EEB Seminar Series – Fall 2019
- All seminars are held on Mondays at 4 pm in Rudder Tower 410 unless otherwise noted.
- Refreshments served before start.
August 26 **
EEB Faculty Meeting ** Rudder Tower 510
September 9 **
How the chicken crossed the world and other stories from comparative genomics of birds
Presenter: Giri Athrey, Texas A&M University
Host: Co-hosted with G2
** Note location: Rudder Tower, Room 510
September 16
Postdoc Talks
Presenter: Daisy Fu, Department of Entomology
Title: Endosymbionts drive the genetic integration of insect populations
Presenter: Carl Hjelmen, Department of Biology
Title: How much DNA does it take to be a fly and what happens to the extra?
September 23
Genetic diversity of Anopheles stephensi in East Ethiopia: Tracking the introduction of a South Asian malaria vector in Africa
Presenter: Tamar Carter, Baylor University
Host: Jessica Light
September 30
Insights into the hidden players influencing community structure and ecosystem functions: plant genetic diversity and soil microbial communities
Presenter: Kerri Crawford, University of Houston
Host: Micky Eubanks
October 7
The landscape of sex-differential gene expression in Drosophila
Presenter: Rita Graze, Auburn University
Host: Aaron Tarone and ESSM
October 8 ** Note location and date
Science is for everyone: Making the biggest impact with your science communication
Presenter: Sarah McAnulty
Co-host: ESSM
**Location: HFSB 104
October 14
The Living Stream: A functional approach
Presenter: Rich Merritt, Michigan State University
Host: Jeff Tomberlin
October 21
Exploring the ecology of a plant that eavesdrops on its specialist herbivore
Presenter: Eric Yip, Penn State University
Host: Anjel Helms
October 28
**THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED**
Mosaics, megabases, and matryoshki: a leaf-to-landscape perspective on the symbiotic renaissance
Presenter: Betsy Arnold, University of Arizona
Host: Spencer Behmer
November 4
Putting the biogeography of vascular plants on the global map
Presenter: Barnabas Daru, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Host: Michelle Lawing
Abstract
November 11
Interactions, Stability and the Emergence of Biological Properties: Reflections on Work in Several Systems
Presenter: Paco Moore, University of Akron
Host: Michelle Lawing and ESSM
November 18
No seminar, ENTO conference
November 25
Co-estimation of Phylogeny, Divergence Time, and Macroevolutionary Parameters In Formicidae
Presenter: April Wright, Southeastern Louisiana University
Host: David Bapst
December 2
Grad Student Talks
Presenter: Mackenzie Kjeldgaard
Title: A tale of two (or more) formulas: Inconsistent trophic position estimates from stable isotope data
Presenter: Gaston Jofre
Title: Patterns of genomic introgression across clinal hybrid zones