Re: [ECOLOG-L] food selectivity index of non-countable items

Hello Gianluca, There are a couple of ways to answer your question. First, of course it is "feasible" to use a volumetric approach, as the ratio of relative volume present in gut to relative volume present in environment is a measure of "selectivity." However, there's a reason why you

[ECOLOG-L] New NSF solicitation for Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11569/nsf11569.htm was released yesterday. Note two important changes: 1) The DEADLINE for proposals will be 10 November 2011. This is a change from the third Friday of the month to the second (but in 2011, due

[ECOLOG-L] New ESA handbook on policy engagement

During its 96th Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, the Ecological Society of America released its new booklet, An Ecologist's Guide to Policy Engagement. This new ESA publication focuses on opportunities to connect ecological information to public policy issues. Aimed primarily at ecological sci

[ECOLOG-L] NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference, Oct. 21-22, 2011

*Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology, Oct. 21-22, 2011 *The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) will host the third annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology to be held Oct. 21-2

[ECOLOG-L] Teaching position at Middlebury College, Spring 2012

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE INSTRUCTION The Department of Biology invites applications for a one-semester leave replacement, for spring semester 2012, as an Associate in Science Instruction (ASI). The primary responsibility is an introductory core course in ecology and evolution (BI

[ECOLOG-L] Measuring algal blade area

I have taken photographs of macroalgae with a metric scale in the background. From these photographs I would like to calculate the area of the algal blade using computer software. I was wondering if anyone could suggest any software (preferably free) to measure blade area? I have found a f

[ECOLOG-L] food selectivity index of non-countable items

Dear all, thank you to all of you who replied on food selectivity index of non-countable items. Unfortunately, my methodological problems are still largely unsolved. If anyone is interested in this topic and would like to contribute, please continue to send suggestions, comments etc.! Thank

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doc in Spatial Ecology of Ecosystem Services, Tucson, Arizona, USA

In case you missed the last posting. Candidate reviews will begin soon. Job Summary: A post-doctoral fellow with strong skills in spatially-explicit ecological modeling is sought to work on NSF and USGS-funded research on migratory species and ecosystem services. The post-doc will work und

[ECOLOG-L] Spider Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org)

Spider Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Branch-tip Spiders Dictyna The hills near Missoula, Montana, are changing, native grasses and other plants increasingly squeezed out by nonnative plants. Knapweed, cinquefoil, and other weeds aren’t only changing the look of this ecosystem but

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doctoral position open at Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NOAA), Seattle, WA

Post-doctoral position Time-series modeling of large-scale population and community processes Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, WA NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) has a large research group using time-series modeling to study ecological dynamics. Our r

[ECOLOG-L] Post doc in behavioral and chemical ecology and deadline

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[ECOLOG-L] South Pole Expedition willing to collect data

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[ECOLOG-L] Moroccan Highlands ongoing presence and opportunity for data

I have a team that will be consistently spending time in the Moroccan Highlands over the next several years. They are interested in the botany of the area and wondering if anyone needs data from there. The team is highly educated and can collect more sophisticated samples if you would like. -- G

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[ECOLOG-L] Postdocs: UC Agricultural Sustainability Institute

The UC Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI) has two postdoc positions currently open to support our new initiative to improve the sustainability of global agricultural raw materials sourcing. Please send the information on to anyone who may be interested in these new positions.

[ECOLOG-L] VA Vernal Pool Workshop in September

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[ECOLOG-L] Two postdoctoral research posts in Univ. of Turku, Finland

Two postdoctoral research posts Project financed by the Academy of Finland during 2011-15: The struggle of herbivores and predators between finding food and eluding enemies For two years with possible extension up to four years (starting in Oct to Nov 2011) at Dept. Biol., Univ. of Turku, Finla