The winding path to a PhD in veterinary education

Masters and PhD degrees specific to veterinary education are relatively novel, but the number of students in this area is growing. As two current students, Tierney Kinnison and Sylvain Dernat, explain, those undertaking these degrees have vastly different backgrounds and are researching a variety of topics. By sharing the experiences of those involved, they hope to encourage the next generation of veterinary educators to begin their research careers

WIKISemio : un outil de testing collaboratif de cartes : application au risque de piqûre de tiques

SAGEO 2019. Spatial Analysis and Geomatics, Clermont-Ferrand, FRA, 13-/11/2019 - 15/11/2019International audienceWeb2.0 tools (wiki, forum) have already been used successfully in geographic information systems (GIS) for collaborative editing of geo-referenced contents. On the other hand, no work was performed in collaborative testing of map semiology to date. To compensate for this lack, we propose WIKISemio, a web tool that integrates a WIKI.Les outils du Web2.0 (wiki, forum) ont été déjà utilisés avec succès dans les systèmes d'information géographique (SIG) pour l'édition collaborative de contenus géo-référencés. Par contre, aucun travail ne s'est intéressé au testing collaboratif de la sémiologie des cartes. Pour pallier ce manque, nous proposons WIKISemio, un outil web qui intègre un outil WIKI àun SIG pour permettre l'évaluation collaborative des variables sémiologiques de cartes

Comparative population genomics in animals uncovers the determinants of genetic diversity.

Genetic diversity is the amount of variation observed between DNA sequences from distinct individuals of a given species. This pivotal concept of population genetics has implications for species health, domestication, management and conservation. Levels of genetic diversity seem to vary greatly in natural populations and species, but the determinants of this variation, and particularly the relative influences of species biology and ecology versus population history, are still largely mysterious. Here we show that the diversity of a species is predictable, and is determined in the first place by its ecological strategy. We investigated the genome-wide diversity of 76 non-model animal species by sequencing the transcriptome of two to ten individuals in each species. The distribution of genetic diversity between species revealed no detectable influence of geographic range or invasive status but was accurately predicted by key species traits related to parental investment: long-lived or low-fecundity species with brooding ability were genetically less diverse than short-lived or highly fecund ones. Our analysis demonstrates the influence of long-term life-history strategies on species response to short-term environmental perturbations, a result with immediate implications for conservation policies