Felix has sent in 3 PhD opportunities (thank you Felix!)
1) Queen’s University Belfast – “we have a PhD opportunity for a project focusing on community assembly theories applied to soil animal assemblages, multispecies distribution models, and a trait-based analysis to shed light on the factors that contribute to species coexistence at multiple scales.
The project will be supported by the EU grant SENSE (Structure and Ecological Niches in the Soil Environment).
For more details and the application process see http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=60103”
2) University of Reading – Butterfly Process-Based Models as a Tool for Ecological Forecasting (University of Reading)
http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=59507&LID=1332 Deadline 2nd Feb
3) CEH Edinburgh and Stirling University – PhD on evolution of phenology during invasion. Using a globally invasive study plant, we will model how local adaptation during invasion affects spread in Europe. Further details can be found at http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=59165&LID=1105 and http://www.iapetus.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IAP_14_13-CEH-Chapman.pdf.
Paddington bear – Unlocking the mysteries of the real Paddington bear http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150116134600.htm
The human library – I found out about this today, the human library. Yes, you can take out a Zoologist! http://humanlibrary.org/our-books-a-list-of-litterature.html
Where does genetic variation come from? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD4HUGVN6Ko&list=PLbnrZHfNEDZz256ho3Q4gt7YrF2xApo5g
Happy birthday red list! – the IUCH red list is 50 years old. You can download their commemorative book for free on iPad or Mac http://iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/news/?18828/Stunning-new-book-commemorates-50-years-of-The-IUCN-Red-List
Generalist snails are faster than specialists http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12276/abstract
Posted By : Judith Lock