From kwillmott at flmnh.ufl.edu Fri Feb 4 21:00:28 2011 From: kwillmott at flmnh.ufl.edu (Keith Willmott) Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:00:28 -0500 Subject: [TABD] Free Biodiversity book Message-ID: <4D4C68EC.4070302@flmnh.ufl.edu> LIBRO SOBRE LA CONSERVACION DE BIODIVERSIDAD - GRATIS! Dear all, Apparently in support of this year being the International Year for Biodiversity, Oxford University Press is making a Conservation Biology textbook freely available. Please pass this email to as many schools, wildlife clubs and others you can and/or print it and give it!! PS-Please post and disseminate to other networks and colleagues!! Download the 350 pp book free at: http://www.mongabay.com/conservation-biology-for-all.html Sodhi, N. S. and P. R. Ehrlich (Eds.) Conservation Biology for All. Oxford University Press (2010) - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk Fri Feb 4 11:56:26 2011 From: B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk (Blanca Huertas ) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 11:56:26 -0000 Subject: [TABD] Universidade de Sao Paulo, MSc and PhD registration open Message-ID: <9DD76E9E44DAF941829720CFBF9D8E806B9EF9@HOMER.nhm.ac.uk> Registration period: 31/01/2011 a 04/03/2011 All information in: http://www.mz.usp.br/ Please do not reply to this email and send all your queries directly to the email of USP in Brazil, not to me. PROGRAMA DE P?S-GRADUA??O EM CI?NCIAS BIOL?GICAS MODALIDADE: SISTEM?TICA, TAXONOMIA ANIMAL E BIODIVERSIDADE EDITAL 2011 Ser?o realizadas, no per?odo de 31/01/2011 a 04/03/2011, na Secretaria de P?s-Gradua??o, ? Avenida Nazar? n? 481, Ipiranga, CEP 04263-000, S?o Paulo, SP, inscri??es para o processo seletivo de ingresso aos cursos de Mestrado e Doutorado do programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Ci?ncias Biol?gicas (Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade) do Museu de Zoologia da USP. O programa de p?s-gradua??o em Ci?ncias Biol?gicas (Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade) est? oferecendo 25 vagas para o Mestrado e 17 vagas para o Doutorado. I. Dos Candidatos Aptos a se Inscreverem para a Sele??o Candidatos ao curso de Doutorado dever?o ser portadores de diploma ou ata de defesa de Mestrado, ou ainda documento comprobat?rio oficial da institui??o de que a defesa de Mestrado j? ter? ocorrido at? a data da matr?cula no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o do MZUSP. Candidatos ao curso de Mestrado ou Doutorado Direto dever?o ser portadores de diploma de curso de gradua??o em curso superior realizado em institui??o oficial, nacional ou estrangeira, ou ainda documento comprobat?rio oficial da institui??o de que a cola??o de grau j? ter? ocorrido at? a data da matr?cula no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o do MZUSP. Para ambos os cursos, o candidato j? dever? possuir a concord?ncia de um orientador credenciado ou em processo de credenciamento no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia, USP, para realizar sua inscri??o no exame de sele??o. II. Da Inscri??o e Documenta??o Os pedidos de inscri??o para Mestrado dever?o ser acompanhados de: a) Ficha de inscri??o, dispon?vel no site www.mz.usp.br, devidamente preenchida; b) C?pia de documento de identifica??o e do CPF (para brasileiros ou naturalizados brasileiros); c) C?pia do diploma de Gradua??o ou documento equivalente; d) Hist?rico Escolar do Curso de Gradua??o ou documento equivalente; e) Prova de estar em dias com as obriga??es militares e eleitorais, no caso de candidato brasileiro; no caso de candidato estrangeiro, os documentos exigidos pela legisla??o espec?fica; f) Duas fotografias recentes, 3x4; g) Carta de aceita??o de orientador credenciado ou em processo de credenciamento no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia; h) Carta de inten??es do aluno, expondo seus planos de carreira e os motivos que o levaram a selecionar o programa de p?s-gradua??o do Museu de Zoologia. O documento poder? conter ainda informa??es sobre realiza??es e atividades pr?vias do candidato correlacionadas com suas aspira??es em pesquisa no seu campo de prefer?ncia, com sua carreira futura e com o programa oferecido pelo MZ. Os candidatos estrangeiros poder?o enviar estar carta redigida em portugu?s, ingl?s, espanhol, italiano ou franc?s. i) Plano ou projeto de pesquisa. Dever? ser redigido na forma de um projeto destinado a ag?ncias de financiamento, incluindo (mas n?o necessariamente restrito a): introdu??o, material e m?todos, objetivos, cronograma e refer?ncias bibliogr?ficas. O projeto de pesquisa dever? ser apresentado em 4 vias impressas, sendo elaborado de maneira clara e objetiva, ocupando no m?ximo 10 p?ginas (excetuando-se p?gina de rosto, cita??es bibliogr?ficas e anexos, estes ?ltimos limitados a figuras e tabelas). O espa?amento do texto deve ser de 1,5, as margens de 2,5 cm e a fonte Times New Roman, tamanho 12, com espa?amento padr?o entre os caracteres. Os candidatos estrangeiros poder?o enviar o projeto redigido em portugu?s, ingl?s, espanhol, italiano ou franc?s. Os pedidos de inscri??o para sele??o ao ingresso no Doutorado dever?o ser acompanhados de: a) Ficha de inscri??o, dispon?vel no site www.mz.usp.br, devidamente preenchida; b) C?pia de documento de identifica??o e do CPF (para brasileiros ou naturalizados brasileiros); c) C?pia do diploma de Curso de Mestrado reconhecido pela CAPES ou documento equivalente, comprovando defesa da disserta??o at? a data de matr?cula no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia; d) Hist?rico Escolar do Curso de P?s-Gradua??o; e) C?pia de trabalhos publicados ou no prelo; f) Prova de estar em dias com as obriga??es militares e eleitorais, no caso de candidato brasileiro; no caso de candidato estrangeiro, os documentos exigidos pela legisla??o espec?fica; g) Duas fotografias recentes, 3x4; h) Carta de aceita??o de orientador credenciado ou em processo de credenciamento no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia; i) Carta de inten??es do aluno, expondo seus planos de carreira e os motivos que o levaram a selecionar o programa de p?s-gradua??o do Museu de Zoologia. O documento poder? conter ainda informa??es sobre realiza??es e atividades pr?vias do candidato correlacionadas com suas aspira??es em pesquisa no seu campo de prefer?ncia, com sua carreira futura, e com o programa oferecido pelo MZ. Os candidatos estrangeiros poder?o enviar estar carta redigida em portugu?s, ingl?s, espanhol, italiano ou franc?s. j) Plano ou projeto de pesquisa. Dever? ser redigido na forma de um projeto destinado a ag?ncias de financiamento, incluindo (mas n?o necessariamente restrito a): introdu??o, material e m?todos, objetivos, cronograma e refer?ncias bibliogr?ficas, al?m do parecer favor?vel do docente que conceder a carta de aceita??o. O projeto de pesquisa dever? ser apresentado em 4 vias impressas, sendo elaborado de maneira clara e objetiva, ocupando no m?ximo 10 p?ginas (excetuando-se p?gina de rosto, cita??es bibliogr?ficas e anexos, estes ?ltimos limitados a figuras e tabelas). O espa?amento do texto deve ser de 1,5, as margens de 2,5 cm e a fonte Times New Roman, tamanho 12, com espa?amento padr?o entre os caracteres. Os candidatos estrangeiros poder?o enviar o projeto redigido em portugu?s, ingl?s, espanhol, italiano ou franc?s. Os pedidos de inscri??o para sele??o ao ingresso no Doutorado Direto - sem o t?tulo de Mestre - dever?o ser acompanhados de toda a documenta??o descrita para os candidatos a Doutorado, com exce??o do item "c". Al?m dela, a carta de inten??es dever? fornecer uma explica??o de como suas qualifica??es e projeto de pesquisa justificam a op??o pelo Doutorado direto. III. Op??o de Vaga O candidato poder? concorrer apenas ? vaga pela qual optou, n?o podendo concorrer a vagas de mais de um orientador. IV. Do Local, Hor?rio, Forma e Taxa de Inscri??o As inscri??es ser?o feitas, de segunda a sexta feira, das 10 ?s 12 horas e das 14 ?s 17 horas, na Secretaria do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia, USP, ? Avenida Nazar?, n? 481, CEP 04263-000, S?o Paulo, SP, telefone (55) (11) 2065-8073. Ser?o aceitas as inscri??es enviadas por SEDEX ou FEDEX desde que recebidas at? dia 04 de mar?o de 2011. O candidato nessa situa??o dever? entrar em contato com a Secretaria do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia para verificar se a inscri??o foi recebida e se a documenta??o est? completa. O programa n?o se responsabiliza por extravios ou atrasos na entrega das inscri??es pelo correio. No ato de inscri??o, os candidatos dever?o recolher junto ? Secretaria Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia a taxa de inscri??o de R$ 50,00. Poder? haver isen??o do recolhimento da taxa de inscri??o mediante solicita??o na ficha de inscri??o. V. Da Homologa??o das Inscri??es e da Devolu??o de Documenta??o a) Encerrado o prazo de inscri??o, a documenta??o ser? submetida ? Comiss?o de Sele??o para homologa??o. A rela??o das inscri??es homologadas ser? publicada no mural do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia, no mesmo local das inscri??es, ou poder? ser consultada pelo pr?prio candidato, atrav?s do e-mail: pgmz at usp.br. b) A documenta??o dos candidatos que n?o tiverem suas inscri??es homologadas ou que n?o forem aprovados nos exames poder? ser retirada na Secretaria at? 60 dias ap?s o t?rmino dos exames, quando ser? descaracterizada e eliminada. VI. Da Profici?ncia em L?ngua Inglesa Todos os candidatos dever?o apresentar comprova??o de Profici?ncia em L?ngua Inglesa no momento da matr?cula. A comprova??o poder? ser efetuada de tr?s formas: i) Por aprova??o em um exame de ingl?s ministrado pela Comiss?o de Sele??o, com inscri??o simult?nea ? inscri??o no processo seletivo. ii) Por apresenta??o de um dos certificados abaixo discriminados, com pontua??o m?nima indicada entre par?nteses: Mestrado: TOEFL (iBT) (62), TOEFL (Computer-based) (190), TOEFL (Paperbased) (500), TOEFL ITP (450), TOEIC (600), IELTS (5,0), ESLAT (5,0). Doutorado: TOEFL (iBT) (82), TOEFL (Computer-based) (215), TOEFL (Paperbased) (550), TOEFL ITP (500), TOEIC (700), IELTS (6,0), ESLAT (6,0). iii) Por comprova??o de que o idioma nativo do candidato seja o ingl?s. VII. Da Realiza??o dos Exames As provas de ingresso ser?o realizadas, conforme calend?rio abaixo, no Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de S?o Paulo. Somente poder? submeter-se aos exames o candidato que tiver sua inscri??o homologada e apresentar documento de identifica??o no momento do exame. A prova de conte?do espec?fico ser? na forma escrita (respondida em portugu?s, ingl?s, espanhol, italiano ou franc?s) e ter? dura??o m?xima de quatro horas. Calend?rio: i) Prova de conte?do espec?fico (eliminat?ria e classificat?ria) - 17/03/2011 ?s 14h, dura??o m?xima 4 horas. ii) Prova de ingl?s: tradu??o de texto cient?fico, com consulta a dicion?rio - dia 18/03/2011 ?s 14h, dura??o m?xima 4 horas. Candidatos residentes no exterior ou fora do Estado de S?o Paulo dever?o contatar, com anteced?ncia, a Secretaria de P?s-Gradua??o sobre a possibilidade de realiza??o das provas em local alternativo ao Museu de Zoologia USP. VIII. Da Prova de Conhecimentos Espec?ficos O programa da prova abrange os seguintes t?picos: 1) Diversidade biol?gica e Sistem?tica. Defini??o de biodiversidade. Estimativas dos n?meros de esp?cies e grupos de seres vivos na terra. Crit?rios para quantifica??o de biodiversidade. 2) Grandes grupos de seres vivos, suas rela??es filogen?ticas, estrutura e diversidade b?sicas. 3) Conceitos de indiv?duo, popula??o, ra?a, esp?cie e grupos superiores. 4) Caracteres; homologias e analogias. Plesiomorfias, apomorfias e homoplasias. Tipos de semelhan?as e grupos mono-, para- e polifil?ticos. 5) Dados morfol?gicos e moleculares. N?veis de universalidade. Dendrogramas. Cladogramas. ?rvores enraizadas e n?o-enraizadas. Parcim?nia. 6) Hist?ria das classifica??es biol?gicas. Escolas de classifica??o: Tradicional, Evolutiva, Filogen?tica e Fen?tica. Objetivos e metodologia de cada Escola. 7) Nomenclatura biol?gica. Objetivos. Categorias Taxon?micas. Os c?digos internacionais de nomenclatura biol?gica. O 'phylocode'. 8) Identifica??o. Elabora??o e utiliza??o de chaves de identifica??o. Import?ncia dos museus, herb?rios e cole??es biol?gicas. 9) Hist?ria da Biogeografia. Biogeografia Descritiva. Biogeografia Interpretativa: Hist?rica e Ecol?gica. 10) Biotas e ?reas de endemismo. ?reas de distribui??o. Centros de origem, dispers?o e vicari?ncia. 11) Principais Escolas de Biogeografia Hist?rica: Evolutiva, Filogen?tica, Pan-Biogeografia e Vicari?ncia. 12) Rela??es entre Sistem?tica, Evolu??o, Ecologia e Biogeografia. 13) Microevolu??o e macroevolu??o. 14) Utliza??o de filogenias como teste de hip?teses em diferentes ?reas da biologia e como instrumentos norteadores do pensamento evolutivo. Bibliografia Sugerida: Brusca R.C. & Brusca G.J. 2007. Invertebrados. 2a. edi??o. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Guanabara-Koogan. Cracraft J. & Donoghue M. 2004. Assembling the Tree of Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Felsenstein J. 2004. Inferring Phylogenies. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Hecht M.K., Godoy P.C. & Hecht B.M. 1977. Major Patterns in Vertebrate Evolution. New York: Plenum Press. Hickman C.P. Jr., Roberts L.S., Larson L. 2004. Princ?pios Integrados de Zoologia. 11?. edi??o. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Editora. Hillis D.M., Moritz C. & Mable B. 1996. Molecular Systematics. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Humphries C.J. & Parenti L.R. 1999. Cladistic Biogeography: interpreting patterns of plant and animal distributions. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Matioli S.R. 2001. Biologia Molecular e Evolu??o. Ribeir?o Preto: Editora Holos. Nielsen C. 1995. Animal Evolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Orr R.T. 1971. Vertebrate biology. 3rd edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. Panchen A. 1980. The Terrestrial Environments and the Origin of Land Vertebrates. London: Academic Press. Papavero N. (Ed.) 1994. Fundamentos pr?ticos de taxonomia zool?gica. S?o Paulo: Editora UNESP. Pough F.H, Heiser J.B. & McFarland W.N. 1996. Vertebrate life. 4th edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall. Pough F.H, Janis C.M. & Heiser J.B. 2008. A Vida dos Vertebrados. 4a. edi??o. S?o Paulo: Atheneu Editora. Romer A.S & Parsons T.S. 1985. Anatomia Comparada dos Vertebrados. S?o Paulo: Atheneu Editora. Ruppert E.E., Fox R.S. & Barnes R.D. 2005. Zoologia dos Invertebrados. 7a. edi??o. S?o Paulo: Editora Roca. Russel-Hunter W.D. 1971. Biologia dos Invertebrados Superiores. S?o Paulo: EDUSP e Editora Pol?gono. Schuh R.T. & Brower A.V.Z. 2009. Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications. 2nd edition. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Stahl B.J. 1985. Vertebrate History: Problems in Evolution. New York: Dover. Wilson E.O. 1992. The Diversity of Life. Boston: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. IX. Da Avalia??o O processo de sele??o ser? conduzido pela Comiss?o de Sele??o, que ser? nomeada pela Comiss?o de P?s-Gradua??o, ou pela pr?pria Comiss?o de P?s-Gradua??o, e constar? de cinco etapas com as seguintes caracter?sticas: i) Prova de Ingl?s ou apresenta??o do certificado de profici?ncia em ingl?s; ii) Prova de conte?do em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade (eliminat?ria e classificat?ria); iii) An?lise de Curr?culo (eliminat?ria); iv) An?lise do Projeto de Disserta??o ou Tese (eliminat?ria); v) An?lise da carta de inten??o elaborada pelo candidato (eliminat?ria). MESTRADO Os candidatos a mestrado dever?o obter nota igual ou superior a 5,0 (cinco) nos itens ii a v. DOUTORADO Os candidatos a doutorado (portadores do titulo de mestre) dever?o obter nota igual ou superior a 7,0 (sete) nos itens iii a v. DOUTORADO DIRETO Os candidatos a doutorado direto dever?o obter nota igual ou superior 5,0 (cinco) no item ii e 7,0 (sete) nos itens iii a v. X. Da Classifica??o e do N?mero Final de Vagas Os crit?rios de julgamento s?o aqueles especificados nas Normas do Programa. A seu crit?rio, a Comiss?o de Sele??o poder? contatar o orientador credenciado comprometido na futura orienta??o do candidato antes de emitir seu parecer. Para preenchimento das vagas com bolsa pelo programa ser? utilizada a classifica??o final dos candidatos, a partir das notas nas diferentes etapas, respeitando o que j? foi explicitado no item III referente a op??o de vaga. Caber? ? Comiss?o de Sele??o, embasada na classifica??o final dos candidatos e outros crit?rios que estabelecer, a decis?o final sobre quantos e quais candidatos ser?o aprovados. Desta forma, a Comiss?o de Sele??o poder? aprovar o n?mero exato de candidatos para as vagas ofertadas ou n?mero menor, caso alguns candidatos n?o alcancem os crit?rios definidos. XI. Das Matr?culas Os candidatos aprovados nos exames de sele??o ser?o convocados pessoalmente pela Secretaria do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia para efetivarem suas matr?culas. Os candidatos aprovados poder?o efetivar sua matr?cula em at? dois per?odos de matr?cula subsequentes, desde que haja disponibilidade de vagas junto ao orientador pretendido. XII. Recursos N?o caber? recurso em nenhuma inst?ncia da decis?o final sobre o processo de sele??o ap?s a homologa??o pela Comiss?o de P?s-Gradua??o do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia, quando estar?o dissolvidas as comiss?es de sele??o. XIII. Casos Omissos Os casos omissos ser?o resolvidos pelas comiss?es de sele??o e/ou pela Comiss?o de P?s-Gradua??o do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia. XIV. Bolsas de Estudo O Programa n?o tem compromisso de conceder bolsas de estudo aos alunos. Quando disponibilizadas pelas ag?ncias governamentais, as bolsas ser?o concedidas de acordo com a ordem de classifica??o (para coincidir com classificat?rio, eliminat?rio, etc) dos candidatos selecionados. No caso do candidato ter atividade remunerada, o orientador ter? que declarar em documento ser atividade compat?vel com o desenvolvimento da disserta??o/tese e relacionada ? sua ?rea de atua??o e de interesse para sua forma??o acad?mica, cient?fica e tecnol?gica, conforme a portaria conjunta CNPq-CAPES n.1, de 15 de julho de 2010. Quando houver disparidade de valores, as bolsas de maior valor ser?o concedidas aos primeiros colocados. Caso novas bolsas sejam disponibilizadas ap?s o in?cio do per?odo letivo, sua concess?o continuar? seguindo a ordem de classifica??o dos candidatos. Em caso de desligamento, licen?a, trancamento ou n?o cumprimento de obriga??es (ouvido o orientador), a bolsa do aluno ser? imediatamente remanejada. S?o Paulo, 27 de janeiro de 2011 Aprovado em reuni?o ordin?ria da Comiss?o de P?s-Gradua??o do Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de S?o Paulo, em 21 de janeiro de 2011 Original assinado por M?rio C?sar Cardoso de Pinna Coordenador do Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sistem?tica, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade do Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de S?o Paulo. Thanks, Blanca ----------------------------- Blanca Huertas FLS DIC MSc Curator (Lepidoptera) Entomology Department The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road SW7 5BD, London, UK. Tel. +44 (0) 20 7942 6215 Museum Website www.nhm.ac.uk TABDProject www.andeanbutterflies.org P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk Mon Feb 7 15:43:08 2011 From: B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk (Blanca Huertas ) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 15:43:08 -0000 Subject: [TABD] THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INSECT CONSERVATION Message-ID: <9DD76E9E44DAF941829720CFBF9D8E806B9F14@HOMER.nhm.ac.uk> royal entomological society TENTH meeting of the "Insect Conservation" Special Interest Group "THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INSECT CONSERVATION" Thursday, 12th May, 2011 Start time: 10.00 am Conference Centre, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire Climate change is widely regarded as one of the most serious threats to global biodiversity. There is already good evidence that insects are responding through changes in range and phenology. Species that have limited powers of dispersal and that specialize on habitats which have become fragmented will perhaps be the most vulnerable. This meeting will explore how a changing climate will impact upon insect conservation and what measures might be taken to mitigate adverse effects on insect species and communities. This meeting will be an opportunity for anyone involved in insect conservation and/or climate change (e.g. as researcher, conservation professional, amateur recorder, site manager) to hear talks on a wide range of current projects. There will be ample time over lunch and during refreshment breaks to discuss issues with other participants. The meeting will be held at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Rothamsted is conveniently placed near the M1, A1 and M25 and is a 10-minute walk from Harpenden railway station which is on the line from London-Kings Cross to Bedford. Directions on how to get to Rothamsted can be viewed on: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/corporate/Location.html Registration/attendance at this meeting will be free. Tea/coffee/biscuits will be provided in refreshment breaks and a sandwich/buffet lunch will be available all for ?10.00, to be booked in advance. Please see registration form on the website, send to Kirsty Whiteford at RES The Mansion House, Chiswell Green Lane, St Albans, AL2 3NS, or kirsty at royensoc.co.uk. http://www.royensoc.co.uk/meeting/20110512_conservation.htm Call for offers of papers / posters: DEADLINE: 21 February 2011 The meeting will comprise a programme of short papers/presentations, each lasting 30 minutes including discussion. Poster presentations are also welcomed. The SIG is intended to be a relatively informal forum for the exchange of information and ideas on insect conservation issues. In particular, it is hoped that post-graduate students will want to present their work. If you would like to offer a paper or poster contribution on this theme, please contact the SIG organiser: Dr Alan J.A. Stewart Tel: 01273-877476. School of Life Sciences Fax: 01273-678433. University of Sussex E-mail: a.j.a.stewart at sussex.ac.uk Falmer Brighton East Sussex BN1 9QG. ----------------------------- Blanca Huertas FLS DIC MSc Curator (Lepidoptera) Entomology Department The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road SW7 5BD, London, UK. Tel. +44 (0) 20 7942 6215 Museum Website www.nhm.ac.uk TABDProject www.andeanbutterflies.org P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk Wed Feb 9 12:43:30 2011 From: B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk (Blanca Huertas ) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:43:30 -0000 Subject: [TABD] Researcher in Insect Taxonomy Job Message-ID: <9DD76E9E44DAF941829720CFBF9D8E806B9F41@HOMER.nhm.ac.uk> Post Summary Job Title: Researcher in Insect Taxonomy Pay Band: Science Level 3 Department: Entomology Contract: Permanent Salary: from ?33,000 plus benefits Closing date: 31 March 2011 Brief summary of main duties The successful candidate will be expected to develop a competitive research programme attracting external funding on the systematics of one or more groups of Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha, with a view to developing a programme of research in agricultural entomology. Applicants with experience in the systematics of two or more groups of Sternorrhyncha will be particularly welcome, as will applicants interested also in exploiting e-technology to promote data exchange. Publication of original and peer-reviewed research is an expectation as is active engagement with Collections Management in the development of the appropriate parts of the national collection of insects. Essential Selection Criteria (Person Specification) Academic Qualifications ? PhD in systematics or related area Knowledge and Experience ? Experience of carrying out insect systematics of international significance Experience of collections-based research on one or more groups of Sternorrhyncha ? Familiarity with modern techniques and analytical methods in systematics ? Experience in agricultural entomology/plant protection or the capacity to develop this area ? Familiarity with the scope and principles of e-taxonomy and an interest in its promotion ? Experience of raising external funds for research ? Experience of undertaking fieldwork Skills and competencies ? Ability to work as a collaborator ? Sound presentation skills. List of main tasks and responsibilities ? Develop and run a research programme on the systematics of Sternorrhyncha ? Promote research in systematics for agricultural entomology, especially natural pest control ? Publish original research in peer-reviewed journals and online platforms ? Undertake fieldwork for research programme as appropriate ? Obtain external funding to support research programme ? Build a research group Additional information Candidates should complete the online application form and also submit, by email, a CV and a covering letter to Dr Andrew Polaszek, Keeper of Entomology, at a.polaszek at nhm.ac.uk (copied to g.sandford at nhm.ac.uk). He may be contacted by email or phone (0207 942 5573) for further information about this role. Location: South Kensington, London Hours: 41-hour week. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays will be included in weekly hours Annual leave: 27.5 days based on an employee working full time. Reference to the Staff handbook if internal only. 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URL: From B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk Mon Feb 28 11:31:40 2011 From: B.Huertas at nhm.ac.uk (Blanca Huertas ) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:31:40 -0000 Subject: [TABD] PhD opportunities Message-ID: <9DD76E9E44DAF941829720CFBF9D8E806BA052@HOMER.nhm.ac.uk> Interne & externe vacature The focus of NCB Naturalis is biodiversity. NCB Naturalis curates a collection of 37 million specimens; this is one of the world's largest natural history collections. We present the history of our planet and the diversity of life on Earth with permanent and temporary exhibitions, educational programmes and websites. Our research and education are maintained at a high academic level. NCB Naturalis is appealing to a wide audience, attracting over 250,000 visitors and 5 million hits to its website annually. Co-operation with international institutions, including three renowned Dutch universities, and the outstanding collections, are all factors that attract hundreds of visiting scientists every year. Expectations and ambitions for the next few years are high. We will develop new exhibitions and plan to integrate several collections. NCB Naturalis will invest significantly in infrastructure for collections and research, including new buildings. In short, we are a developing, world-class institution, and present this exciting opportunity for you to help us achieve our ambitions and meet our challenges. Starting May 1st 2011, the NCB Naturalis has positions available for: Three PhD students For 36 hours a week We seek to attract three PhD students who will be working on one of three projects described below. You are an energetic and enthusiastic scientist with interest in systematics in general and one of the projects specifically. You are eager to join our new institute and to study the NCB Naturalis natural history collections. PhD project 1: Diversification of mycoheterotrophic angiosperms In deeply shaded understory of forests plants are light-limited. To cope with this limitation numerous plant lineages have evolved to take advantage of mycorrhizal networks, or free-living saprotrophic fungi, by gaining organic carbon and other essential elements from the fungi. These achlorophyllous plants are referred to as 'mycoheterotrophs'. A mycoheterotrophic mode of life has evolved many times independently in flowering plants, both in monocots and eudicots. While some species of mycoheterotrophs are remarkably widespread, many other species are rare and have very limited distributions. Unlike mycorrhizal autotrophic plants some species of mycoheterotrophic plants are associated with very narrow lineages of mycorrhizal fungi. Because the availability of a suitable mycorrhizal fungus is crucial for the germination and development of specialized mycoheterotrophic plants, it has been suggested that mycorrhizal specialization and the distribution of their host fungi drives the diversification and distribution of the mycoheterotrophs. Evidence for this hypothesis is lacking, and due to the rarity and minute habit of many mycoheterotrophic species, little is known about their evolutionary history, phylogenetic relationships, and interaction with mycorrhizal fungi. The aim of the proposed PhD study is to elucidate the evolutionary history of selected groups of mycoheterotrophic plants that associate with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and the potential role of mycorrhizal specialization in their diversification and distribution. This includes: - inferring the phylogenetic relationships and biogeographical history of the study groups; - investigating their fungal associations and host specificity; - studying the role of mycorrhizal specialization in plant diversification and distribution. The study will be focused on mycoheterotrophic genera in Burmanniaceae, Triuridaceae, Corsiaceae, and Gentianaceae. You will construct molecular phylogenetic hypotheses and infer biogeographical histories of the study groups. You will use molecular tools to identify the associated mycorrhizal fungi. This project combines molecular laboratory techniques and advanced data analysis. The project also includes fieldwork in the tropics. Skills: The successful applicant will have proven knowledge of molecular phylogenetics and plant systematics. PhD project 2: Ecomorphology and evolution of sharks The study of feeding mechanics in chondrichthyans (sharks and relatives) is becoming well developed. However, understanding the role of an organism in a marine ecosystem can be hampered by the inability to observe it in its natural habitat-a factor that influences both living and fossil organisms- though to different degrees. In this project, the candidate will use a combination of discrete character analysis and morphometric landmark analysis to explore the relationship between locomotor and feeding strategies in modern chondrichthyans (sharks and relatives). Landmark analysis will be used to quantify shape differences in major locomotor features such as fin shape and position, and body profile, as well as jaw gape, branchial chamber size, etc. The student will be expected to use the ichthyological collections at NCB Naturalis, as well as collections at institutions abroad, and develop research collaborations with other working groups on ichthyology. This project will require creating photographic records of body shape and fin shape for digitization and landmark analysis, as well as recording aspects of gape, dentition, and jaw function. The candidate will integrate methods in systematics, collections-based research, possible fieldwork, and comparative quantitative morphometrics. The goal will be to try to discover predictors of trophic level and feeding ecology in chondrichthyans. These results will hopefully be transferrable to conservation research, as well as macroevolutionary studies. Skills: The successful applicant will have proven ability in maths and some background in zoology or a related discipline; and demonstrate a keen interest in learning morphology and systematics of sharks and their relatives. Some experience with statistics and/or computer programming are desirable. PhD project 3: Biodiversity responses to environmental change in the Netherlands. Most studies assessing impacts of past land use and climate change on flora or fauna target single species or species groups (e.g. flowering plants, birds or butterflies). As a result, we have a fragmented understanding of how communities respond to change, have to assume that the observed response in the focal species is representative for other species' responses, and do not know how individual changes percolate through the food web. This project aims to improve our understanding of the main environmental drivers that are affecting Dutch biodiversity by (1) assessing the spatial congruence in colonization and extinction patterns for multiple taxa (e.g. pollinators, grasshoppers, plants, spiders, beetles); (2) analyzing whether responses can be predicted from functional traits; (3) determine the role of historic land use and environmental change in species occupancy patterns, by means of species distribution modelling; (4) assess the role of ecological dependencies (e.g. plant-pollinator, host-parasite, insect-plant) in species responses; (5) assess whether species-habitat relationships have changed over time. Besides making scientific progress, this project will provide a range of tools and knowledge that can be applied in nature conservation and species management in NW Europe. You will use the collections and databases of NCB Naturalis, EIS, FLORON and others which are among the best in the world. There will be intensive collaboration with UVA-IBED, Alterra and several dataholders and you will be part of a dynamic and growing group with an extensive network of collaborators. Skills: The successful applicant will have considerable expertise in spatial ecology and data analysis (e.g. GIS, Access, R) and interest in biodiversity and global change. General requirements You have a master degree in systematics, evolutionary biology, palaeontology or other relevant discipline. You have a scientific and critical attitude, excellent time management and organizational skills, the ability to work independently, good verbal and written communication skills. Fluency in English required. We offer A fulltime contract (36 hours per week) for a period of four years. A salary that is comparable with salary for PhD's at Dutch Universities. All our employees are incorporated into a pension fund. The successful candidates will be employed by NCB Naturalis in Leiden. The candidate will also be affiliated to either the University of Leiden, the University of Amsterdam or Wageningen University. The appointment must lead to the completion of a PhD thesis. During your appointment you will be supervised by either Dr. Vincent Merckx (project 1), Dr. Martin Brazeau (project 2) or Dr. Koos Biesmeijer (project 3). Procedure You are invited to submit your application including your curriculum vitae, a list of publications, up to five keywords describing your research interests, and the names and e-mail addresses of at least two persons that can be contacted for reference (and who have agreed to be contacted) before March14th 2011 by e-mail to; sollicitaties at ncbnaturalis.nl , or by mail; NCB Naturalis, HR department, PO box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. For more information on the current research and facilities, see the websites of the founding partners of the NCB Naturalis, on www.ncbnaturalis.nl - www.nhn.leidenuniv.nl - www.science.uva.nl/zma - www.bis.wur.nl/UK/Organisation/Herbarium Any additional information can be requested from: Prof.Dr. E.F. Smets, scientific director Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis E-mail: erik.smets at ncbnaturalis.nl Phone: +31 71 5687 713 ----------------------------- Blanca Huertas FLS DIC MSc Curator (Lepidoptera) Entomology Department The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road SW7 5BD, London, UK. Tel. +44 (0) 20 7942 6215 Museum Website www.nhm.ac.uk TABDProject www.andeanbutterflies.org P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: att5bf97.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1658 bytes Desc: att5bf97.jpg URL: