September 22, 2009
Dr. Mark Vellend, University of British Columbia
Topic: Ecological consequences of genetic diversity
Host: Dr. A. MacDougall
Seminars are held Tuesdays in the Science Complex, room SCIE 2315 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. All interested are welcome to attend.
This seminar has been cancelled.
September 15, 2009
Dr. Robert Holt, University of Florida
Topic: Niche evolution and conservatism: steps towards a unified conceptual framework
Host: Dr. J. Fryxell
Seminars are held Tuesdays in the Science Complex, room SCIE 2315 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. All interested are welcome to attend.
Professor Alastair Fitter, FRS is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Professor of Ecology at the
University of York. His research focusses on the interactions between
roots and mycorrhizal fungi, and the role that these play in carbon
cycling and community structure. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society,
a Past President of the British Ecological Society, a member of NERC
Council and an editor of the journal New Phytologist. (From the IMC09 website.)
Professor Fitter will give a lecture titled: Evolutionary Ecology of Mychorrhizal Fungi, Tuesday April 28th at 1pm in SCIE 3317
March 31st, 3:30pm in SCIE 2315
Dr. Nathan Muchhala
Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Toronto
"Bats, birds, and Burmiestera: the evolution of
specialized pollination systems in the Neotropics "
Host: Dr. Christina Caruso
March 17th, 3:30pm in SCIE 2315
Dr. Georgia Mason
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Guelph
“Jumbo problems: the survivorship, fecundity and population viability of elephants in zoos”
Host: Dr. Rob McLaughlin
March 10th, 3:30pm in SCIE 2315
Dr. Kevin McCann
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph
"The more food webs change, the more they stay the same"
February 24th, 3:30pm in SCIE 2315
Dr. Risa Sargent
Department of Biology, University of Ottawa
"Considering the community: species interactions
and the evolution of floral traits"
Host: Dr. Christina Caruso
February 10th, 3:30pm in SCIE 2315
Dr. Antonis Rokas
Department of Biology, Vanderbilt University
"Harnessing genomics for evolutionary insights"
Host: Graduate Students
January 27th, 3:30pm in SCIE 2315
Dr. Marc Cadotte
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis UCSB
"The community consequences of changes in
phylogenetic diversity”
Host: Dr. Karl Cottenie
January 20th, 3:30pm in SCIE 2315
Dr. Andrew Gonzalez
Department of Biology, McGill University
“Persistence, adaptation and stability in
ecological landscapes”
Host: Dr. Kevin McCann
