From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Jun 01 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!hammer.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news-was.dfn.de!news-fra1.dfn.de!news-ge.switch.ch!in2p3.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!jussieu.fr!saphir.jouy.inra.fr!usenet From: sforza Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: -- Biodiversity Index required !! -- Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 11:05:28 +0200 Organization: INRA Lines: 18 Message-ID: <33928CD8.3D48@epoisses.inra.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: saphir.jouy.inra.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 [fr] (Win95; I) Hi there, Over 2 years I captured Homoptera (planthoppers)each week during 6 months, for a phytopathology study. Now I would use all these trappings for a biodiversity study by species or genus; I am looking for a easy index to use (I am not familiar in a such study) just for show the comparative aboundance of each species between them week after week. If anyone knows any method please send an e-mail me at sforza@epoisses.inra.fr Thanks in advance __ SFORZA Rene / \ PhD student in Entomology (¤ ¤) /\--/\ INRA Lab. des Phytoplasmes \/ BV 1540 21034 Dijon cedex FRANCE || Phone : +33 (0)3.80.63.33.38 || Fax : +33 (0)3.80 63.32.61 From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Jun 02 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!rutgers.rutgers.edu!gatech!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!zephyr.texoma.net!hunter.premier.net!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!williams.edu!news From: Matt Garland Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.evolution,bionet.molbio.rapd,bionet.population-bio Subject: RAPD analysis of bird blood Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 11:46:19 -0500 Organization: Williams College, Williamstown, MA Lines: 10 Message-ID: <33944A58.3C0E@williams.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bio_hwilliams_lab3.williams.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Macintosh; I; PPC) Xref: biosci bionet.molbio.evolution:6208 bionet.molbio.rapd:1933 bionet.population-bio:2489 Hi, Could anyone point me in the direction of some good protocols for RAPD PCR analysis of blood samples (particularly bird blood)? Please respond via e-mail as well as posting to the newsgroup. Thanks much, Matt Garland Williams College From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Wed Jun 04 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!UOW.EDU.AU!Al_Griskaitis From: Al_Griskaitis@UOW.EDU.AU ("Al Griskaitis") Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: UNSUSCRIBE Date: 5 Jun 1997 16:41:10 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 3 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Please unsuscribe me. Al Griskaitis From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Jun 08 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!news.Stanford.EDU!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!mindspring!cssun.mathcs.emory.edu!cronkite.cc.uga.edu!cronkite.cc.uga.edu From: Alice Newsgroups: bionet.women-in-bio,bionet.population-bio Subject: Evolutionary Biology Postdoc Date: Sun, 08 Jun 1997 20:38:52 -0500 Organization: The University of Georgia Lines: 40 Message-ID: <339B5EAB.7D7B@dogwood.botany.uga.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: iris.genetics.uga.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Macintosh; I; 68K) Xref: biosci bionet.women-in-bio:6687 bionet.population-bio:2493 Date: Thu, 5 Jun 97 03:03:09 EDT From: evoldir@evol.biology.McMaster.CA (Evoldir) Message-Id: <9706050703.AA15061@evol> To: evoldir2@evol.biology.McMaster.CA Subject: Post Doctoral Position Reply-To: arnold@dogwood.botany.uga.edu Status: RO X-Status: From arnold@dogwood.botany.uga.edu Wed Jun 4 08:57:30 1997 A two year, NSF-funded postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Mike Arnold beginning December 1997 (there is some flexibility in start date). The research will involve studying the Louisiana iris species Iris fulva and Iris brevicaulis. In particular, the postdoctoral associate will examine 1) pollinator behavior in experimental arrays and natural populations of parental and hybrid plants, 2) parentage in seeds, seedlings and adult plants in natural hybrid populations and 3) fitness of parental and hybrid plants in a reciprocal transplant experiment. The successful candidate will be an experienced field biologist with statistical skills and a willingness to learn molecular techniques. They will also be capable of designing experiments to study plant/pollinator and plant/environment interactions. Send a C.V., a brief statement of research interests and have three letters of recommendation sent by August 1 to the address listed below. *************************************** Dr. Michael L. Arnold Department of Genetics Life Sciences Building University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 Telephone: (706) 542-1407 FAX: (706) 542-3910 e-mail: arnold@dogwood.botany.uga.edu *************************************** From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Jun 09 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!europa.clark.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!207.103.140.20!news.voicenet.com!newshost.cyberramp.net!excalibur.flash.net!not-for-mail From: "Bill Robinson" Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: CFV rec.gardens.ecosystems Date: 10 Jun 1997 20:44:21 GMT Organization: Flashnet Communications, http://www.flash.net Lines: 13 Message-ID: <01bc75df$2ce82760$1f4f1ed1@roseguy.flash.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lash16-31.flash.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 This is a pointer to announce that the Call for Vote, CFV, for rec.gardens.ecosystems has been posted on news.announce. Rec.gardens.ecosystems is being proposed as a moderated newsgroup aimed at the home gardener following organic gardening or IPM. It is also beiong prosed as a newsgroup with a FAQ. The FAQ is mostly set up but still under construction. It may be viewed at: http://sunsite.unc.edu/Intergarden/rge.html A copy of the Charter and the moderation policy can be sent as an attachment to anyone making a request. Bill From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Jun 09 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!rutgers!dziuxsolim.rutgers.edu!uunet!in2.uu.net!128.230.129.106!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!news.pagesat.net!news.he.net!news.accessone.com!news1.cstone.net!newshost.cyberramp.net!excalibur.flash.net!not-for-mail From: "Bill Robinson" Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: correction for CFV Date: 10 Jun 1997 22:28:01 GMT Organization: Flashnet Communications, http://www.flash.net Lines: 5 Message-ID: <01bc75ed$a7d84a00$794e1ed1@roseguy.flash.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lash14-121.flash.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 I'm sorry. I listed the wrong address to see the FAQ for rec.gardens.ecosystems. The start can be seen at: http://sunsite.unc.edu/london/ From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Jun 10 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!internet!biosci!not-for-mail From: biohelp (BIOSCI Administrator) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser Date: 11 Jun 1997 02:00:11 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 239 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199706110900.CAA26972@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net (LAST REVISION: 30-JUL-95) This BIOSCI "miniFAQ" is designed to answer the questions that come up the *most frequently*. The main BIOSCI FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is accessible on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.bio.net/. If you can not find an answer to your question in this or other documentation, the BIOSCI technical support staff answers e-mail queries sent to biosci-help@net.bio.net We can only answer questions about the use of the newsgroups and mailing lists. We unfortunately do not have the staff to do Internet information searches or answer scientific questions. Please post those to the appropriate BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. Contents: -------- 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! ------------------------------ BIOSCI's government funding has been expended, and we are now operating solely from advertising revenue that we have raised from our Web site at http://www.bio.net/. We need just a few minutes of your time to help us serve you. You can do two important things which will take very little time for you individually and will immensely help us continue to help you. First, please use our WWW system at http://www.bio.net/ to access the archives. You can post or reply to messages via your Web browser as described in item #1 below. Your usage helps attract sponsors. If you contact any of our sponsors, please be sure to thank them for supporting BIOSCI. It is critical for them to get this feedback if they are to continue their sponsorship for the long term. Second, if you work for a company or organization that provides products or services of interest to the biology community, please pass this message on to your marketing or marketing communications department or other appropriate group. Please ask them to help support BIOSCI by sponsoring our Web site and explain the uses and benefits of the system to the biology community. If they are interested, they can then contact us for further information at our tech support address, biosci-help@net.bio.net. 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. -------------------------------------------------------- As of 10 December 1995, all BIOSCI/bionet full newsgroups are accessible through the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.bio.net. One can read and reply publicly or privately to both recent postings and archived messages through one's Web browser if it is configured properly to send e-mail. Each newsgroup is equipped with its own WAIS index. The main BIOSCI home page also has access to the BIO-JOURNALS Table of Contents database WAIS index and the BIOSCI user address database described in another item further below. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. ------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI is a set of parallel USENET newsgroups (the "bionet" groups), mailing lists, and a hypermail archive at URL http://www.bio.net/. The same postings are distributed on all media (except for a small number of mailing-list-only groups at net.bio.net). Unfortunately it is becoming a despicable practice on the Internet (by a few people out to make a fast buck) to do automated mass postings to thousands of newsgroups and mailing lists. These attempts to grab free advertising are refered to as "spams" in the usual, somewhat boneheaded, net terminology. USENET is more susceptible to this practice, and many spams originate on the USENET groups and then are passed on to the mailing lists. However, spammers also get lists of mailing addresses and hit these too, so neither medium is immune. What should you do personally if you get junk mail? --------------------------------------------------- Just delete it and move on without reading it further. Filing a protest is becoming increasingly useless because spammers are often disguising the addresses where the messages are sent from. Unless you really understand Internet mail systems, your attempt at protest by sending replies to the message will often end up being sent to the address of an innocent person that the spammer is victimizing. What can BIOSCI/bionet do to protect its newsgroups? ---------------------------------------------------- The only solution currently available is to moderate the newsgroup. If this newsgroup is already moderated, then you are in good shape. Moderation protects the USENET distribution from about 95% of the spams that are being sent to date and protects the mailing lists completely. Moderation means, however, that someone has to take the time to review each message before it goes out. We have set up software here that simply allows the moderator to forward to an address at net.bio.net messages that (s)he wishes to have distributed. This takes no more time than that needed to read the message and pass it on, say about 1 min. per message. Most newsgroups currently have a discussion leader who is responsible for their newsgroup. The discussions leaders and their e-mail addresses are listed in the BIOSCI Information Sheet which is available on the Web at http://www.bio.net/. If a newsgroup is being hit with too many junk postings, please contact the discussion leader for that group and see if there is interest in moderating the group. Please do not assume that by simply posting a complaint to the newsgroup itself, anyone on the BIOSCI staff will act on your complaint. With close to 100 newsgroups to run, the BIOSCI staff has to rely on the discussion leaders of each newsgroup to report problems directly to us at biosci-help@net.bio.net. We will moderate any of our newsgroups if the discussion leader tells us that the readership of the group wishes to do so and if a moderator is willing to do the work. For most BIOSCI/bionet groups, this entails only a few minutes of work each day. Moderating a newsgroup will resolve probably 95% of the junk postings on the USENET distribution. Unfortunately there are easy ways for determined spammers to override the moderation mechanism on USENET, but we can protect our e-mail subscribers from unwanted postings if the newsgroup is moderated. You can also access our newsgroups over the WWW at URL http://www.bio.net. While this Web interface will not stop spammers from trying to post to the groups, this will give you yet another way, besides using USENET news, to keep the junk out of your personal mail files. For those of you with local USENET news systems, the Web interface will also give you faster access to new newsgroups and recent postings. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. ------------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE NOTE: The BIOSCI management does NOT act on subscription/unsubscription requests that are posted improperly to the newsgroups and mailing lists. People who do this only bother everyone on the lists to no avail. Please be sure to follow the proper procedures below. Gory details are in the BIOSCI Information sheets on the Web at http://www.bio.net. Below we give an example utilizing the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS list at both of our two BIOSCI sites: Users in the Americas and Pacific Rim countries who use the BIOSCI ------------------------------------------------------------------ node at computer net.bio.net: ---------------------------- A) Determine the "listname" which is the <=8 character mail address ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ for the group. These can be found in the BIOSCI Info. Sheet. For the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS group the mailing address is methods@net.bio.net. The listname is the portion of the address to the left of the @ sign, i.e., "methods". The listname is used with the "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" commands illustrated below. B) Mail all commands in the body of a mail message addressed to biosci-server@net.bio.net. Do NOT send commands to the newsgroup posting addresses! Leave the Subject: line blank, any text on it will be ignored. 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For the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS list the USENET newsgroup name is bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts, thus the appropriate commands are sub bionet-news.bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts unsub bionet-news.bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts These commands are included in a message addressed to mxt@dl.ac.uk, NOT to the newsgroup mailing addresses. As usual, include the text in the body of the message as text on the Subject: line is ignored. To unsubscribe from all the lists at the UK node, use unsub bionet-news Please note that if the address in the list is different than the one in your mail message header, you will not be able to unsubscribe by this method. If you have problems, please mail biosci@daresbury.ac.uk. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. ----------------------------------------------------------- Please take this opportunity to add your name, address, and research interest information to the BIOSCI User Address Database if you have not already done so. You can fill out the address form directly through our Web page at URL http://www.bio.net/adrform.html. The address database is reindexed nightly for WWW access (the URL is http://www.bio.net/). If you are not directly on the Internet but can reach it by e-mail, please use our waismail server to access the user directory. waismail use is described above. You can also request a user address form by e-mail from biosci-help@net.bio.net. Please check your database entry from time-to-time to see if your address information is still up-to-date. Because of our limited personnel resources, we ask that you resubmit a *complete* form to revise your entry; we only replace complete entries and do not have resources to edit old forms. Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson BIOSCI/bionet Manager biosci-help@net.bio.net From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Jun 10 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!CNS.BU.EDU!cas-cns From: cas-cns@CNS.BU.EDU (CAS/CNS) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Neural Networks: CALL FOR PAPERS Date: 11 Jun 1997 08:45:06 -0700 Organization: Boston University - Cognitive & Neural Systems Lines: 40 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199706111544.LAA29783@cns.bu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net *****CALL FOR PAPERS***** 1998 Special Issue of Neural Networks NEURAL CONTROL AND ROBOTICS: BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY Planning and executing movements is of great importance in both biological and mechanical systems. This Special Issue will bring together a broad range of invited and contributed articles that describe progress in understanding the biology and technology of movement control. Movement control covers a wide range of topics, from integration of different types of sensory information, to flexible planning of movements, to generation of motor commands, to compensation for internal and external perturbations. Of particular importance are the coordinate transformations, memory systems, and attentional and volitional mechanisms needed to implement movement control. Neural control is the study of how biological systems have solved these problems with joints, muscles, and brains. Robotics is the attempt to build mechanical systems that can solve these problems under constraints of size, weight, robustness, and cost. This Special Issue welcomes high quality articles from both fields and seeks to explore the possible synergies between them. CO-EDITORS: Professor Rodney Brooks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Stephen Grossberg, Boston University Dr. Lance Optican, National Institutes of Health SUBMISSION: Deadline for submission: October 31, 1997 Notification of acceptance: January 31, 1998 Format: no longer than 10,000 words; APA format ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION: Professor Stephen Grossberg Boston University Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems 677 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02215 From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Jun 22 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!hammer.uoregon.edu!news-xfer.netaxs.com!vienna1-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.dti.ad.jp!nspixp!news.imnet.ad.jp!postman.riken.go.jp!news From: Vu Nguyen Thanh Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: HELP: 18S rRNA gene sequencing Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 01:26:14 +0900 Organization: JCM Lines: 12 Message-ID: <33AEA3A6.4ACB@ulmus.riken.go.jp> Reply-To: thanh@ulmus.riken.go.jp NNTP-Posting-Host: ccpm08.riken.go.jp Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Dear colleagues, I am describing a new yeast taxon and would need to sequence complete 18S rRNA gene for the type strain. Would anyone please tell me which institution does provide the sequencing service and how much may it cost. I would appreciate it very much if someone could even offer collaboration and coauthorship on the matter. Please reply to my e-mail address given below. Thank you and have a nice day, Thanh VN thanh@ulmus.riken.go.jp From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Jun 23 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!feeder.chicago.cic.net!ftpbox.mot.com!newsfeed.acns.nwu.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!cfi216 From: cfields@nwu.edu (Carter Fields) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Re: HELP: 18S rRNA gene sequencing Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 02:05:45 GMT Organization: Northwestern University Lines: 21 Message-ID: <5ona20$eem@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <33AEA3A6.4ACB@ulmus.riken.go.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: coconut028056.nuts.nwu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.01 In article <33AEA3A6.4ACB@ulmus.riken.go.jp>, thanh@ulmus.riken.go.jp wrote: >Dear colleagues, > >I am describing a new yeast taxon and would need to sequence >complete 18S rRNA gene for the type strain. Would anyone please >tell me which institution does provide the sequencing service and >how much may it cost. I would appreciate it very much if >someone could even offer collaboration and coauthorship on the >matter. Please reply to my e-mail address given below. >Thank you and have a nice day, > >Thanh VN >thanh@ulmus.riken.go.jp Where are you doing your research? ------------------------------------------------------ Carter Fields University of Chicago by day (c-fields@uchicago.edu) Northwestern University by night (cfields@nwu.edu) From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Jun 23 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov!cpk-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!irchouse.demon.co.uk!irchouse.demon.co.uk!Richard From: Richard Seaby Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Announce: Species Diversity and Richness Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:59:14 +0100 Organization: PISCES Conservation Ltd Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: irchouse.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: irchouse.demon.co.uk [194.222.28.248] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike Version 3.03a <0m8AKmNUbsiAkpxCmBEjIFZCRF> Lines: 28 Species Diversity and Richness is a program to aid ecologists and environmentalists in the calculation and application of diversity indices and estimating total species richness for a habitat. 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Topics for discussion include: - questions about survey design and analysis (and answers!) - discussion of new methodological developments - advice on the use of software tools (program DISTANCE and other packages) - news about up-coming meetings, workshops and conferences where distance sampling methods will be discussed - jobs in distance-sampling fields How do I join? ============== Send an e-mail message to the address mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with the following in the message body: join distance-sampling yourfirstname yourlastname stop (e.g., join distance-sampling Joan Smith) How do I find out more? ======================= Mail questions about the list to the list administrator at distance-sampling-request@mailbase.ac.uk. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Jun 29 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!FIU.EDU!jhayne01 From: jhayne01@FIU.EDU (jody l haynes) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: unsubscribe Date: 30 Jun 1997 05:08:50 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 4 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net unsubscribe From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Jun 29 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!COMP.UARK.EDU!wthogma From: wthogma@COMP.UARK.EDU ("Wayne E. Thogmartin") Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: helpppppp Date: 30 Jun 1997 15:11:12 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 8 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <5p1gpk$shn@news0-alterdial.uu.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Anybody still on this discussion group that might remember who to contact to stop subscribing??? Thanks, Wayne From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Jun 29 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!COMP.UARK.EDU!wthogma From: wthogma@COMP.UARK.EDU ("Wayne E. Thogmartin") Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: help Date: 30 Jun 1997 15:12:20 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 7 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <5p1gpk$shn@news0-alterdial.uu.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Anybody still subscribed to this discussion group that can tell me how to unsubscribe??? Thanks, Wayne From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Jun 30 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!howland.erols.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!199.60.229.3!newsfeed.direct.ca!torn!kone!news.ccs.queensu.ca!news From: Biodiversy Course Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Biodiversity Course Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 15:38:17 -0400 Organization: Department of Biology, Queen's University Lines: 213 Message-ID: <33B80B29.41E9@biology.queensu.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: u27.n90.queensu.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02Gold (Win95; I) Dear All, The International Summer School on Biodiversity & Systematics commences July 9 (through Aug 7). Although billed as a School, it is more properly considered an immersion course in which students are oriented to a huge range of issues through intensive interaction with over 40 faculty. Listed below is the preliminary program which demonstrates the remarkable breadth of the course and the depth of talent tapped. Interested persons can attend Module I only (July 9-13, with follow-up Aug 4,6,7) or the whole course (Modules I & II). There is still some room left so if you're interested, get your application in as soon as possible because organizers are finalizing numbers now. Students (or others who can make a case) can apply for a fee reduction - organizers have some latitude in this respect although tuition revenues are the sole source for covering the costs of putting on the course. To apply or for more info. contact: Dr. Steve Lougheed biodiv@biology.queensu.ca Ph: 613-545-6128 FAX:613-545-6617 or vist the web site at http://biology.queensu.ca/~biodiv ******************************************************************************** PROGRAMME: (faculty and subject area) OTTAWA VICTORIA MUSEUM BUILDING Wednesday July 9 Dr. Michael Ruse (University of Guelph) * the rise of science as a value system. Dr. Tom Nudds (University of Guelph) *science and the nature of credibility. Thursday July 10 Dr. Paul Handford (University of Western Ontario) * species diversity: pattern and process Dr. Chris Humphries (Natural History Museum UK) * systematics and choices in conservation. Dr. Robert Montgomerie (Queen's University) * the use and misuse of statistics in the science of biodiversity. Friday July 11 Dr. Chris Humphries (Natural History Museum UK) * demonstration of WORLDMAP software. Dr. Dan Simberloff (Florida State University) * ecosystem health, the balance of nature, and the role of biodiversity? Dr. Stuart Pimm (University of Tennessee) * building a bridge between ecology and conservation. Mr. Steven Price (WWF Canada) * applied strategies in conservation. Dr. Avrim Lazar (Asst. Dep. Minister Envir. Canada) * science and social interest: forming biodiversity policy. Saturday July 12 Dr. John Hartwick (Queen's University) * global economics, natural resources and habitat conversion. Dr. Steve Polasky (Oregon State University) * setting conservation priorities and providing incentives to conserve. Mr. John Roberts (VP Env. Services, Noranda Forest) * corporate decision-making and the environment. Sunday July 13 Dr. Debra VanNijnatten (Queen's University) * defining stake-holders in biodiversity policy. Ms. Irene Pisanty, M.Sc (Commission for Environmental Co-operation) * trans-national issues of biodiversity. Ms. Beatrice Torres, M.Sc (Secretariat, Convention on Biodiversity) * implementing the Rio convention on biodiversity. Mr. Ian Attridge, LL.B. (Research Associate, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy) * ownership and regulation of biodiversity. Monday July 14 REST DAY (p.m. leave Ottawa) QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY STATION, LAKE OPINICON Tuesday July 15 TBA * an overview of bacterial evolution and diversity. Dr. Denis Lynn (University of Guelph) * an overview of protist evolution and diversity. Wednesday July 16 Dr. Irwin Brodo (Canadian Museum of Nature) * an overview of lichen evolution and diversity. Dr. James Anderson (University of Toronto) * an overview of fungal evolution and diversity. Dr. Adele Crowder and Mr. Dale Kristensen (Queen's University) * field practicum I on "vegetative life". Dr. Karl Niklas (Cornell University) * The rise and diversification of the vascular land plants: a paleobotanical perspective. Thursday July 17 Dr. Karl Niklas (Cornell University) * The evolution of vascular plant form and function: a biomechanical perspectiv). Dr. Adele Crowder and Mr. Dale Kristensen (Queen's University) * field practicum II on "vegetative life". Dr. Claude Gascon (Smithsonian Institution and INPA Brazil) * the fragmentation project in Manaus, Brazil. Friday July 18 Dr. Joel Elliott (Queen's University) * an overview of invertebrate evolution and diversity I. Dr. Robert Anderson (Canadian Museum of Nature) * an overview of invertebrate evolution and diversity II (insects & arachnids). Saturday July 19 Drs. Elliott and Anderson * field practica on invertebrates. Sunday July 20 Dr. Don McAllister (Canadian Museum of Nature) * an overview of fish evolution and diversity . Ms. Leslie Rye (University of Guelph) * an overview of amphibian and reptile evolution and diversity . Monday July 21 Dr. Stephen Lougheed (Queen's University) * an overview of avian evolution and diversity. Dr. Mark Engstrom (Royal Ontario Museum) * an overview of mammalian evolution and diversity. Tuesday July 22 Dr. Lawrence Packer (York University) * systematic aspects of biodiversity Mr. Jeremy Kerr (York University) * spatial and temporal patterns of diversity. Wednesday July 23 TBA * quantitative methods; measures of diversity etc. (p.m. leave Biology Station) QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON Thursday July 24 Dr. Michael Huston (Oakridge National Laboratory, Tennessee) * contemporary ecological theory I. Friday July 25 Dr. Michael Huston (Oakridge National Laboratory, Tennessee) * contemporary ecological theory II. Saturday July 26 REST DAY Sunday July 27 Dr. Peter Wainwright (Florida State University) * ecomorphology and diversity Dr. Allen Orr (University of Rochester) * classical models of speciation I. Monday July 28 Dr. Allen Orr (University of Rochester) * genetical models of speciation II. Dr. Chris Eckert (Queen's University) * speciation in plants. Tuesday July 29 Dr. Michael Sanderson (University of California at Davis) * phylogenetics: theory and practice. Wednesday July 30 REST DAY Thursday July 31 Dr. Gilles Seutin (McGill University) * biogeography and phylogeography. Friday August 1 TBA * conservation issues: ecological and evolutionary considerations. (p.m. leave Queen's University) OTTAWA /AYLMER, PQ Saturday August 2-3 Mr. Gerald Fitzgerald, Ms. Darlene Balkwill, Dr. Jean-Marc Gagnon, Mr. Mike Shchepanek, and Robert Waller (Canadian Museum of Nature) * discussions and practica considering the role of museums in biodiversity and systematics. OTTAWA VICTORIA MUSEUM BUILDING Monday August 4 Dr. Gordon Surgeoner (University of Guelph) * agriculture and biodiversity: feeding 10 billion people. Ms. Henrietta Marrie (Secretariat, Convention on Biodiversity) * indigenous peoples and biodiversity. Dr. George Miller (Pres. & CEO, Canadian Mining Association) * changing perspectives in the mining industry. Tuesday August 5 REST DAY Wednesday August 6 Dr. Jamie Benedickson (University of Ottawa) * legal issues in biodiversity revisited. Mr. Kevin McNamee (Canadian Nature Federation) * the role of non-governmental organizations in conservation of biodiversity. Thursday August 7 Dr. Scott Findlay (University of Ottawa) * translating science into policy. Dr. Thomas Lovejoy (Smithsonian Institution) *TBA From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Jun 30 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!hboi.edu!lopez From: lopez@hboi.edu (Jose Lopez) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: New Course Announcement: “Biodiversity and Conservation Genetics of a Caribbean Coral Reef Community” Date: 1 Jul 1997 11:20:49 -0700 Organization: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Lines: 45 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <33B913CC.2DCA@hboi.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net A new course entitled “Biodiversity and Conservation Genetics of a Caribbean Coral Reef Community” (BIOL 575, 4 credits) will be taught at the Bahamas Environmental Research Center (BERC), on Andros Island, June 1- 12, 1998. This course intends to immerse students in the fundamentals of biodiversity and conservation genetics research by way of in situ habitat surveys, taxonomic inventories, and practical demonstrations of molecular genetic techniques and analyses currently being applied in ecological, evolutionary and systematics studies. Major organismal focus will be on invertebrate fauna of the reef (third largest barrier reef in the world) and surrounding habitats (mangroves, blue holes). SCUBA diving will be offered as an optional activity but will not be required. The primary instructor will be Dr. Joe Lopez (George Mason University, New Century College; currently at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution) along with the possibility of several invited faculty expert in marine biology and biodiversity (to be announced). A $200.00 non-refundable deposit are currently being taken to reserve a place in the course. George Mason University and The College of The Bahamas jointly operate the BERC on Andros Island, Commonwealth of The Bahamas. BERC provides classroom and laboratory space, equipment, vehicles and boats in support of courses offered by both institutions, their graduate students and independent researchers. BERC is also a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations. Located in Staniard Creek, a Bahamian out-island, the BERC operates as a member of the local community, providing opportunities for cultural and information exchange between visiting students and residents. Situated within minutes of one of the world’s largest coral reefs, unique blueholes and mangrove estuaries, BERC offers access to thriving, relatively pristine tropical ecosystems. Other courses offered include field biology, microbial ecology, botany, marine ecology, field mapping techniques, cultural anthropology, and art. A typical class is 3 or 4 semester credits, has 10-17 people and lasts two weeks on the Island. Courses are open to students outside of GMU and Virginia at low tuition rates. For example, total costs of a typical course including all tuition, round trip transportation from Virginia, all food, lodging, and transportation in land rovers and boats costs about $2,000. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a graded GMU transcript. Please investigate our web site: www.ido.gmu.edu/andros or contact us at The Center for Field Studies, George Mason University, MSN 5D3, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444; lbrow4@osf1.gmu.edu/Lopez@hboi.edu (703) 993-1436 for more information.