems thinking. Also, have you looked at G. Tyler Miller's Essentials of Ecology? I haven't read it, but Miller's environmental science textbooks are substantive and very engaging. Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:44

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

/likelihood.  Best. Jeff Houlahan PS I would be interested to hear any examples where understanding can be demonstrated without prediction. -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

to evaluate that is through some measure of probability/likelihood.  Best. Jeff Houlahan PS I would be interested to hear any examples where understanding can be demonstrated without prediction. -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

https://sites.google.com/site/lobitoderio/ Institutional website: ICOMVIS http://www.icomvis.una.ac.cr/ -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

actually far more readable than the average ecology paper.) It's not available online, but I'll be happy to send a PDF to anyone who asks. Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Matt Chew anek...@gmail.com wrote: Ecology without hypotheses has been dismissed (sometimes derided) as natural

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

. On the other hand, if a system exhibits chaotic behavior, long-term prediction is impossible -- but we can certainly understand the dynamics. Best, Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Jeff Houlahan jeffh...@unb.ca wrote: Hi Chris and all, I actually think that it's a mistake to diminish the role

[ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

be declined for that reason? Was it the main reason? I look forward to hearing what people have to say. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

11:44 p.m., Jane Shevtsov wrote: Fellow Ecologgers, Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the role of hypothesis testing (both the statistical and falsificationist varieties) in biology in general and ecology in particular. Before saying anything, I want to ask the forum a few questions. 1

[ECOLOG-L] Model Fitting and Data Quality

than circular orbits to the observations. I'd very much like to hear people's thoughts on this. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

to check out these methods. Shipley's website is a good place to start. Best, Jane On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:22 AM, Gavin Simpson gavin.simp...@ucl.ac.uk wrote: On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 13:04 -0700, Jane Shevtsov wrote: It's an intermediate step. I need to control for elevation before going on to further

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for Article

Does anybody have a PDF of McArdle 1988 The structural relationship: regression in biology, published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology? My school doesn't have web access going back that far and it'll be a few days before I can get to the library. Thanks, Jane -- - Jane Shevtsov

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

Yes, I should have said more about my goals. I'm not actually interested in the equation resulting from the regression. Rather, I need to control for the effects of elevation on the abundance of different taxa before going on to further analyses. Basically, I want residuals. Jane Shevtsov On Fri

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

. William Silvert -Original Message- From: Jane Shevtsov Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 12:31 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data Hi Mike, Dividing by the mean helps. Still, there are definitely too many zeros in my data, so what

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

in the data), but nothing seems to help much. The problem appears to be the presence of a 1 in every column. Any ideas for what might work? Thanks, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my

[ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

), but nothing seems to help much. The problem appears to be the presence of a 1 in every column. Any ideas for what might work? Thanks, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Naturefaking in media

scientifically accurate.  Nick got his Ph.D. in Zoology at Cambridge.  He asked Taiwan's scientists to review the script to ensure accuracy.  It was this sort of attention for detail and cooperation with scientists that really impressed me. CL -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate

[ECOLOG-L] Mushroom Spores in Lake Sediments

Does anyone know whether basidiomycete spores, particularly ones from ectomycorrhizal species, are ever found in lake sediment cores? If so, has any paleoecological work been done on them? Thanks, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co

Re: [ECOLOG-L] MEETINGS Organized or Unorganized? Re: [ECOLOG-L] alcohol consumption and citation counts

Such unconferences are pretty well established in the tech world, particularly among programmers working on open-source projects. See http://barcamp.org and the Wikipedia entry for unconference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference. Jane Shevtsov On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Wayne Tyson

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Making Species Co-Occurrence Matrix

)             {                 sapply(site.list,function(x2) 1*any(x2 %in% x1))             })     # the result is returned in a symmetrical matrix of dimension     # equal to the number of spp } # here's how it works co.matrix - spp.cooc(sppXsite) co.matrix On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Jane Shevtsov

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Making Species Co-Occurrence Matrix

it works co.matrix - spp.cooc(sppXsite) co.matrix On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com wrote: Is there a fast way to make a species co-occurrence matrix given a site-species matrix or lists of species found at each site? I'm looking for a spreadsheet

[ECOLOG-L] Making Species Co-Occurrence Matrix

Is there a fast way to make a species co-occurrence matrix given a site-species matrix or lists of species found at each site? I'm looking for a spreadsheet or database method (preferably OpenOffice) or R function. Thanks, Jane -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Good news from the Gulf? not so fast...

To expand on this point, if you were to drink methanol (wood alcohol), your body would metabolize it to formaldehyde and then formic acid. It's the formic acid that would blind or kill you. (This happened a lot during Prohibition.) Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 12:22 PM, David M

Re: [ECOLOG-L] An article to make you think why did I pick (insert your speciality) to spend my life studying.

of the artistic vanguard. “Beauty can be present by its violation,” Dr. Steiner said, and the pinwheel appendages of the star- nosed mole are the rosy fingers of dawn. -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog

Re: [ECOLOG-L] fixing peer review - elegant new proposal and petition - ideas

I am strongly in favor of #2 rather than #1. Full disclosure will tend to make reviewers nicer, but this is not always a good thing. I believe that complete anonymity is the way to go. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Aaron T. Dossey bugoc...@gmail.com wrote: These are some good

[ECOLOG-L] Analyzing a Large Correlation Matrix

of responses. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes The whole person must have both the humility to nurture the Earth and the pride

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

, as it was published in 1992.) Actually, my favorite book on the subject is a children's book from the 1980s: _The Evolution Book_ by Sara Stein. You might want to keep a copy on hand for teaching ideas. Jane Shevtsov On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Madhusudan Katti mka...@csufresno.edu wrote: Just following up

Re: [ECOLOG-L] decline in education, comment on active learning

for middle of the road approaches such as that outlined by Luke. Kevin Mueller Penn State University Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology kem...@psu.edu -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog

Re: [ECOLOG-L] decline in education, comment on active learning

.  It will help a lot. Best wishes, Sarah _ Sarah K Berke Postdoctoral Researcher Department of the Geophysical Sciences University of Chicago 5734 S. Ellis Ave Chicago, IL 60637 -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co

Re: [ECOLOG-L] now I've seen it all: IQ

Of Jane Shevtsov [jane@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:47 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] now I've seen it all: IQ I don't think this would be a very strong influence. Bright students with little money get financial aid, sometimes to the point

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Not now I've seen it all - says Orwell

wrong and commend the scientific community for this stylistic improvement. Bill Silvert -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes The whole

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Not now I've seen it all - says Orwell

on this matter. David On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: I've always thought the main reason for avoiding I in scientific papers was to prevent self-aggrandizement. It's not about you -- it's about the research. We may be ok, but the passive voice serves a moral/social

Re: [ECOLOG-L] now I've seen it all

copies of the original message. -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes The whole person must have both the humility to nurture the Earth

Re: [ECOLOG-L] now I've seen it all

. -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes The whole person must have both the humility to nurture the Earth and the pride to go to Mars. --Wyn Wachhorst, The Dream

Re: [ECOLOG-L] now I've seen it all

at 4:19 PM, Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com wrote: Let me play devil's advocate on this one. Is a more difficult-to-read textbook better than an easier one that conveys the same information? My impression is that writers like George Orwell and E.B. White were largely responsible

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology as Science Status and Future

. Organisms are open systems. 2. If resources (per Item 1) were unlimited, populations would grow exponentially. Much of ecology follows from there. Add the existence of heritable traits, and so does natural selection. Jane Shevtsov On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 11:11 AM, malcolm McCallum malcolm.mccal

[ECOLOG-L] Carbon Footprint of Flying

of the fuel burned by an airplane is used at takeoff.) Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes The whole person must have both

Re: [ECOLOG-L] applying for PhD programs

applying to him without having read any of his papers, so when I was applying to grad school, I looked up articles by the people I was emailing and worked that fact into the initial email. Asking a question or briefly connecting your interests to their work is good. Hope that helps! Jane Shevtsov Odum

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Listserv posting and email subject line additions Ecolog

: Please feel free to add to the subject line of this post to improve its descriptive value in terms of content. -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving

[ECOLOG-L] ESA Student Section Poetry Contest Call for Judges

are interested Sincerely, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org Check out my blog, http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.comPerceiving Wholes Political power comes out of the look in people's eyes. --Kim

Re: [ECOLOG-L] stealing from websites

if they did not give prior authorisation. Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] stealing from websites Jim, Please note that what follows is meant mainly

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism

a lecture, find yours and discover I have to pay for it, I'm moving on. (Does ANYBODY here pay for pictures they use in lectures?) We're certainly not going to resolve these issues here and now. However, simply realizing how complicated they are is huge progress. Jane Shevtsov On Fri, May 15, 2009

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Copyrighted Image Use

uses an Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike Creative Commons license. Jane Shevtsov On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Thiago Silva thi...@uvic.ca wrote: Hi Tom, I work very hard at my photography as well, but being a fellow scientist I wouldn't mind usage with attribution as long

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism Correction

Jim, How do you define stealing? Is it only if the photo is not attributed to you? If the photo is attributed but used without your explicit permission, would you call that stealing? I'm just interested in how different people think about these issues. Best, Jane Shevtsov On Wed, May 13, 2009

Re: [ECOLOG-L] stealing from websites

that you can use my hard work without asking? Cheers, Jim http://www.birdandhike.com -Original Message- From: Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com To: Jim Boone jlbo...@aol.com Cc: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu Sent: Wed, 13 May 2009 3:06 pm Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism

have to be asleep to believe it. -George Carlin Date:    Mon, 11 May 2009 14:26:26 -0400 From:    Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com Subject: Re: Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism Approval required Strictly speaking, you're correct. However, the purpose of copyright law is to reward

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism Approval required

sued or prosecuted for posting their publications on their websites? Anyone interested in these issues should read Lawrence Lessig and John Perry Barlow, particularly the latter's essay The Economy of Ideas: Selling Wine Without Bottles on the Global Net. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PEER TO PEER PDF SHARING

is on the web. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Sarah Frias-Torres sfrias_tor...@hotmail.com wrote: Dear EcologsFollowing on Alexey Voinov's suggestion of sharing our pdf papers like kids today share music, but at the same time, avoiding any copyright mess (i.e. peer-review journals

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism Approval required Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Biostatistics !!!

, anybody will be able to find it. Jane Shevtsov On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Wayne Tyson landr...@cox.net wrote: (Suggested replacement post)  Ecolog:  In my university I do not have access to literature sources like Biological Abstracts for example to reach the authors and articles

Re: [ECOLOG-L] looking for a freshman seminar book

I just read Paul Colinvaux's _Amazon Expeditions_ and it's excellent. Jane Shevtsov On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Bomar, Charles bom...@uwstout.edu wrote: So we are looking for  a good read for next falls  honors colloquium-something that deals with the discovery process in science. May

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. With/Without Master's

path, or because they're switching fields. Hopefully, this will correct some misconceptions. Jane Shevtsov On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Pete Rissler peter_riss...@rissler.reno.nv.us wrote: What concerns me more then EdD vs PhD is getting a PhD without fist getting a Master's degree

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-- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. student, University of Georgia co-founder, a href=http://www.worldbeyondborders.org;World Beyond Borders/a Check out my blog, a href=http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.com;Perceiving Wholes/a Political power comes out of the look in people's eyes. --Kim

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