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Awards and Honors--
- Jim McKenna was awarded The American Chestnut Foundation’s Volunteer Award at the TACF annual meeting in Pittsburgh. Jim received this award in consideration of all that he has done for TACF above and beyond what might be expected as a result of his position with HTIRC. Congratulations, Jim!!
- Congratulations to four FNR staff who are celebrating their service anniversaries at Purdue this year- Janis Gosewehr (20 years), Karen Schneider (20 years), Jean Clithero (30 years), and Tracey Simmerman (35 years)! Please stop by their offices and thank each for their service to the University and to the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources.
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Publications --
- Dharmarajan, G., J.A. Fike, J.C. Beasley and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Development and characterization of 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:131-133.
- Dharmarajan, G., J.A. Fike, J.C. Beasley and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Development and characterization of 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the raccoon tick (Ixodes texanus). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:296-298.
- Humberg, L. A., T. L. DeVault and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Survival and cause-specific mortality of wild turkeys in northern Indiana. American Midland Naturalist 161:313-322.
- Spetich, M.A., A.E. Kvashnina, Y.D. Nukhimovshya and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. History, goals, administration, value, and long-term data of Russia’s strictly protected scientific nature reserves. Natural Areas Journal 29:71-78.
- Latch, E.K., J.A. Heffelfinger, J.A. Fike, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Species-wide phylogeography of North American mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): cryptic glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization. Molecular Ecology 18:1730-1745.
- Raizman, E.A., G. Dharmarajan, J.C. Beasley, C.C. Wu, R.G. Pogranichniy, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Serological survey for selected infectious diseases in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Indiana, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45:531-536.
- Fike, J.A., T.L. DeVault, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Identification of twenty-four polymorphic microsatellite markers for the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:1183-1185.
- Fike, J.A., J.C. Beasley, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Isolation of twenty-one polymorphic microsatellite markers for Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:1200-1202.
- Fike, J.A., G. Athrey, R. Bowman, P.L. Leberg, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Development of twenty-five polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). Conservation Genetics 10:1021-1023.
- Fike, J.A. and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Characterization of twenty-six polymorphic microsatellite markers for the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and their utility in other squirrel species. Conservation Genetics 10:1545-1548.
In Press--
- Araya-Ajoy Y., Chaves-Campos J., Kalko E.K.V. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) High-pitched notes during vocal contests signal genetic diversity in ocellated antbirds. PLoS ONE (in press).
- Duchamp, J. E., D. W. Sparks, and R. K. Swihart. 2010. Exploring the “nutrient hotspot” hypothesis at bat tree roosts. Journal of Mammalogy.
- Gauthier, M.M., and Jacobs, D.F. 2010. Ecophysiological responses of black walnut (Juglans nigra) to plantation thinning along a vertical canopy gradient. Forest Ecology and Management (In press).
- Morrissey, R.C., Jacobs, D.F., Seifert, J.R., and Kershaw, J.A. 2010. Overstory species composition of naturally regenerated clearcuts in an ecological classification framework. Plant Ecology (In press).
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| Outside Support -- |
- Hook,Tomas,O., $57,599, University of Michigan, “ECOFORE: Forecasting the cause, consequences and potential solutions for Hypoxia in Lake Erie”
- Hook,Tomas,O., $90,701, University of Michigan, “Adaptive Integrative Framework: A new methodology for managing multiple stressors in coastal ecosystems”
- Pijanowski,Bryan,C., Hook,Tomas,O, Chaubey,Indrajeet, $174,208, Dept. of Education, “09/10 GAANN Fellowship Program in Ecology and Environmental Engineering
- Michler,Charles,H., $15,250, North Carolina State University/NSF, “Center for Tree Genetics”
- Hinchey-Malloy,Elizabeth, $2,000, Great Lakes Observing System, “GLOS Ed & Out 2009 Great Lakes Sea Grant Network”
- Woeste,Keith,E., $6,000, Colorado State University/USDA, “Screening of juglans and carya for resistance to the 1000 cankers disease and evaluation of insecticidal controls for use in management”
- Farnsworth,Richard,F., et.al., $110,660, Univ of IL/NOAA, 2006-2010 IL/IN Sea Grant Omnibus”
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| Schedule of events are found at http://www.ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/events.aspx |
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News from October 26, 2009 |
Welcome!
Please join me in welcoming Marlene Mann to FNR. Marlene fills the administrative assistant position recently opened by the retirement of Marty Brown. Marlene brings great credentials and enthusiasm to the position, as well as 22 years of experience in Psychological Sciences. Although she still is settling in, I take it as a promising sign that Marlene has made it through her first Spotting Scope and is still coming to work with a smile on her face! As a point of business, please direct future correspondence associated with Spotting Scope news to Marlene at mmann@purdue.edu. |
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Congratulations --
- Hao Zhang was elected to the membership of the International Statistical Institute (equivalent of Fellow of some professional societies). The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is one of the oldest international scientific associations functioning in the modern world. Its first congresses were convened in 1853, and it was formally established in 1885. The Institute is an autonomous society, which seeks to develop and improve statistical methods and their application through the promotion of international activity and co-operation. Please join me in congratulating Hao on this well-deserved honor!
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Graduate Program News--
- Jessica Henty passed her final exam for her Masters (non-thesis) degree on October 16. Congratulations to Jessica whose major professor is Dr. Rick Meilan.
- Carol Rizkalla successfully defended her dissertation titled Modeling Connectivity for Forest Rodents, on October 19. Carol's major professor is Dr. Rob Swihart.
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Publications --
- Huang, Z., Meilan, R., and Woeste, K.E. 2009. A KNAT3-like homeobox gene from Juglans nigra, JnKNAT3-like, is highly expressed during heartwood formation. Plant Cell Reports DOI 10.1007/s00299-009-0771-6.
- Huang, Z., Tsai ,C.-J., Harding S.A., Meilan, R., and Woeste, K.E. 2009. A cross-species transcriptional profile analysis of heartwood formation in black walnut. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter DOI 10.1007/s11105-009-0144-x.
- Duchamp, J. E., D. W. Sparks, and R. K. Swihart. 2010. Exploring the “nutrient hotspot” hypothesis at bat tree roosts. Journal of Mammalogy. In press.
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