[ECOLOG-L] High altitude flowers blooming earlier causing hummingbirds to miss out on much of key food source

New research published in Ecology by David Inouye, Amy McKinney and others shows glacier lilies and broad-tailed hummingbirds growing increasingly out of sync in the Rocky Mountains. The lilies are blooming some 17 days earlier than they did in the 1970s and many have wilted before the first

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Relational Database Management Software for Mac?

Hi Kayleigh, I don't have experience with Access, but I have heard that MySQL (a free, open source relational database program - http://www.mysql.com/) is excellent. MySQL itself is a command line program but there is a front end (like SPSS in terms of point and click), MySQL Workbench

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Adjunct Professor in Microbiology, Barnard College

Adjunct Professor in Microbiology The Department of Biology at Barnard College, Columbia University, seeks an Adjunct Assistant Professor to teach a lecture course in microbiology, beginning August 2012. A Ph.D. and teaching experience are required. Applicants should send curriculum vitae,

[ECOLOG-L] Help with Analyzing Group Data

Hello fellow ecolog'ers, I am an MSc student studying environmental effects on phenotypic development and fitness of juvenile Atlantic salmon. I conducted a study where I incubated salmon eggs in 2 different environments, measured a few phenotypic traits, and placed equal numbers of fish

[ECOLOG-L] ecological bibliographies

Oxford Bibliographies is a commercial venture that has collected 51 (so far) annotated bibliographies related to subjects in ecology: http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/browse?module_0=obo-9780199830060http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/browse?module_0=obo-9780199830060

[ECOLOG-L] Deadline extended to July 1: 2012 Natural Area Conference Call for Papers

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is co-hosting the 39th annual Natural Areas Conference in Norfolk, VA October 9-12, 2012 The Virginia Natural Heritage Program is leading the planning effort for this conference, in coordination with the Natural Areas Association. The

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Help with Analyzing Group Data

John, Their are lots of examples out there, but here are two papers describing experiments that are very similar to yours in many elements of design and execution, both involving fish, experimental streams, and comparisons that involve initial and final measurements on groups of individuals

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Help with Analyzing Group Data

Hi John Unless I'm missing something, I'm not sure there's much utility in comparing initial weight to final weight. It would make much more sense to compare initial weight between the two treatments, and final weight between the two treatments. Comparing initial weight may give us an idea

[ECOLOG-L] Fleet and Facility Manager

Fleet and Facility Manager Description: The Great Basin Institute seeks a Facility and Fleet manager to support our large fleet of vehicles, hand tools, and chainsaws. The Facility and Fleet Manager will be in charge of developing and implementing systems to effectively track and monitor

[ECOLOG-L] Mycology Labs Seeking Research Technician

The Amend and Hynson labs at the University of Hawaii Manoa are currently seeking a skilled laboratory manager to help with the set-up, maintenance, and on-going research of two fungal ecology labs. For more information on the labs see: Hynson Lab:

[ECOLOG-L] Undergraduates eligible to apply Travel Grants to ESA Annual Meeting

One addendum: Undergraduates are welcome to apply to this grant as well. Chris Dear Students, Just a quick reminder that the Urban Ecosystem Section of the Ecological Society of America will again be offering travel grants to this year's annual meeting. Applications are due this Friday, so if