[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track faculty position: Vertebrate Spatial Ecologist

The Biological Sciences Department in the College of Science and Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is seeking a full-time, academic year, tenure-track Vertebrate Spatial Ecologist at the Assistant Professor rank, beginning September 2019. Excellent

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Those rare success stories...

, especially as compared to human health. An ugly truth, but truth nonetheless. my 2 cents - John Perrine, PhD Associate Professor / Curator of Mammals and Birds Biological Sciences Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California USA

[ECOLOG-L] Field Course: Wildlife Ecology Techniques - 2 spots left!

. This class is packed with information and is a lot of fun for everyone. I hope you can join us! - John Perrine, PhD, course coordinator email: jperr...@calpoly.edu Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Department California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California USA

[ECOLOG-L] 4 seats left in "Intro to Wildlife Camera Trapping" workshop, July 6-9

is limited to 16 participants to ensure plenty of hands-on opportunity for everyone. The instructors are John Perrine (Professor of Biology, California Polytechnic State University, California) and Katie Moriarty (Postdoctoral Research Biologist, US Forest Service). Together, they have over 30 years

[ECOLOG-L] Field course - Wildlife ecology field techniques - 3 spots left!

objectives. I will then send you specific instructions on how to enroll through Cal Poly’s Extended Education program. This class is packed with information and is a lot of fun for everyone. I hope you can join us! - John Perrine, PhD, course coordinator jperr...@calpoly.edu Associate

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Limbaugh belittles extinction crisis

Apparently, some people think Rush Limbaugh "is a big fat idiot." https://www.amazon.com/Rush-Limbaugh-Big-Fat-Idiot/dp/0440508649 While Malcolm's points are undoubtedly valid, I wonder who of the folks that listen to Rush Limbaugh will find them compelling. We can preach to our choir, but I

[ECOLOG-L] Conference Announcement and Call for Papers - North American Pika Consortium, Feb 6-7, 2017

The 4th meeting of the North American Pika Consortium (NAPC-4) will be held February 6-7, 2017 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. This meeting will be held in concert with the 64th annual meeting of The Western Section of The Wildlife Society (TWS-WS), which will be Feb 7-10, 2017.

[ECOLOG-L] Field Course: Wildlife ecology techniques - 4 spots left!

for everyone. I hope you can join us! - John Perrine, PhD, course coordinator jperr...@calpoly.edu Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Department California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California USA

Re: [ECOLOG-L] pronunciation of a Latin genus name

What a great opportunity to be pedantic! :) While Don is completely right that modern pronunciation of scientific names has moved away from the rules of classical Latin pronunciation, I just want to make the point that these names actually mean something, and the pronunciation should reflect

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Graduate School GPA Question

Angela: Your prospects for getting into grad school are not dead, just because your undergraduate GPA was below 3.0. You just need to do a good job communicating to the admissions committee (and your prospective advisor) why your undergrad GPA is not a good indicator of your potential for

Re: [ECOLOG-L] is a wetland delineation cert. a top job skill?

Anne: At the risk of stating the obvious: It depends on what kind of job you want. This is part of the inherent problem of ecology - the term includes lots of different kinds of work, contexts, value sets, etc. If you are interested in working for a consulting firm or a regulatory agency, doing

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty position (tenure-track) - Avian Community Ecology - California

The Biological Sciences Department in the College of Science and Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University is seeking a full-time, academic year, tenure track Avian Community Ecologist to build upon the department’s existing strengths in vertebrate field ecology and conservation. Rank

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecological Knowledge of your place

Hi Sherry. That sounds like the Developing a Sense of Place exercise. I've done it myself in an environmental biology course, both as a student and as a teaching assistant for the same course. It's a great semester-long exercise, and students definitely get out of it what they put into it -

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Position: Marine Conservation

MARINE CONSERVATION – TENURE TRACK POSITION. The Biological Sciences Department in the College of Science and Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University (in San Luis Obispo, California, USA) is seeking a full-time, academic year, tenure track position at the assistant, associate or

Re: [ECOLOG-L] What´s the difference between Ecolog y and Natural H istory?

Rachel: In my opinion, Ecology and Natural History are not mutually exclusive, nor are they synonyms. Rather, they overlap in content, and it may be fair to characterize ecology as a subset of natural history. In other words, all ecology can be thought of as natural history but not vice versa.

[ECOLOG-L] Staff and Tenure-track faculty positions at Cal Poly

The following positions are currently available at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California: 1. Tenure-track faculty: Assistant Professor, natural resources and environmental management (position 102235) 2. Public engagement and communications specialist, Kennedy