Max Farrell
Ecology, evolution, infectious diseases & biodiversity // @eebtoronto fellow with @nmideo // former postdoc at @UGAEcology // PhD @biomcgill //
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Phylogenetically conserved host traits and local abiotic conditions jointly drive the geography of parasite intensity
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Experimental evolution makes microbes more cooperative with their local host genotype
Many legumes have a host-symbiote relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, or rhizobia, that provides a benefit to both the plant and the microbe. Batstone et al. experimentally evolved the association between five legume accessions and different...
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Nature journals announce first open-access agreement
The arrangement will allow some researchers in Germany to publish openly — but critics say it comes with a high price.
Statistical Ecology: What is it?
Join us for another seminar in the Environment Seminar Series. "Statistical Ecology: What is it?"
UBC Biodiversity Solutions Cluster Hiring Initiative | Biodiversity Research Centre
Advancing UBC’s capacity in interdisciplinary, policy-oriented biodiversity and conservation research. UBC’s Biodiversity Solutions cluster hiring initiative builds on the university’s position as a global leader in ecological and environmental...
Bayesian meta-analysis in brms-II | A. Solomon Kurz
Preamble In Section 14.3 of my (2020a) translation of the first edition of McElreath’s (2015) Statistical rethinking, I included a bonus section covering Bayesian meta-analysis. For my (2020b) translation of the second edition of the text...
Georgina Mace (1953–2020)
Pioneer of biodiversity accounting who overhauled the Red List of threatened species.
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Initiative pushes to make journal abstracts free to read in one place
Publishers agree to make journal summaries open and searchable in single repository.
Comparative host-coronavirus protein interaction networks reveal pan-viral disease mechanisms
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease-2019) pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is a significant threat to public health and the global economy. SARS-CoV-2 is closely related to the more lethal but less transmissible coronaviruses SARS-CoV-1...
Covid-19 Live Updates: Johnson & Johnson Halts Its Vaccine Trial
The pharmaceutical company paused the late-stage clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine because of a sick volunteer.
Princeton to Pay Nearly $1.2 Million to Female Professors to Address Inequity
A U.S. Department of Labor review of staff wages from 2012 to 2014 found disparities between male and female professors.
Assistant Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
Assistant Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions
As a result of identity prejudice, certain individuals are more vulnerable to conflict and violence when they are in the field. It is paramount that all fieldworkers be informed of the risks some colleagues may face, so that they can define best...