[ECOLOG-L] Research Technician/Lab Manager position: Florida State University

Research Technician/Lab Manager Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University Responsibilities: The research technician/lab manager will help support an exciting portfolio of research projects focused on the topics of coral reef resilience, ecological state change, marine protected

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Position: Florida State University

Postdoctoral Scholar - Spatial marine ecologist or geographer Department of Geography, Florida State University Responsibilities: The postdoctoral scholar will engage in exciting, cutting edge research addressing both fundamental and applied questions in geography and marine ecology. The aim is

[ECOLOG-L] Primate Research Assistants Needed - Peru

Field Projects International has limited space for those wishing to join one of our primate research teams focused on disease ecology and sensory perception this July. All positions are competitive, filled on a rolling basis, and include site fees that cover room and board, meals and snacks, tran

[ECOLOG-L] Human perception of wildlife - Survey April 2016

Dear Ecologgers, About six months ago, I promoted a survey called "Human perception of wildlife" (details below). Overall, we collected about 450 responses from all around the world, which is great, but we are still away from our 2000+ goal. We are also interested in gathering responses from pe

[ECOLOG-L] Trying to find a recent review on what make insect predators choose a prey item over another

Trying to find a recent review on what make insect predators choose a prey item over another Dear Ecolog-Listers: I am trying to find a recent review on what make insect predators choose a prey item over another. Thus far, I have found good papers (mostly emphasizing vertebrates). If something co

[ECOLOG-L] Internship Opportunity for NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Dear Colleagues, We seek a NSF Graduate Research Fellow (GRF) interested in mapping, modeling or empirical approaches to better understand the environmental factors leading to relict cypress forests across geographical drought and salinity gradients. The study will be supported by long-term

[ECOLOG-L] Aquatic GIS Training Workshop Announcement

GIS Applications in Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop An NSF supported three day aquatic GIS training workshop will be offered at Saint Louis University on August 17-19, 2016. A general goal of this workshop is to train and establish an interactive group of researchers and educ

[ECOLOG-L] New book: Beginner's Guide to Zero-Inflated Models with R

We are pleased to announce the following book: Title: Beginner's Guide to Zero-Inflated Models with R Authors: Zuur, Ieno Book website: http://www.highstat.com/BGZIM.htm Paperback or EBook can be order (exclusively) from: http://www.highstat.com/bookorder.htm TOC: http://www.highstat.com/BGS/ZI

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The speed of peer-review

One current effort to put some numbers to this question is SciRev (https://scirev.sc/). It allows authors to "review the review process" and document their experiences with journals in a public (but anonymous) way. Based on 41 reviews, it looks like the mean handling time for an accepted paper

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position: Dispersal and maternal transfer of immunity in Capitella capitata: assessing trait association syndromes and the effects of climate change

PhD position: Dispersal and maternal transfer of immunity in Capitella capitata: assessing trait association syndromes and the effects of climate change Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. Location: Unité Evolution, Ecolo

[ECOLOG-L] Earthwatch Ocean Ecosystems Program pre-proposal solicitation

http://earthwatch.org/scientific-research/apply-for-funding/working-with-earthwatch Pre-proposals are due June 12, 2016 Gran

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position: Disturbance ecology (Penn State)

A UK-US NSF-NERC joint-funded postdoctoral position is available to study the interplay between diversity, disturbance and invasion, using experimental microcosms to illuminate ecological theory. Invasion by alien species represents a major threat to the maintenance of the world`s biodiversity. Bi

[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistantships in Freshwater Ecology

Graduate Student Research Assistantships in Aquatic Ecology The Resetarits Lab (http://www.olemiss.edu/resetaritslab/) at The University of Mississippi currently has and opening for highly qualified MS or PhD. student as a Doherty Research Assistant in Freshwater Biology. These are newly establis