[ECOLOG-L] Small rodent fieldwork in Montana (WI departure and return)

> The project: In 2013 efficacy trials of the oral sylvatic plague vaccine > (SPV) for prairie dogs started in several US states. Annually baits (vaccine > laden or placebo) are distributed on paired sites (prairie dog colonies). > These baits are not only consumed by prairie dogs but also by ot

[ECOLOG-L] Stream Ecology Field Technician - Yosemite, CA

The Stream and River Ecology Laboratory at The Ohio State University seeks a research assistant for research related to wildfire impacts on river ecosystems in Yosemite National Park. Primary duties include stream habitat and geomorphic evaluations, benthic invertebrate surveys, vegetation surv

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Student Volunteers!

CALL FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS 99th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Sacramento, CA August 10-15, 2014 DEADLINE: JUNE 19, 2014 Are you an undergraduate or graduate student with a good attitude and strong work ethic? Learning from ecology’s brightest minds at a national conferen

[ECOLOG-L] Mathematical Biosciences Institute undergraduate capstone conference

MBI Undergraduate Capstone Conference August 11-15, 2014 The MBI Capstone conference offers undergraduate student researchers in the mathematical biosciences an opportunity to present their work on the national stage. This student-centered conference features: • Recruitment fair for gradua

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate position:UtahStateUniversity.EvolutionaryGenetics

The Gompert lab at Utah State University (Department of Biology) is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2014 or Spring 2015. In our research we seek to better understand adaptation, speciation, and the determinants of genetic and phenotypic variation in nature. We work with a variety of organisms and

[ECOLOG-L] Field Assistant(s), Florida mangrove ecology

We seek 1-2 summer research assistants for a study of species range expansion and community ecology in marsh and mangrove ecosystems along the Atlantic coast of Florida. The assistant(s) will be supervised by graduate students associated with the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Insti

[ECOLOG-L] Course: Underwater Research at the Shoals Marine Lab in Maine

Join us on Appledore Island, Maine! Dive in and conduct original underwater research! UNDERWATER RESEARCH (BIOSM 3650) through Cornell University (MEFB 730) through University of New Hampshire COURSE INFORMATION: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_ur.html LOCATION: Appledore Island (6 miles off P

[ECOLOG-L] minors and citizen science

Wavyleaf basketgrass is a relatively new (since 1996) invasive species in Maryland. We've developed a cell phone app for the public to help collect locations of wavyleaf basketgrass populations but are running into University level IRB issues with minors being allowed to use the app. This app is

[ECOLOG-L] Research Award - Pocono Lakes - Lacawac Sanctuary

Lacawac Sanctuary welcomes applications for the Robert Estabrook Moeller Memorial Fund Research Fellow Award. Lacawac is an independent, non-profit field station and nature preserve located in the Poconos of Northeast Pennsylvania (www.lacawac.org). Applicants can be students or faculty. The a

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity in Minnesota

Research Analysis Specialist The State of Minnesota is seeking a Research Analysis Specialist at the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry Central Office, in St. Paul, Minnesota. To view the job posting access the State of MN job posting website and enter Posting Number 14DNR000

[ECOLOG-L] European Dendroecological Fieldweek 2014, Oviedo/Spain

ANNOUNCEMENT: European Dendroecological Fieldweek 2014, Oviedo/Spain Dear colleagues and friends, We have the pleasure to invite you to the European Dendroecological Fieldweek 2014, from 1 to 6 September in Oviedo, Spain. FLYER: http://www.cetemas.es/post/fw14-flyer-final-english.pdf

[ECOLOG-L] Yale Postdoctoral Position in Long-Term Biome Dynamics

Applications are invited for a one-year postdoctoral position with the possibility of yearly extensions based on performance in the lab of Carla Staver in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. We are seeking a highly motivated and creative scientist to examine

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Predatory journals, far and wide

This writer presents the problem in the title much better than did the original aritlce in Science. He is targeting predatory journals, whereas the original paper was targeting open access journals. Read the original article in Science carefully. The author indicates he There are several publish