[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University

The New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University, is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral position to initiate projects on fish and wildlife management using structured approaches to decision making. Duties include: 1) Use

[ECOLOG-L] REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TURTLE CONSERVATION FUND

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TURTLE CONSERVATION FUND Next Proposal Deadline: 1 November 2011 A Partnership Coalition of Leading Turtle Conservation Organizations and Individuals _ Strategic Action Planning and Funding Support for Conservation of Threatened Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (

[ECOLOG-L] Tropical Forest Canopy Access

Want to learn proper and safe techniques for exploring and conducting research in the tropical forest canopy? ITEC (The Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation: www.itec-edu.org ) is offering a course in Canopy Access Techniques during its “winter” session on Isla Colon in Panama. Come and

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in pollination ecology

Postdoctoral Position - Pollinator Ecology and Ecosystem Services The Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) seeks to hire a postdoctoral scientist to study the implications of different biofuel crop systems for pollinators and the pollination ecosystem servic

[ECOLOG-L] Analysis

Does anyone know of a company or lab that can determine the phosphorus content of foliage and of insects, both average sized specimens such as caterpillars and very small specimens such as parasitic wasps. Thank you. Pedro Barbosa Department of Entomology Plant Sciences Building University o

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Work/Life balance from AWIS in Action! September 2011

Hi Georgina, I like that you pointed out that issues of work-life balance concerns both academics creating new families as well as those caring for already existing families (parents, siblings, spouses). Some families have family members that need life-time care due to mental or physical disabi

[ECOLOG-L] micro CT for leaf anatomy?

Hi John, I'd further add that the key determinant of whether a structure shows up on CT (or any other X-ray based technology) is atomic number (or effective atomic number for compounds). Tissues composed predominantly of high-AW components are more radio-opaque, and so if there are two tissu