[ECOLOG-L] Systems Biologist, Assistant or Associate Professor level

SYSTEMS BIOLOGIST VCU Life Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Applicants should have an outstanding record of systems biology research, as broadly defined from the sub-cellular to the ecosystems level. The successful candidate w

[ECOLOG-L] Summer ecology teaching position for 3 weeks in PA

Hi all - here's a good summer opportunity for a flexible graduate student. I'm forwarding this for John Pomeroy. If you're interested, please contact John directly at: johnpome...@hotmail.com. -- Ladies and Gentlemen, I hope this note finds you all well!

[ECOLOG-L] The "4" coefficient in the Ne equation

Hi All. One of my students recently stumped me when she asked why the coefficient of 4 is used in the Effective Population Size (Ne) equation for unequal sex ratios: Ne = (4 x Nm x Nf) / (Nm + Nf). I checked all of the Ecology and/or Conservation Biology texts that I've drawn from in the past, a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Statistical test about equality

Hi Li (or Gavin) I tried to tackle this issue a few years ago, in an Endangered Species context, where the burden of proof and the difference between Type I and II error are important, but often unrecognized concerns. Specifically, I used equivalence tests, in lieu of a standard null model regres