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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:EEB Museums Friday Seminar: Historical ecology of Neotropical freshwater fishes
DESCRIPTION:This talk will provide a synoptic overview of a new book project now being prepared by the community of Neotropical ichthyologists entitled Historical Ecology of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes. The humid Neotropics is home to the greatest concentration of biodiversity on Earth for many groups of organisms\, including continental (or freshwater) fishes. The full dimensions of Neotropical freshwater fish (NFF) diversity have only come to be appreciated in recent years. As of this writing we have described about 6\,088 NFF species\, in 854 genera\, 95 families and 39 orders. From torrential headwaters cascading off the Andean cordilleras and upland cratonic shields\, to the murky waters of large lowland river channels\, floodplains and swamps\, NFFs thrive in astonishing abundance and diversity. NFFs in fact represent the most species-rich – and species-dense – continental fauna on Earth. Recent years have also seen rapid increase in our knowledge of the phylogenetic and ecological dimensions of NFF diversity\, and the adoption of many innovative methods to study and understand the historical ecology of this singular fauna. NFF species inhabit a broad range of aquatic habitats\, ecoregions and climate zones\, displaying a bewildering array of organismal phenotypes that potentially confer functional advantages. Many NFFs possess ecophysiological and behavioral traits and tolerances that promote co-existence in species-rich local assemblages\, some of which may also enhance evolutionary diversification. Other specialized phenotypes of sexual communication systems\, including sensory cues and courtship displays\, inhibit species from hybridizing and therefore promote higher species richness of local assemblages. The goals of this book are to synthesize current information on the historical ecology of NFF taxa\, and to document the phylogenetic history of the many distinctive ecophysiological phenotypes of these fishes adapted to diverse habitat\, dietary and other life-history specializations.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/71087
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,Biology,Biosciences,Bsbsigns,Earth Day At 50
LOCATION:Research Museums Center - 1006
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DTSTAMP:20200120T162340
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200131T143000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:CSAS Graduate Interdisciplinary Roundtable on South Asia | Writing South Asian History: Power\, Representation and Subjectivity
DESCRIPTION:CSAS Graduate Interdisciplinary Roundtable on South Asia\nWriting South Asian History: Power\, Representation and Subjectivity  \n\nFriday\, January 31\, 2:30pm-4:00pm\nWeiser Hall\, 10th Floor\n\nChair and moderator: Leela Fernandes\nDirector\, Center for South Asian Studies\, U-M International Institute\n\nArighna Gupta\, History Department: Digitization and Open-Access: Post-coloniality and the politics of archives\nSwarnim Khare\, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures: Begunaah Qaidi by Abdul Wahid Sheikh - The Practice of Reading and Translating an Indian Prison Narrative \nShourjendra Mukherjee\, History Department:  Magneto: A Universal Jew and ‘Third World’ from Margin\n\n4:30pm-6:00pm\nKeynote Address\nThinking About Politics in South Asian Studies\nJohn Harriss\, Professor Emeritus of International Studies\, Simon Fraser University  \n\nKeynote Address by John Harriss\, Professor Emeritus of International Studies\, Simon Fraser University\n\nThinking About Politics in South Asian Studies\n \nIn this talk Professor Harriss will reflect on the ways in which patterns of political mobilization and participation in India over the period since Independence have been understood\, drawing on the work of historians and anthropologists\, as well of political scientists. How has democracy worked in practice in a context in which\, as Barrington Moore argued\, there had been no ‘bourgeois revolution’? Is India still to be understood as a ‘patronage democracy’? Has the significance of ideological cleavages emphatically replaced that of social cleavages? Is Indian politics best understood through specifically Indian concepts? He will consider these and other questions about knowledge of Indian politics.\n\nJohn Harriss\, now Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University\, Vancouver\, and formerly of the the London School of Economics\, began studies of South Asia after driving overland from England to India in 1969. His research has ranged widely from work on agrarian change and labour studies to recent work on business and politics. He is the author (with Stuart Corbridge) of \"Reinventing India\,\" among other books.\n\nIf you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event\, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/65329
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Asia
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 | 10th Floor Event Space
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DTSTAMP:20200127T085222
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20200131T150000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ConEco Seminar: Understanding the Potential of Wild Populations to Adapt to Climate Change: Lessons from Color Molting Mammals
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the School for Environment and Sustainability's Conservation Ecology Seminar Series. Questions can be directed to Karen Alofs (kmalofs@umich.edu).
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/72010
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Science,Free,Ecology,early career scientists,conservation,climate
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - 1040
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