Mammal-oriented ecologists, we are pleased to share an opportunity that may be of interest for yourself, your labs, or collaborators who are conducting morphometric and/or trait-based research on mammals of Western North America. I am happy to answer any and all questions off-thread.
--- The Ranges Digitization Network (https://ranges-network.org/) is pleased to announce the second annual call for the Ranges Imaging Mini-Awards. Ranges is an NSF-funded effort (DBI-2228385) to digitize morphological and life history traits from over one million mammal specimens from 20 natural history museums, with a focus on western North America. The project is allowing researchers to build better baselines for biodiversity, expand the utility of specimens for new trait-based knowledge and discovery, and improve predictions of how mammals respond to changing environments beyond spatial characteristics alone. Ranges Imaging Mini-Awards are designed to fund researchers to produce images of mammal specimens which can extend their current research through collection of internal and potentially complex trait data at the intraspecific level. Preference is given to proposals and imagery that can be integrated with the other specimen-level trait data being digitized by Ranges<https://ranges-network.org/traits/>. Faculty, staff, postdocs, students or researchers affiliated with an U.S. institution are encouraged to apply for this award to produce imagery via µCT scanning, diceCT, laser scanning or photogrammetry for trait-focused research. Projects focused on any aspect of morphological variation are welcome. Applications are now being accepted. Learn more at (http://www.ranges-network.org/awards/). DEADLINE: Applications must be submitted by January 8, 2025, 11:59pm Pacific Time. -Bryan Bryan McLean Assistant Professor University of North Carolina Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27402 www.mclean-lab.org<http://www.mclean-lab.org/> >> explore UNCG >> Mammal<https://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenSearch.cfm?guid_prefix=UNCG%3AMamm> >> and >> Parasite<https://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenSearch.cfm?guid_prefix=UNCG%3APara> >> Collections via Arctos << >> My working hours may not be your working hours. Do not feel obligated to >> respond outside your normal working time. << To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
