Monthly Archives: November 2011

Quote/Thought of the day

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

“Under conditions of random genetic drift and gene flow, what happens in a few generations may determine the general spatial pattern of gene frequencies for the next few hundred generations. Therefore, an environmental factor which is geographically variable within a … Continue reading →

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Better to be on the leading edge

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

Speaking of demography, this is an interesting study by Claudia Moreau and colleagues at the Université de Montréal and the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Science Daily has a nice summary of the paper, as well. The researchers were able … Continue reading →

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Google Reader Rant

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

For the past several years I have used Google Reader as my go-to source for sifting through information on the web. I am subscribed to several dozen RSS feeds covering my various interests, largely scientific journals, baseball, food and politics. … Continue reading →

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Onward and upward: Demography and human population size

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

As you have likely heard, sometime over the past week the world’s estimated population crossed the 7 billion mark. This follows less than 15 years after passing the 6 billion mark, and means the world’s population has doubled over a … Continue reading →

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