All seminars take place at 4:00 p.m. on Friday unless otherwise noted. OEB seminars are held in MOR2 222.
Refreshments precede seminars at 3:45 p.m.
Each seminar is followed by an opportunity for further refreshments and continued conversation.
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Feb 1 |
Of songs and trees: Behavioral diversification in avian radiations Elizabeth Derryberry, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University Host: Dana Moseley |
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Feb 8 |
CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM--Ecotypic variation in common ragweed response to climate change - something to sneeze about? Kristina Stinson, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst Host: Andrew Whiteley |
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Feb 22 |
From individuals, to populations, to communities: When does personality matter? Jonathan Pruitt, Department of Biology, University of Pittsburgh Host: Beth Jakob |
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Mar 1 |
Foraging ecology of apex predatory sharks Neil Hammerschlag, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami Host: Duncan Irschick |
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Mar 8 |
The role of development in morphologic evolution: Evidence from the genetics, development and morphology of mammalian limbs Karen Sears, Department of Animal Biology, University of illinois Host: Betsy Dumont |
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Mar 29 |
A sea change in seabird research: How emerging geospatial technologies are radically changing the study of spatial ecology in the Antarctic Heather Lynch, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University Host: Krzysztof Sakrejda |
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Apr 3 |
SINAUER ASSOCIATES LECTURE Eric Nestler, Neuroscience Department, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Location : TBD |
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Apr 5 |
Ecological validity and the comparative evolution of cognition Ron Hoy, Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Cornell University Host: Sheila Patek |
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Apr 12 |
Ecology & conservation of North Pacific albatrosses Paul Sievert, Department of Environmental Conservation & OEB, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Apr 19 |
Time to step up! Defending basic science and your science in particular Patricia Brennan, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Apr 26 |
Conservation genomics of the endangered Channel Islands Fox: Harnessing the power of next-generation sequencing to improve biodiversity conservation Chris Funk, Department of Biology, Colorado State University Host: Andrew Whiteley |