Ornithologists, and a growing majority of herpetologists are using all capitals.
American Robin
American Toad.
However, grammatically these are NOT proper nouns.
Proper nouns by definition both identify and individualize.
Fred, the american toad, is a good example.
Here, Fred is the proper noun
Warren,
I grew up in the news business and have working in it on-and-off for 30
years. I think you're misremembering some of what you were told. ALL
PARTS OF A PROPER NAME ARE CAPITALIZED.
Picking up on Malcolm's example, there is no Mississippi River versus
Mississippi river. The reason
With regard to topographical names, the University of Chicago Press (Manual
of Style) recommends that when a generic term is used in the plural either
before or after more than one proper name, the term should be capitalized
if, in the singular form and in the same position, it would be recogniz
Postdoc, Forest Landscape Modeling of Climate Change Scenarios (This is the
third of a cluster of related positions, not a re-post) University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Opportunity to join a growing lab group using simulation modeling techniques
to address forest landscape change at a range of scale
Ichthyologist convention to date is to NOT capitalize common names, unless they
include a proper noun. For example, Topeka shiner. However, I heard or read a
rumor (or maybe a forewarning) recently that common names of fishes are soon
going to be capitalized, as has been convention for ornitho
A postdoctoral research fellowship for an Ecologist/Ecological-Mathematical
Modeler is available as part of a new 5-year NSF-funded research program on
the ecology of Lyme disease. The post will be based at The Institute of
Agriculture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in collaboration wit
Graduate Research Assistantships (M.S. and Ph.D.) are available as part of a
new 4-year NSF-funded research program on the ecology of Lyme disease
beginning in summer or fall 2010. The successful applicants will play key
roles in the newly funded NSF Ecology of Infectious Disease program: Testing
I wanted to share a conservation and student-oriented success story with
everyone.
Many of you have been following the progress of the development of La MICA
Biological Station and know that I have been the driving force behind the
fundraising for the project. We are currently working to raise
My experience in botany is that most people only capitalize words in common
names if they would be capitalized in regular writing (in the "down" style,
I guess). Example: "Here are a few easy ways to distinguish Norway maple,
sugar maple, and black maple." You would also capitalize adjective ver
Position Announcement: Data Steward Integrated Status and Effectiveness
Monitoring Project
The Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP; an
ongoing research project funded by NOAA-Fisheries, Bonneville Power
Administration and the US Bureau of Reclamation) is seeking a high
It should be relatively easy to calculate ALL of the energy used to produce
and use a given unit of energy once all of the relevant energy costs and
impacts are known. That should be done before even considering "sustainable
biomass." That's what it takes to even get started on a truthful answer
Graduate Student Assistantship.
I am seeking an individual with experience in soil science, wetlands,
freshwater littoral habitats, or invasive species to work on a study aimed
at investigating relationships between soil properties and the use and
management of freshwater littoral habitats. The go
Vacancy Announcement: Entry Level Marine Spatial Analyst (*Full Time
Position)*
*Educational Level:* B.S.
*Location: *Silver Spring, Maryland
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*Start Date:* Immediately
A person with academic training in a biological, earth, or physical
The Joint Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps
Colleges is currently seeking applicants for a tenure-track position in
Ecology (see full job ad below). We are looking for candidates with a
strong field component in their work (either marine or terrestrial), and
applicant
Dear list members:
It seems that there are in the last 10 years the planet did not get warmer.
See the last edition of Science, or try this link:
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/326/5949/28-a?rss=1
Article title:
What Happened to Global Warming? Scientists Say Just Wait a Bit
Matheus C
A botanist may correct me, but my understanding is hyphenation is used to
indicate the common name is not a true species, e.g., Douglas-fir is not a
true fir.
Warren W. Aney
Senior Wildlife Ecologist
Tigard, OR
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Research Professional - Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological
Research
The Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project (CAP
LTER) in the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State
University seeks a Research Professional for an extensive,
interdisciplinary, long-
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