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SUMMARY:Dr. Felipe Dargent
DESCRIPTION:Resistance, sociality and sex: assessing the evolution of defence against parasites in the wild.



Dr. Felipe Dargent, McGill University



Friday, April 11th – 3:30PM – CTTC 4440Q



Faculty Host: Mark Forbes



Evolution • Parasitology • Trinidadian guppies 



Through a series of field and laboratory assays I assess the nature and rate of adaptive responses to parasite infection in populations that have evolved under different selective pressures, such as presence or absence of parasites, predation levels and competitive interactions. As a model system I use Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) and their Gyrodactylus spp. ectoparasites. I present evidence that runs counter to mainstream theory, empirically explore alternative explanations and present broader implications of defence evolution for guppy speciation.
LOCATION:4440Q Carleton Technology and Training Centre, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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