Re: [ECOLOG-L] winBUGS on Mac?

For what it's worth, I have used it successfully via Parallels. Of course, a native Mac version would be great, since when I have used it, I did so in conjunction with the R statistical package, which really shines on Mac compared to the PC version. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else us

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Book for ecology course

A fine intro Ecology text is Ricklefs "The Economy of Nature". It's more community-based than some others, but for a small text it covers the basics pretty well. I have the second edition, but there appears to be a fifth with updated data analysis... at the price they're selling it for, I might jus

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecotourism program?

a possible first step: search "ecology ecotourism" (no quotes) in Google Scholar (scholar.google.com). See who's doing interesting work, and go from there. good luck David David A. La Puma Ph.D. Candidate Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, & Natural

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Call for Manuscripts!

Wow... does this mean that Ecologists have gone mainstream? This is going to take some adjusting since I've always identified more with the scientific fringe. ::sigh:: Keep an eye out for any emails claiming to send you millions of soil samples in exchange for co-authorship... I fear we're only s

Re: [ECOLOG-L] stealing from websites; educational use

just to add to Bob's comment about flickr, you can also use the Creative Commons search engine (which is really a portal to many search engines, including flickr) http://search.creativecommons.org/ With flickr it's much easier to get fast and correct results, since it has CC built right into it...

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Analyzing hemispheric photos in R?

Ophelia You may also want to cross post to the R-Geo group. They deal with geostatistics and spatial analysis in R as well. The group is called *R-sig-Geo*(R Special Interest Group on using Geographical data and Mapping) and can be subscribed to at

RFI: Autonomous playback devices

Has anyone here used autonomous playback devices for conspecific attraction? I'm trying to put one together with ruggedness, weatherproofing, and overheating as my main concerns. I'd like to power it with a solar panel, if possible (or at least re-charge the battery with one). Any experiences would