[ECOLOG-L] MS or PhD Opportunity: Tick-Borne Disease Ecology, University of Maine

A position is open for a graduate student (Master’s or PhD level) to join Dr. Allie Gardner’s lab in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine (Orono, ME) in January or June 2019. Our lab studies the ecology and dynamics of infectious diseases that are transmitted by arthropo

[ECOLOG-L] IYOR 2018 - DoNation Pledge for the ISRS Student Campaign

Small actions really do add up to make a big difference. Make a pledge to commit to actions with coral reef health in mind and share your commitment and knowledge with others. No need to limit it to just one action - do as many as you dare! In aid of International Year of the Reef and beyond...

[ECOLOG-L] Call for writers!

Have some reef love to share? Want to talk about recently published research, the importance of certain organisms or share your experience in the field? Then come write for us! We welcome all levels of writing experiences and fields of marine science interest. The International Society for Ree

[ECOLOG-L] Course: GWAS data analysis

Dear all, we still have a few spots available for our course : GENOME-WIDE SIGNATURES OF SELECTION AND ASSOCIATION STUDIES that ww will run in Berlin from the 22nd to 26th of October 2018. If you are interested in using populations genetics techniques to detect signatures of selection and in combi

[ECOLOG-L] Do lemurs make medicine?

Researchers writing in the journal Primates describe lemurs using millipedes to perhaps treat infections, both external and internal: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/millipedes-might-soothe-itchy-lemurs-research-finds/ It would appear to be in line with news of orangutans using plants, this lat

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Position: UMaryland.EvolEcol.PollinationInteractions

Graduate Assistant Position at the University of Maryland, College Park The EspíndoLab has an opening for a Graduate Assistant position, with a potential start date in the Fall semester 2019. The lab is interested in understanding the effect of the environment on inter-species interactions and

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantships in Wetland Revegetation, Predictive Modeling for Wetland Restoration, and Seed/Seedling Functional Traits

The Kettenring Wetland Ecology Lab in the Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology Center at Utah State University has openings for 1-2 M.S. graduate students starting fall 2018 or spring 2019. Projects will focus on techniques for seed-based wetland restoration; variation in functiona

[ECOLOG-L] Question about research using road/traffic speed cameras

Sorry for the repost, but the subject line wasn't complete the first time this was posted. Hi all! Hoping for some feedback regarding road/traffic speed cameras to be used in a road awareness campaign for wildlife. My PhD research focuses on the effects of human disturbance on an endangered Afr

[ECOLOG-L] ANSWERS- What are your absolute best general ecology labs?

Thanks to everyone who contacted me with winning general ecology labs. Below is my original email followed by the responses I received via ECOLOG and Twitter. Thanks! James Beck Wichita State What are your 5-star General Ecology labs? I'm looking to re-tool a few of my labs this fall and need s

[ECOLOG-L] Lecturer (Assistant Professor) position at University of Essex

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BLW682/lecturer-in-ecology-environmental-biology Lecturer in Ecology/Environmental Biology University of Essex - The School of Biological Sciences Location: Colchester Salary: £39,993 to £47,722 per annum Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent The School of