EEB Student Dissertation Defense - Divergence in Gene Expression Plasticity
Anna Redhuis, EEB PhD Student, Wittkopp Lab
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EEB Tuesday Seminar Series - Hetero-chaos in a Community of Ants in Puerto Rico
John Vandermeer, Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of EEB, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
Summary: In Puerto Rico, on a coffee farm, an intransitive triplet of ant species is modified by a specialist predator on one of them to...
EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Behavioral ecology at the ant-plant-herbivore interface: Ant-induced effects on herbivore decisions
Paulo Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)
Foliage represents a major zone of biological interaction in terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, the capacity to make appropriate decisions...
EEB Friday Seminar Series - Ant-fruit/seed interactions in Neotropical ecosystems: Effects on the biology of seeds and seedlings
Paulo Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)
Although most shrub and tree species in tropical environments are primarily vertebrate-dispersed, interactions between ants and fallen...
EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Plant disease dynamics in a warmer world: insights from Plantago and their powdery mildew pathogens
Rachel Penczykowski, Washington University (St. Louis)
Seminar Summary - I will highlight our lab’s current projects which explore the effects of large- and small-scale climate variation on the...
LSA@Play: Makers Series - Monarch Butterflies
College of LSA Student Event
Stop by this Makers Series event and help create a collaborative art installation—a monarch butterfly roost crafted from reclaimed...
EEB Thursday Seminar Series - How does density dependence affect evolutionary rescue, and how does an evolutionary ecologist shift university culture and climate? A tale of two roles
Ruth Hufbauer, Colorado State University
Seminar Summary - I’ll present on two topics. First, I’ll discuss experiments on evolutionary rescue, which is adaptation that enables a...
EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Kirk Lohmueller
The University of California, Los Angeles
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EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Fire, acorns, and kids that won't move out: A natural history of the threatened Florida Scrub Jay
Sahas Barve, Archbold Biological Station
Sahas will discuss the unique biology of Florida Scrub-Jays. He will leverage almost 6 decades of long-term data to understand how we can...
EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Synthesizing plant community responses to global change
Kim Komatsu, UNC Greensboro
Seminar Summary - Many global change factors, such as nitrogen deposition, herbivore losses, and species invasions, are occurring...
EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Dealing with anthropogenic environments: why some species thrive and how we make the best of marginal habitats
Emilie Snell-Rood, University of Minnesota
Seminar Summary - Why do some species thrive in novel, anthropogenic environments, and others do not? How can a basic understanding of...
