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December 1, 2012 EvolDir 95<br />
Once again, thank you for your participation and continuing<br />
efforts toward the goal of developing an Implementation<br />
Plan for the Network Integrated Biocollections<br />
Alliance.<br />
Thank you, Robert Gropp AIBS<br />
Joseph Cook <br />
BirdPlumageStudy Volunteers<br />
I am conducting a study of geographical variation in<br />
bird plumage charactersitics, and I am looking for volunteers<br />
to take a survey. Participants will rate the similarity<br />
of the plumage of several species.<br />
If you are able to volunteer to take this survey, please email<br />
me at nathanbwarbler@gmail.com, and I will send<br />
you an e-mail with the URL to the survey and more<br />
information.<br />
Thank you in advance,<br />
Nathan Burroughs Department of Ecology & Evolutionary<br />
Biology University of California, Los Angeles<br />
nathanbwarbler@gmail.com<br />
Nathan Burroughs <br />
Dear colleagues,<br />
CurrentZool SexSelIssue<br />
The journal Current Zoology (formally Acta Zoologica<br />
Sinica) is preparing a special column entitled ’New<br />
horizons in sexual selection research’ . The purpose<br />
of the special column is to highlight three themes in<br />
sexual selection: 1) sexual selection in females, 2) new<br />
developments in sexual selection theory and 3) new developments<br />
in genetic techniques to study sexual selection.<br />
We are particularly looking for articles that combine<br />
genomic/next generation sequencing methodology<br />
to study various aspects of sexual selection. Original<br />
and review/opinion articles are welcomed.<br />
A special column consists of three-eight peer-reviewed<br />
papers, published free of charge and available to all<br />
(i.e. open access). For more information about<br />
the special column please see journal please http:/-<br />
/www.currentzoology.org/newsdetail.asp?id=1471 and<br />
for more information about the journal please see <<br />
http://www.currentzoology.org >.<br />
If you would like to participate in this special column,<br />
please send a potential title and abstract to<br />
and copy executive editor<br />
. Abstracts are due on Dec 1st, 2012<br />
and full manuscripts are due March 10th, 2013 for publication<br />
in August 2013. Manuscripts received after the<br />
deadline will be considered as submission for regular<br />
issues.<br />
I look forward to your submissions and please do not<br />
hesitate to contact me with any questions.<br />
Sincerely, Kenyon Mobley<br />
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Kenyon Mobley Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary<br />
Biology Department of Evolutionary Ecology<br />
August-Thienemann-Straße 2 24306 Plön, Germany<br />
+49 (0)4522-763-347 Max Planck Institute Research<br />
Page < http://www.evolbio.mpg.de/english/people/staff/wissPersonal/wissM89/index.html<br />
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< http://www.actazool.org/newsdetail.asp?id=1471 ><br />
DIYABC answers<br />
Dear all, Thank you for the reassuring feedback on<br />
DIYABC. I have received a number of emails that seem<br />
to agree on the following:<br />
1. This beta version can be temperamental also with<br />
Windows XP;<br />
2. The “START” screen, when everything seems to<br />
be ready to rock & roll, if often represents a ’freezing’<br />
moment;<br />
3. Sometimes, even if it seems to freeze and to ’not<br />
respond’, it may still produce the simulation data;<br />
4. It doesn’t seem to enjoy much changes in the default<br />
settings;<br />
5. Sometimes you need to start the analysis again 2 or<br />
3 times, and then it works fine;<br />
6. I personally got it to work after trying several times<br />
and removing the final mtDNA sequence (although it<br />
had accepted it was there and took me through all the<br />
settings);<br />
7. I also banged on the desk furiously several times,
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