The Ecology and Evolution group in the Department of Biological Sciences sponsors a seminar series featuring current
topics in Ecology and Evolutionary biology.
The Ecology and Evolution seminars are presented Wednesdays at 4 pm in 169 Crawford Hall.
If you wish to meet with the Speaker, contact Tiffany Knight. Interested parties can forward information to
the Ecology and Evolution group by email. Due to its high information content, you may wish to view this page at its maximal width.
| 26 September |
Dr. Zhe-Xi Luo |
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Early evolution of mammalian cranial and dental features
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| 3 October |
No seminar |
No seminar due to the Ecoforum lecture by Dr. Phyllis Coley
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| 10 October |
Dr. James Fetzner, Jr. |
Carnegie Museum of Natural Historyy
Phylogeographic Analysis and the Conservation of North American Crayfishes: Examples from the genus Orconectes.
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| 17 October |
Dr. Amy Faivre |
Ohio State University
Quinine, Ipecac, and Bedstraw: Form, Function, and Ontogeny of Heterostyly.
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| 24 October |
Dr. Peter Van Zandt |
University of Toronto
The ecological and evolutionary responses of Iris hexagona to salinity stress
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| 31 October |
Dr. Katriona Shea |
Pennsylvania State University
Theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding invasion by Carduus thistles
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| 7 November |
No Seminar |
No seminar due to Ecoforum lecture by Dr. Stephen Nowicki
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| 14 November |
Dr. Charles Mitchell |
Cornell University
Global change and plant disease: implications for ecosystem processes
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| 28 November |
Julia Butzler |
University of Pittsburgh
Title to be announced
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| 5 December |
No Seminar |
No seminar due to Ecoforum lecture by Dr. Dolph Schluter
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| 12 December |
Phil Brautigam |
University of Pittsburgh
Title to be announced
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| 9 January |
Susan Kalisz |
University of Pittsburgh
Floral shape shifting and the evolution of plant mating systems
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| 16 January |
John Soluri |
Carnegie Mellon University
Mass markets, Biodiversity, and Banana Breeding Programs
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| 23 January |
Cathy Pfister |
University of Chicago
Variation among individuals in natural populations: Patterns, mechanisms and models
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| 30 January |
Valerie Oke |
University of Pittsburgh
New digs and life changes: S. meliloti bacteria inside plant roots
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| 13 February |
Priyanga Amarasekare |
University of Chicago
Spatial dynamics of genetic and ecological diversity
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| 20 February |
Daniel Bunker |
University of Pittsburgh
Title to be announced
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| 27 February |
Dave Kubien |
University of Toronto
C4 photosynthesis at low temperatures: insights from transgenic plants
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| 13 March |
Nancy Schoeppner |
University of Pittsburgh
Title to be announced
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| 20 March |
Janette Steets |
University of Pittsburgh
The influence of vegetative herbivory on the mating system of Impatiens capensis
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| 27 March |
John Paul |
University of Pittsburgh
Title to be announced
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| 10 April |
Tony Baumert |
University of Pittsburgh
Title to be announced
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| 17 April |
Rich Kobe |
Michigan State University
Title to be announced
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