Dear all,
I would like to say that this 2nd edition of SEEN is full of links sent in from students (and staff) but it’s not <sniff>. The links don’t have to be serious science, they can be an interesting you tube clip or even just suggesting your favourite species for species of the week.  I look forward to hearing from you,
Judith
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Course rep elections – nominations are open until Friday, so would-be reps you need to get to work on your 100 word manifesto
Southampton news
For those of you who missed it, Guy Poppy was on the local news talking about research being carried out here looking at the effects of diesel fumes on bee populations
http://www.itv.com/meridian-west/bees-lose-their-buzz36363/
In the news
Did giant cephalopods fight with ichthyosaurs?http://www.nature.com/news/2011/111011/full/news.2011.586.html
Not everyone is convinced –Â http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/the-giant-prehistoric-squid-that-ate-common-sense/
Bears are carnivorous, so their digestive systems are adapted for meat, but what about pandas?http://www.nature.com/news/2011/111017/full/news.2011.596.html – review
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/10/11/1017956108Â – article
Don’t believe everything you read – http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/10/13/too-good-to-be-true-sea-mammals-plastic-pollution-and-a-modern-chimera/
One very popular story since the last edition – monkeys operating a brain–machine–brain interface, opening up potential treatments for quadriplegics and patients with locked-in syndrome
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/111005/full/news.2011.576.html – review
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/monkeys-control-virtual-limbs-wi.html?ref=hp – review
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15197124Â – review
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10489.html – article
We had our yearly trip to Marwell zoo on Monday and after a few hours standing in arid lands (which turned out to actually be cold and wet, though we were next to the tiger who walked past every half an hour) I know that meerkats are quite popular, but did you know that meerkats can recognise individual voices?http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/meerkat-voices/Â – review
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/10/03/rsbl.2011.0844.short?rss=1Â – article
Using chimps in TV ads does not aid their conservation http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/2011/10/12/chimpanzees-not-used-tv-movies/ – review
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/cute-tv-chimps-may-harm-their-wi.html?ref=hp – review
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0026048Â – article
Tadpoles are not adapted to invasive predators –http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/278/1723/3364.full
Range movement and climate change, can species keep up?http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111007102916.htm – review
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/glacial-melting-put-animals-on-t.html?ref=hp – review
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/10/05/science.1210173Â – article
Last week 3rd year Applied Ecology students learnt about land sharing and land sparing, what could proposed EU changes to subsidies for farmer actually mean? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/10/farming-wildlife-europe
Film clips –Â Sent in by PhD student Louise Fairless (hooray!), one dog rescuing anotherhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HJTG6RRN4E
Careers – BioSoc event: ‘A career in ecology and nature conservation – what jobs are out there and how do I get one?‘ Diane Nicole,  26th October 2pm, 46/2005
Volunteering – Southampton University Conservation Volunteers
Tom Devine (SUCV president) “SUCV provides free outdoor volunteer work doing conservation tasks in and around Southampton. All participation is free – with no membership fees – and you can come to as many or few sessions as you wish. The tasks usually involve the management of habitats that are being erased by invasive species or human activity. This requires lots of cutting, digging, burning and building! Tasks are every Sunday, and free tea, coffee, hot chocolate and biscuits are provided. We also arrange and pay for transport to and from the locations.
To get involved just send an email to sucv@soton.ac.uk to be put onto our mailing list, then watch out for information about upcoming tasks.”
SUCV are actively looking for Biologists to help with upcoming Wednesday afternoon events, the first one will be in mid-November, watch this space for more details.
App of the week-Â Forest Xplorer , a free App from the Forestry Commission which helps you to find the nearest forest (including suggested walks) and also have information on tree identification
Species of the week – field crickets, a male will put himself between a female and a predator but not just out of the goodness of his heart, it greatly helps his mating success with her
Posted By : Judith Lock