Monthly Archives: February 2012

MoleculaR analyses with R:

Posted on 24 Feb, 2012 by Mark Christie

R is a powerful data analysis environment that has a large number of useful features.  Chief among them are: (1) it is open source and freely distributed, meaning you can download and install it on any computer you have access … Continue reading →

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Great post about a Mol Ecol paper

Posted on 8 Feb, 2012 by Tim Vines

Noah Reid over at Nothing in Biology has written a wide ranging and very interesting post about a recent Mol Ecol paper on inbreeding depression in bighorn sheep. I particularly liked this part: “I found this paper fascinating in that … Continue reading →

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Do famous researchers have biased perceptions of peer review?

Posted on 1 Feb, 2012 by Tim Vines

I thought some of you would be interested in this: http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2012/02/01/the-famous-grouse-do-prominent-scientists-have-biased-perceptions-of-peer-review/…

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