Postdoctoral Position Available in the White Lab
The Department of Biology at Utah State University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Dr. Ethan White's research group studying macroecology and ecoinformatics. The postdoc will collaborate on research using entropy maximization methods to study macroecological patterns.
Paper on species richness published online at American Naturalist
Ethan White and Allen Hurlbert (University of North Carolina) just had a paper on The Combined Influence of the Local Environment and Regional Enrichment on Bird Species Richness published online at American Naturalist. The research shows that combining local environmental influences with measures of the regional species pool provides improved prediction of local species richness over either set of predictors alone.
Beta versions of Database Toolkits released for Breeding Bird Survey and Mammalian Lifehistory Databases
We have begun to develop a series of Database Toolkits to provide quick and accurate setup of ecological databases. Drafts of the first two of these toolkits, one for the Breeding Bird Survey of North America, and one for our very own Morgan Ernest's Mammalian Lifehistory Database are now available as Beta releases for Linux-MySQL servers.
Graduate Student Opening in the White Lab
The White Lab at Utah State University has an opening for a graduate student with interests in Macroecology, Community Ecology, or Ecological Theory/Modeling.
Paper on modeling avian species richness accepted at American Naturalist
Ethan White and collaborator Allen Hurlbert recently had a paper accepted at American Naturalist. The paper, titled "The combined influence of the local environment and regional enrichment on bird species richness", explores the benefits of integrating two historically distinct approaches to understanding geographic patterns of species richness.
