[ECOLOG-L] New Mammalogy Lab/Field Manual

Those of you teaching Mammalogy, Wildlife Biology, or Field Ecology courses may be interested in a new lab/field manual Mammalogy Techniques Manual $29.99 Available only online at: http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/mammalogy-techniques-manual/14256680?productTrackingContext=search_result

Re: [ECOLOG-L] help with ecology lab manual

Chris, I'm not sure if this will meet your needs, but I wrote a vertebrate field manual. Obviously it focuses on animals, but it does include 56 exercises that can be done in the field or in the classroom (if weather is poor). There are 9 chapters and you can see a detailed table of contents at

[ECOLOG-L] New Vertebrate Field Manual available

Announcing “Field and Laboratory Techniques in Vertebrate Biology” a new text for field courses in Vertebrate Biology, Wildlife Biology, Ecology, Conservation Biology. With over 50 exercises for students in 9 chapters, this manual will introduce students to many of the modern field techniques us

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Loss of field courses, continued

This discussion reminded me of the 2007 paper by Mark Hafner (a fellow mammalogist/ecologist) titled “Field research in mammalogy: An enterprise in peril (Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1119-1128). In that paper he describes the decline of college-level field experiences for future mammalogists. Partl

Re: [ECOLOG-L] General textbook for Ecological Experimental Techniques?

Ryan, If you want a very general text you might try: Practical Field Ecology, A Project Guide by Wheater eta l. and published by Wiley-Blackwell If you want something specific to vertebrates you could try: http://www.lulu.com/shop/james-ryan/field-and-laboratory-techniques-in-vertebrate-biology/p