Re: historian of science/evolution

2007-04-11 Thread Wirt Atmar
Wendee asks: > Does anyone know of any prominent historians of science, maybe someone who > specifically focuses on the whole history of the evolution/creation > controversy? I want to find someone well known - maybe who has gotten some > media coverage - but it not being my field I really have no

Field assistants needed in Australia

2007-04-11 Thread ErikDoerr
VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANTS (4-6) NEEDED FOR RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA. We are studying dispersal behaviour, social behaviour and gene flow in the fragmented Eucalyptus woodlands of SE Australia. Volunteers are needed from 25 July through 24 October 2007 to assist with field work primarily on the

historian of science/evolution

2007-04-11 Thread Wendee Holtcamp
Does anyone know of any prominent historians of science, maybe someone who specifically focuses on the whole history of the evolution/creation controversy? I want to find someone well known - maybe who has gotten some media coverage - but it not being my field I really have no idea. I can do a goog

Conference: Plant Biology and Conservation for students

2007-04-11 Thread Jennifer Ison
Subject: Conference: Plant Biology and Conservation for students GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO PRESENT AND LEARN ABOUT PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH IN A COLLEGIAL LOW STRESS SETTING WHAT: PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM WHERE: CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN WHEN:

Plant Conservation Biology Faculty Position at North Dakota State University

2007-04-11 Thread Craig.Stockwell
Plant Conservation Biologist Biological Sciences Department North Dakota State University The NDSU Department of Biological Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Conservation Biology. Inquiries about a more advanced position will be considered. A Ph.D.

seeking info about floodplain protection/restoration

2007-04-11 Thread Nathan Welch
I am working on protection of my local river, the Big Wood River, in central Idaho. I am looking for published scientific articles that support the protection of natural flooding regimes and document the negative effects of fill in floodplains in terms of hydrology, increased flood velocities, impa

Postdoc: Climate Change and North American Ants

2007-04-11 Thread rrdunn
PROJECT TITLE: Postdoctoral Position at North Carolina State University in Climate Change and the Distribution and Diversity of North American Ants. DESCRIPTION: One postdoctoral position will be available beginning June 2007 to work on collaborative project with Rob Dunn at North Carolina Sta

Re: Intellectual integrity Truth and Fact Re: Overshoot, Homo colossus, detrivore ecosystem, dirty commies, pestilence, nuclear meltdown etc., ad infinitum.

2007-04-11 Thread William Silvert
Ouch, goofed again. Ronald Reagan said in 1966, "A tree is a tree. How many more do you have to look at?" OK guys, what do you expect of a nattering nabob of negativism like me? Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: "William Silvert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 10,

Herbivory estimation using digital pictures

2007-04-11 Thread VOLTOLINI
Dear Friends,=20 Thanks for dozens of messages about softwares to estimate leaf area! Many people are using "Image J" and another group are using "Scion Image = for Windows" and I would like to hear from someone experienced with both = programs what is the best program to use with people with no

Summer Field Tech Position

2007-04-11 Thread Jeff Trlica
Work outside in beautiful Southern Colorado collecting vegetation and soil data. Qualified individuals should have the ability to work outdoors, detail oriented, and some experience identifying plants. The site is at 9,000 ft in elevation, looking at the effects of Coal Bed Methane Developmen

Re: Question about random sampling

2007-04-11 Thread Stephen B. Cox
Ophelia - very easy to implement in R/S-plus (check out the function 'sample' in R ) but, to be able to answer your question about other methods - what, exactly, are you trying to do? get CI's, etc? On 4/11/07, Ophelia Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, >I have a data set that has about 15

PLEASE POST

2007-04-11 Thread Jennifer Clark
Assistant Director for Education and Outreach W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), Michigan State University Full-time Academic Specialist (4 years) Available Immediately We seek an Assistant Director for Education and Outreach who will be responsible for the development and delivery of educati

Jobs - Two 2-year Visiting Assistant Professors - Plant Ecology and Genetics - Kansas City, MO

2007-04-11 Thread Klawinski, Paul
Pleas post the following job ad. Please respond to Tara Allen (contact information is in the ad). Thanks, Paul Paul Klawinski, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology William Jewell College 500 College Hill Campus Box 1040 Liberty, MO 64068-1896 Ph.: 816.415.7628 Fax: 816.415.5027 "Luck fav

Re: Volunteer and Internship Opportunities for lower devision undergradd

2007-04-11 Thread BioJobs Blog
Many summer/volunteer positions and paid internships are listed at http://www.thesciencejobs.com/ On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 09:41 -0400, Mariana Morris wrote: > Look into the Student Conservation Corps or SCA. They have a variety of > summer positions available throughout the country that will giv

Second announcement of the conference "Fish Stock Assessment Methods..."

2007-04-11 Thread fsamlr07
We wish to kindly remind you of the conference on Fish Stock Assessment Methods for Lakes and Reservoirs: Towards the true picture of fish stock, held in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, on 11-15 September 2007. Information and registration can be found on: http://www.fsamlr2007.czweb.org

Marine Scientist job announcement in VA

2007-04-11 Thread Jennifer Wu Stanhope
Marine Scientist job announcement in VA Marine Scientist position at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA Job Description/Responsibilities: Employee will perform laboratory analyses of dissolved inorganic and organic nutrients, particulate nutrients, and biogeochemical

Warren Aney's vision and E. F. Schumacher

2007-04-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is also what E.F. Schumacher generally had in mind when he wrote Sm= all is Beautiful (in which he coined the phrase =93natural capital,=94 a= s an aside). Perhaps it will also be of interest here that, at a Schuma= cher commemorative conference last December, the conference adopted a po= sit

My Community, Our Earth Biodiversity Initiative in Centr al America/ Mi Comunidad, Nuestra Tierra Iniciativa sobr e la Biodiversidad en Centroamérica

2007-04-11 Thread Patricia Solis
Please circulate / Por favor difundir Abajo en espa=F1ol =20 =20 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION My Community, Our Earth: Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development Biodiversity Initiative in Central America The MyCOE partnership announces a new initiative building upon our = current work and pa

Re: calculating herbivory area

2007-04-11 Thread Don Cipollini
Try ImageJ, accessible here: http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/ VOLTOLINI wrote: >Dear friends, > >I am teaching a field course and some students are interested in = >herbivory.=20 > >I know we can use an easy herbivory index in the field but...=20 > >I would like to calculate the leaf area used by ins

Re: Volunteer and Internship Opportunities for lower devision undergraduates?

2007-04-11 Thread Mariana Morris
Look into the Student Conservation Corps or SCA. They have a variety of summer positions available throughout the country that will give you great hands-on experience and in some cases a stipend and/or education award. Here is the website: http://www.thesca.org/ As a bio/env student, I spent a

seeking ERA sub for Texas project

2007-04-11 Thread Michael Jones
I am seeking to subcontract a mid- to senior-level ecological risk assessor who is independently employed that is highly familiar with the TRRP and TCEQ ERAG. If you are that person, or know of such a person, please contact me via email with an attached resume and a summary description of your E

Research at the Poles online workshop

2007-04-11 Thread J. Michael Nolan
COSEE-West is pleased to announce our third annual online workshop for educators! =20 APRIL 15 - 28, 2007 To tie in with International Polar Year, this year's focus will be on "Research at the Poles", with keynote presentations by: =20 Dr. Robin Ross, University of California Santa Barbara "Ecolo

Question about random sampling

2007-04-11 Thread Ophelia Wang
Hi, I have a data set that has about 15,000 data points (rows) that document values of 15 variables (columns). Now I'd like to perform a random sampling process (run 10,000 times) to randomly select 470 points and get the mean values of my 15 variables (columns) out of these 470 points after the