treatments of results are not as
influential as papers that are more thorough and thoughtful.
Mitch Cruzan
On 4/15/2015 4:28 PM, Caitlin Littlefield wrote:
As a millennial ecologist(-in-training), I regularly skim through the TOCs
of most ecological journals, and I certainly see many articles
will never regret it.
Mitch Cruzan
On 4/7/2015 3:36 PM, Matt Smetana wrote:
Hey Everyone!
My name is Matt Smetana, and I’m a current sophomore at Brandeis University out
near
Boston. I have been subscribed to this listserve for a few months and have been
applying to various summer internships within
analyses, and field ecological methods would be beneficial. Interested
individuals should send a letter of introduction to Mitch Cruzan
(cru...@pdx.edu) or Bitty Roy (b...@uoregon.edu) that includes a brief
statement of your background. Please include an essay outlining your
research
skills based on the materials they
have submitted.
Mitch Cruzan
On 9/3/2014 6:07 AM, Gary Grossman wrote:
I think that we all look at this issue from a personal perspective,
especially those that did well on standardized tests, and I've had this
same argument with colleagues for 30 years
For finding information on plant distributions and images of plant
specimens, the Consortium of PNW Herbaria web site is your best bet:
http://www.pnwherbaria.org/
Mitch Cruzan
On 6/13/2014 7:53 AM, James Bess wrote:
Hi All,
My go to plant info site is the USDA Plants Database:
http
It depends on whether you view plant fungal endophytes as parasites or
mutualists - they can be both. I don't know specifically about the
endophyte load in crop plants, but if it is like others then we eat them
all the time!
On 5/1/2014 9:08 AM, David Inouye wrote:
At a dinner conversation
; they conduct independent projects and often become authors on
the papers we publish.
The short answer is that volunteering may be the most important thing
you can do to advance your career.
Mitch Cruzan
On 4/8/2014 11:55 AM, John A. wrote:
There are a lot of unpaid positions being
journals often do not have page charges for members. Unless you have a
source of funds to cover online publication this cost may be prohibitive.
Hope that helps.
Mitch Cruzan
On 2/27/2014 6:22 AM, Nathan Lemoine wrote:
Hey ECOLOGers,
I have a question regarding the perception of publishing in open
I do not agree with any intent to limit the aspirations of our
students. It is not our decision as academics to tell students don't
bother, you're not going to ever get a job any more than it is the job
of a coach to tell his athletes that they are not Olympic or major
league material. I
manuscript form with no authors or journal indicated. I don't think it
would be worth the effort. We all know that not all papers in
high-impact journals are are high quality, but you are more likely to
find high quality papers in journals with high impact factors.
Mitch Cruzan
On 10/21/2013
the Fibonacci series. This could be a good segue
to discussions more focused on plants and biology.
Mitch Cruzan
On 9/16/2013 1:54 PM, Kate Navarro wrote:
Hello Eco-log,
I realize this is not the type of question that normally gets asked on this
list, but if anyone has any suggestions feel free
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, while looking for some readings to use with students, I tried
locating a book similar to Foundations of Ecology for evolution. To my
surprise, the only things I
the type of education and
training that they had expected.
Mitch Cruzan
On 8/15/2013 10:29 PM, Neahga Leonard wrote:
A while back I posed a similar question to the Ecolog community and
found that many were skeptical and bothered by the prevalence of
unpaid internships, but were only willing
be good if there were a rating system or
feedback forum on these different organizations - I would like to know
that these are actually valuable education experiences for students and
not just a mechanism to get cheap labor.
Mitch Cruzan
On 8/15/2013 9:41 AM, John Gerlach wrote:
I've been
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Paul-
I think you have this upside down in a few ways. Taking the train
actually increases productivity. For example, I often take the train
from Portland to Seattle - it is a 4 hour train ride, or a 3 hour drive,
but those 3 hours are completely lost to productivity (except random
You left off the Evolution Directory: Evoldir
http://evol.mcmaster.ca/evoldir.html
On 4/30/2013 5:38 PM, Lonnie Aarssen wrote:
Here is what I learned from member replies (thanks!), and from some other
digging regarding listservs like ECOLOG. Specifically, I was seeking open
interactive
The Kearns and Inouye book is a good place to start:
http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Pollination-Biologists-Carol-Kearns/dp/0870812815
On 4/24/2013 9:09 AM, Steven Corso wrote:
Hello Ecologs,
I have a small research grant to study pawpaw (Asimina triloba) in my local
park district. I am
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I couldn't agree more - it can only help.
On 4/9/2013 6:22 PM, David Inouye wrote:
Don't Listen to E.O. Wilson
Math can help you in almost any career. There's no reason to fear it.
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. Workers in the
colony never reproduce, so the system is maintained by inclusive
fitness. Certainly there are other reasons for the maintenance of
homosexuality and bisexuality - the above is just one plausible scenario.
Mitch Cruzan
On 3/28/2013 5:27 AM, Culliney, Thomas W - APHIS wrote:
I note
to this listserve is probably the best explanation for the
maintenance of homosexuality in human populations.
Mitch Cruzan
On 3/28/2013 7:46 AM, Culliney, Thomas W - APHIS wrote:
I was referring to strict homosexuality in humans. Granted, there probably are
cases in which children of a (perhaps deceased
degree or another. The point is that it needs explanation because, as I
argued previously, the consistent high frequency across human
populations is not some accident, so their must be an adaptive explanation.
Mitch Cruzan
On 3/28/2013 10:42 AM, Martin Meiss wrote:
Here are what I see as some
years ago). We carry the legacy of selection
on ancestral populations in our genes and in our phenotype.
Mitch Cruzan
On 3/28/2013 4:58 PM, Matt Schuler wrote:
Many of you seem to be implying that a high frequency of
homosexuals in
human populations must imply that there is an inclusive fitness
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perspective.
Mitch Cruzan
On 12/7/2012 2:19 PM, David L. McNeely wrote:
Wayne Tyson landr...@cox.net wrote:
A term is worthless if it has more than one meaning. Especially when the
stakes are high, unless one's just kidding around, when the confusion can be
punny. Shirley, you can't be Cereus
, this subject material should be pretty accessible.
Mitch Cruzan
On 12/6/2012 5:17 PM, Jeff Houlahan wrote:
Hi Joey, I am not arguing that evolution has led to progress on some axis -
that's an empirical question. I am only arguing that it is not a
misunderstanding of evolution by natural
they are near the top of a peak they
can get stuck unless the environment changes, which creates a new
landscape. The point is that there may be much higher peaks on this
landscape that none of the population were able to climb.
I hope those examples help.
Mitch Cruzan
On 12/7/2012 1:26 AM
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ask him so just what would convince you? My
bet is that he would say nothing - he sees exactly what he wants to see.
Mitch Cruzan
On 7/5/2012 6:58 PM, David L. McNeely wrote:
Cherubini, the fallacy of your interpretation of the graph has been pointed out
several times on this list. What
of critical
arguments. So students have an equal chance of earning an A on the
assignment whether they write about Evolution, ID, or some other form of
creation science.
I hope that helps.
Mitch Cruzan
On 7/3/2012 4:36 PM, malcolm McCallum wrote:
I did not say to ignore them, I said not to argue
No organism is currently present only within the ecosystem it originally
evolved in - including humans. That's what successful species do - they
expand their ranges. Current distributions probably have more to do
with historical contingencies - dispersal, random chance, etc. I think
Gleason
-me-not (jewel weed - Impatiens) and other plants with
projectile seed dispersal.
Yeah, and there are plenty of others, but there are a few I can think of
right off.
Mitch Cruzan
On 8/15/2011 4:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching
The real question is whether normal people see invasives as
undesirable. Sure, as informed individuals we appreciate the subtly of
difference between a landscape of natives and alien plants, but does the
casual observer perceive the difference - is the weed-ridden site less
pretty? Some alien
://rainforestandreef.org (under revision for 2012)
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Department of Biology
PO Box 751
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207
Web: http
Getting the second degree is a good idea in this case. I see many
'second generation' students who have degrees in related fields, and
they often do quite well after filling out their biology degrees. The
plus side is that at most (all?) universities you will not have to do
general studies
?
WT
- Original Message -
From: Mitch Cruzan cru...@pdx.edu mailto:cru...@pdx.edu
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] EVOLUTION Advancement? Re: [ECOLOG-L] facts,
laws, and theories
Sorry about
. So evolution is about advancement--toward something better but is not goal-oriented. Better-adapted I can understand, but towards seems to imply a goal. Improvement? Could Cruzan (or anyone else) clarify, please?
WT
- Original Message -
From: Mitch Cruzan cru...@pdx.edu
To: ECOLOG-L
There seems to be some misunderstanding of terminology. The word
'Theory in colloquial usage is akin to an hypothesis. For this reason
many people engaged in science education have preferred to use the
terminology scientific theory
To be more clear it should be understood that scientific
I teach evolution to non-majors and agree with the Tangled Bank
suggestion. As a supplement I suggest The Evolution Dialogues printed
by the AAAS. The later is particularly useful for students who have the
perception that evolution conflicts with religion.
Madhusudan Katti wrote:
I'd look
The standard most people use is the Institute for Scientific Information
(ISI) list of journals. ISI use to do Science Citation Index and now
runs databases like Web of Science (see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Scientific_Information). The
criteria for selection is fairly
I think Jonathan has identified the crux of the issue here- well-trained
scientist do not rely on the opinions of others to determine which
papers are valid and which are perhaps flawed. Critical
thinking/reading is a primary goal of all graduate programs and is
something we introduce
of average folks receive PhDs too. I have seen very few
cases where a PhD is denied to a candidate due to intellectual
inferiority. I would suggest that the most important ingredient in
achieving a PhD is determination, not inherent intelligence.
Andrew Bailey
Mitch Cruzan wrote
, and/or
engages in teaching at the undergraduate level also does the work of an
EdD- we get the best of both worlds.
Mitch Cruzan
Judith S. Weis wrote:
What Dave says is true, but since there is this prejudice, Jay would do
better getting a Ph.D. and avoiding the issue.
It seems
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