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Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall/Winter 2016-17

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall/Winter 2016-17

Seminars take place in CTTC 4440Q at 3:30 p.m.  unless otherwise noted

DateSpeakerTitleHost LabLocation
08/09/2016Dr. Ingo SchluppEcology and evolution of the Amazon molly: a fish with no sexGodinNesbitt 206
09/09/2016Dr. John DwyerLearning ecological lessons in human-modified landscapesBennettUC 282
12/09/2016Dr. David InouyeThe effects of global and regional climate change on phenology of wildflowers and animals in the Colorado Rocky MountainsGorelickNesbitt 206
23/09/2016Dr. David PhilippThe many impacts of angling for nesting bassCookeUC 282
30/09/2016VariousPanel Discussion: How to land a faculty positionBennett, Bertram4440Q CTTC
07/10/2016Jenny McCuneThe role of the landscape and its history in plant community dynamicsBennett4440Q CTTC
18/10/2016Dr. Richard SchusterCross-boundary Planning for Resilience and Restoration of Endangered EcosystemsBennett4440Q CTTC
28/10/2016FALL BREAKNo Seminar This Week
04/11/2016
11/11/2016Sebastian SeiboldBiodiversity in dead wood – effects of forest management and prospects for conservation in EuropeFahrig4440Q CTTC
25/11/2016Hamad NajafabadiDecoding the programs that govern mRNA stabilityGolshani4440Q CTTC
02/12/2016Dr. Mike DonaldsonScience communication: strategies to effectively reach the intended audienceCooke4440Q CTTC
6/12/2016 at 1 p.m.Dr. Fran TylerSexual selection driving speciation and cryptic selection on traits; examples from Gryllus and DrosophilaBertram4440Q CTTC
06/01/2017
13/01/2017Raine KortetAquatic & behavioural ecologyBertram4440Q CTTC
27/01/2017Dr. Stacey RobinsonNeonicotinoids and their effects on non-target organismsForbes4440Q CTTC
03/02/2017
10/02/2017CANCELLED

Marie-Claude Audet

Wong4440Q CTTC
24/02/2017WINTER BREAKNo Seminar This Week
02/03/2017

Thursday

10:00 a.m.

Jacqueline MonaghanMolecular mechanisms regulating immune signaling in plantsRowland 4440Q CTTC
10/03/2017Steve WhyardSilence of the genes – developing species-specific pest control using RNA interference technologiesForbes 4440Q CTTC
14/03/2017

Tuesday

Mark VellendClimate change and the influence of biotic interactions on range limitsBennett 4440Q CTTC
17/03/2017Joanne WebsterCarmody Lecture: Epidemiology and evolution of zoonotic schistosomiasis in a changing worldBiology Dept.
24/03/2017Zhongmin DongMcCully Lecture: Why do legume nodules evolve hydrogen gas?Hepworth4440Q CTTC
31/03/2017Scott Wilson, Adjunt seminarDrivers of population change throughout the annual cycle in Neotropical migratory birdsBennett, Fahrig 4440Q CTTC
07/04/2017Andrew HendryEco-evolutionary dynamicsCooke/Simons 4440Q CTTC
12/04/2017

Wednesday

Troy McMullinLichenizing with Dr. Troy McMullin

Adjunct Application Seminar

4440Q CTTC
21/04/2017Gregory MitchellDeterminants and consequences of migratory departure decisions for songbirds with respect to wind conditions aloft

Adjunct Application Seminar

 Bennett 4440Q CTTC
24/04/2017Tom GloverExperimentally Defining Mechanisms and Risk Factors for Mammalian CNVs4440Q CTTC
05/05/2017Julian EvansGroup behaviours and social information use in birds Sherratt4440Q CTTC
12/05/2017 Adam SmithTracking non-linear temporal patterns in bird populations with Bayesian hierarchical models Cooke4440Q CTTC
19/05/2017Jason O’BrienMolecular Ecotoxicology at Environment and Climate Change Canada: Protecting Wildlife (and their Genomes) from the Effects of Environmental Pollutants Willmore4440Q CTTC
23/05/2017Nicholas LapointeAquatic conservation – threats and solutions Cooke4440Q CTTC
25/05/2017Megan BaileyEffective fisheries management through seafood traceability4440Q CTTC
02/06/2017Mike Mesterton-GibbonsDefence and Rearguard Action: Models of Behaviours Observed in a Cichlid and a Parasitoid WaspSherratt4440Q CTTC
16/06/2017Bahram SamanfarSoybean applied genomics with a Western Canada perspectiveGolshani4440Q CTTC
13/07/2017Jomar RabajanteParameter Range of Red Queen Cycles in Multi-Host and Multi-Parasite CoevolutionForbes4440Q CTTC
19/07/2017Claudia BankFitness landscapes and the predictability of evolutionWong4440Q CTTC