EEB Seminar Series – Spring 2024
November 2023: This is a tentative schedule. Presenters, places, dates and times are subject to change.
All seminars will be held in HFSB 104 on Monday at 4 pm Central Time (U.S. and Canada) unless noted otherwise***. For questions, email EEB Program Coordinator Heather Baldi.
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| Date | Speaker, Seminar Title/Topic, Host | |
| jan 22 |  |
CANCELLED Spring 2024 General Meeting Host: EEB Executive Committee |
| jan 29 |  |
Amy Dapper Mississippi State University Title: Integrating theory and data to understand the evolution of meiotic recombination rates Hosts: Noah Lemke (ENTO) and Jeff Tomberlin (ENTO) |
| feb 5 |  |
Al Uy University of Rochester Title: On the Origin of Species on Islands: Genomic and behavioral studies of diversification in South Pacific birds Host: Kira Delmore (BIOL) |
| feb 12 |  |
Butch Brodie University of Virginia Title: Poisonous newts and the snakes that eat them: Meandering across a coevolutionary landscape Hosts: Griffin Nicholson (EEB) and Lee Fitzgerald (ECCB) |
| feb 19 |  |
Teague O’Mara Southeastern Louisiana University Title: Energy Landscapes: Connecting continents and driving decisions Hosts: Amanda Adams (Bat Conservation Intl); Cara Webster (BIOL); Michael Smotherman (BIOL) |
| feb 26 |  |
Jaime Zúñiga-Vega Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Title: Superfetation and matrotrophy in viviparous fishes: ecological correlates and tests of adaptive hypotheses Hosts: Breann Richey (EEB) and Michelle Lawing (ECCB) |
| mar 4 |  |
Sarah Fitzpatrick Michigan State University Title: Harnessing genetic rescue for conservation of small populations Host: Rachel Moran (BIOL) |
| mar 11 |  |
No Seminar – Spring Break (3/11 – 3/15) |
| mar 18 |  |
No Seminar |
| mar 25 |  |
Patricia Brennan Mount Holyoke College Title: The neglected biology of female genitalia Hosts: Ruby Mustill (EEB) and Courtney Fitzpatrick (BIOL) |
| apr 1 |  |
Sheila Kitchen Texas A&M University at Galveston, MARB Title: Evolving together: Genomic insights from recent and deep-time symbioses Host: Marie Strader (BIOL) |
| apr 8 |  |
No Seminar – Solar Eclipse! |
| apr 15 |  |
EEB Graduate Student Seminar: Josh Lerner Texas A&M University, EEB Title: Patterns, trade-offs, and rules guiding ecosystem organization and resilience Host: Rusty Feagin (ECCB) |
| apr 15 |  |
EEB Graduate Student Seminar: Hayden Roberts Texas A&M University, ECCB Title: The Carpiodes Conundrum: Molecular, morphological, and spatial patterns of a potentially undescribed catostomid, the Llano River carpsucker Host: Josh Perkin (ECCB) |
| apr 22 |  |
Katy Gonder Texas A&M University, ECCB Title: Chimp genomics, wild meat markets, and forest biomonitoring in Central Africa Host: EEB |
