[ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Ethics and Human Dimensions Course advice

2018-06-19 Thread Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin
Good morning, I am teaching a wildlife ethics course in the fall. I have taught it in the past with a philosophy professor for a short 3 week course but this is the first time I'll be covering it solo for a full semester. The course is no longer designated as a philosophy course, just envir

[ECOLOG-L] Vegetation Grinder

2012-09-13 Thread Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin
I am looking to purchase a grinder of some sort for grinding up dried plant material before nutritional analysis. My budget is limited so I cannot afford a wiley mill, coffee grinders are too small for my samples and food processors are ineffective. Does anyone have an alternative that they ca

[ECOLOG-L] Examples of the body as a biome

2015-08-27 Thread Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin
Good afternoon, I teach general ecology at a small liberal arts college. This is a core requirement for the major but many students are on the pre-health track (MD/DO, DVM, PA, RN, NP, PT) and often cannot see the value in learning ecology. I'm trying to incorporate more examples and case stud