{"id":7,"date":"2013-03-12T17:54:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T17:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tailsfromthefield.wordpress.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2020-11-06T02:51:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T02:51:36","slug":"reading-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"Reading and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BioBlogs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msuhyenas.blogspot.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">MSU Hyena Research<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Great research blog by the Kay Holecamp Hyena Lab<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sociobiology\" href=\"http:\/\/sociobiology.wordpress.com\/\">Sociobiology<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Amazing advice for advancing in academia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evopropinquitous.tumblr.com\/\">Lessons Learned as a Field Biologist<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; hilarious blog about field work misadventures<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/for-teachers\/\">Resources for Biology Teachers<\/a> &#8211; Greg Laden&#8217;s Blog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Community Science &amp; Conservation<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">iNaturalist<\/a>&#8211; very easy to use website for recording and compiling wildlife\/plant observations (complete with phone apps), observations are peer reviewed for ID accuracy and several scientific and casual projects use it for data<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oraa.ca\/observationform.asp\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/volunteer\/clls\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">BSC: Canadian Lakes Loon Survey<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; volunteers monitor a lake 3 times a year for loon activity<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/research\/speciesatrisk\/baea\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">BSC: Southern Ontario Bald Eagle Monitoring Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/ONWPW2012\" rel=\"nofollow\">BSC: Ontario Whipoorwill Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feederwatch.org\/\">BSC: Project FeederWatch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/volunteer\/cbc\/\">BSC: Christmas Bird Count<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gbbc.birdcount.org\/\">BSC: Great Backyard Bird Count<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/volunteer\/natowls\/\">BSC: Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/volunteer\/glmmp\/\">BSC: Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/volunteer\/onamwo\/\">BSC: American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/volunteer\/pnw\/\">BSC: Project NestWatch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/birdscanada.kintera.org\/faf\/home\/default.asp?ievent=1169312\">BSC: Great Canadian Birdathon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebird.org\">eBird<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/education\/urbantor\/\">Toronto Urban Bird Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/volunteer\/ai\/index.jsp?lang=EN\">BSC: Swifts and Swallows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibacanada.org\">Important Bird Areas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureandscience.org\/data-requests.html\">Adventure and Science<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 Geared towards outdoor sports enthusiasts\u2026 who may as well be collecting data at the same time<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dev.nabirds.org\/Web\/Tools\/KeyPoint\/pages\/\">Merlin Project<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Teach computers how to identify birds from photos<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/citsci\/\">Cornell Ornithology Lab Citizen Science Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batdetective.org\/\">The Bat Detective<\/a> &#8211; Help identify bat calls<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/do-something\/challenges-projects\/get-certified\/\">CWF: Backyard Habitat Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/do-something\/challenges-projects\/help-the-bats\/\">CWF: Bat Box Monitoring Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stewardshipnetwork.ca\/\">Stewardship Network of Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscanada.org\/birdmon\">NatureCounts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Free and Open Source Scientific Software<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/siriema\/index.php?lang=en\">Siriema <\/a>&#8211; Spatial Evaluation of Road Mortality<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccl.northwestern.edu\/netlogo\/\">NetLogo <\/a>&#8211; modeling environment<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"www.qgis.org\/\">QGIS<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; GIS software<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reijns.com\/i3s\/\">I3S <\/a>&#8211; recognition of individual animals from photos of spots\/stripe patterns<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcn.montana.edu\/resources\/converter.aspx\">MSU Geographic converter<\/a> &#8211; Convert UTM to Lat\/Long and vice versa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satscan.org\/\">SatScan <\/a>&#8211; free software for analysis which involve spatial and temporal data<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mesquiteproject.org\/\">Mesquite<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; free software for evolutionary biology, designed to help biologists organize and analyze comparative data about organisms<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spirits.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/\">Spirits <\/a>&#8211; free software for\u00a0analyzing satellite derived image time series in crop and vegetation monitoring<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlakesconnectivity.org\/\">FishWerks<\/a> &#8211; optimization tool for removal of barriers to fish movement around the Great Lakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Jobs and Societies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aurielfournier.github.io\/field-tech-applications\/\">How to Apply for a Field Job<\/a>: An excellent primer by Auriel Fournier<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/crapwildlifevolunteerjobs.tumblr.com\/\">Crap Wildlife Volunteer Jobs<\/a>: For when you don&#8217;t really need to get paid<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conbio.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Society for Conservation Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ser.org\/\">Society for Ecological Restoration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation-ontario.on.ca\/jobs\">Conservation Ontario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oen.ca\/\">Ontario Environmental Directory<\/a>:\u00a0Directory of environmental groups, organizations &amp; agencies across Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/careers.wildlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Wildlife Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodworkcanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">GoodWorks Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evol.mcmaster.ca\/cgi-bin\/my_wrap\/brian\/evoldir\/Jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Evol-Dir<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/listserv.umd.edu\/archives\/ecolog-l.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">EcoLog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.workcabin.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">WorkCabin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gojobs.gov.on.ca\/Jobs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ontario GoJobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eluta.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Eluta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wfsc.tamu.edu\/jobboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Texas A&amp;M Job Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osnabirds.org\/Jobs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ornithological Society of North America Job Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildliferesources.org\/job-board\/\">Wildlife Handling Job Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.org\/about-us\/careers\/careers-interactive-job-map.xml\">The Nature Conservancy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/en\/who-we-are\/work-with-us\/\">Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk\/\">Norfolk Wildlife Trust UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/birdscanada.org\/about\/jobs\/\">Bird Studies Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fieldstations.ca\/stations.php\">FieldStations.ca<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a list and description of field stations in Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fun Biology Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.ca\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=scishow&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCwQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2Fscishow%2Ffeatured&amp;ei=1lFIT4SyJMPC0AGPzenzDQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZwbbqNPsHmk8fBUmwo7B8ti106A&amp;cad=rja\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scishow<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; Hank Green talks about random science stuff<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QnQe0xW_JY4&amp;list=EC3EED4C1D684D3ADF&amp;feature=plcp\">CrashCourse: Biology<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Hank Green again, doing a basic overview of tons of subjects in biology. As my BFF says, if we\u2019d had this in our undergrad we would have studied completely differently!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/%20www.youtube.com\/user\/thebrainscoop%20\">The Brain Scoop<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Emily Graslie explores cool collections of dead aminals!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/creaturecast.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CreatureCast<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; short animations on interesting critters<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/VjgHd6HKtvE\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yale Open Course: Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/biologyoracle.podomatic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Douchy\u2019s Biology Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evopropinquitous.tumblr.com\/\">Things I learned as a Field Biologist<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; true stories both horrifying and hilarious, about what really happens in field biology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/birdandmoon.tumblr.com\/\">Birdandmoon<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Nature comics and outdoor adventures<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefieldguidespodcast.com\/new-blog\/\">The Field Guides<\/a> &#8211; Field biology podcast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Statistical Help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ats.ucla.edu\/stat\/dae\/\">UCLA Data Analysis Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biostathandbook.com\/\">Handbook of Biological Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Misc<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnr.gov.on.ca\/en\/Business\/Species\/1ColumnSubPage\/MNR_SAR_TLBX_EN.html\">Species at Risk Reference Toolbox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heeforeststudy.org\/\">HEE <\/a>&#8211; Longterm ecological study in Indiana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservationevidence.com\/\">Conservation Evidence<\/a> &#8211; Resource which collects and compiles research\u00a0to support conservation decisions &#8211; searchable by decision or taxon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jayfitzsimmons.ca\/ontario-conservation-events\/\">Ontario Conservation Events and Training<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BioBlogs MSU Hyena Research\u00a0&#8211; Great research blog by the Kay Holecamp Hyena Lab Sociobiology\u00a0&#8211; Amazing advice for advancing in academia Lessons Learned as a Field Biologist\u00a0&#8211; hilarious blog about field work misadventures Resources for Biology Teachers &#8211; Greg Laden&#8217;s Blog[&hellip;]<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/?page_id=7\">&darr; Read the rest of this entry&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","uentry","postonpage-1","odd","post-author-tailsfromthefield"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4Muiz-7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1017,"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/1017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailsfromthefield.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}