[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship- Estuarine Ecology

I am seeking a motivated student to fill a graduate assistantship at the M.S. or Ph.D. level in the Marine Biology Program at Texas AM University- Corpus Christi (http://marinebiology.tamucc.edu/). The position is available beginning in either late August, 2010, or January 1, 2011. The

[ECOLOG-L] OXFORD UNIVERSITY: 3-year postdoc on tool use and culture in crows

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY Postdoctoral Research Associate Tool use in New Caledonian crows salary range: 28,983 -- 35,646 GBP p.a. (incl. discretionary range to 38,951 GBP p.a.) A three-year postdoctoral position is available, from August 2010 onwards, to work on the

[ECOLOG-L] flowering plant densities in the Brazilian cerrado?

Dear Ecologers, I am looking for data on densities of flowering plants (especially those visited by stingless bees) in the Brazilian cerrado biome. Estimated densities would also be useful. If you have such data or can suggest other people to contact, your help will be greatly

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in Plant Ecology at Case Western Reserve University

Postdoctoral Research Associate -- Plant Ecology at Case Western Reserve University A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available in Jean H. Burns' lab (currently at http://www.eve.ucdavis.edu/burns/) at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH to develop collaborative research

[ECOLOG-L] Job announcement: Ecologist, U.S. Department of Energy

ESA is posing this job announcement at the request of U.S. Department of Energy. Please send any inquiries to the agency contact listed in the job announcement at USAJOBS. The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER), is seeking an

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Humans in the definition of ecosystems

Ecolog: Certainly Polgar's remarks have a ring of truth, and they remind me that a large part of the world's almost 7 billion humans are simply going about their business of survival in an increasingly degraded environment--one for which there are no reliable statistics but about which there can

[ECOLOG-L] rabies in North American microtines

    Is anyone aware of any reports of rabies in Microtus in North America?  There are several reports, years and decades old, mentioning rabies isolated from Microtus arvalis in Europe, but I haven't been able to find anything definite on the North American species.  Has anyone looked into this

[ECOLOG-L] Gulf Coast Road trip TX-LA-AL-MS-FL - need contacts

As soon as I return from the Bering Sea (I'm blogging for Nature on this oceanographic project - http://tinyurl.com/2ctghbl) project I'm taking a road trip from TX to the FL panhandle (or maybe just AL depending on timing) to document effects of the oil spill. I am wondering if anyone on this