SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
SPEAKERS FOR FALL 2009
All Seminars will be held on Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the Morison Seminar Room, A106 Corson Hall (unless indicated otherwise)
Seminar Date |
Name/Affiliation/Topic |
Host |
08/25/09 |
Mr. Jason P. Andras, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (Doctoral Dissertation) Title: Seascape Genetics: The Comparative Biogeography of a Caribbean Coral and its Algal Symbiont |
Harvell |
08/31/09 |
Ms. Rebecca J. Dore, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (Doctoral Dissertation) Title: Theoretical Approaches to Predator-prey Interactions: From Algae to Right Whales |
Zamudio |
09/14/09 |
Dr. Marjorie D. Matocq, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Title: Evolutionary Diversification of the Genus Neotoma: The Roles of Ecology, Behavior, and Morphology at Species Boundaries |
Zamudio |
09/21/09 |
Dr. Jayne Belnap, Southwest Biological Science Center, Moab, Utah Title: Perhaps Beauty is Only Skin Deep: The Role of Biological Soil Crust in Dryland Regions |
Sparks |
09/28/09 |
Dr. Christine L. Goodale, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University Title: Nitrogen Retention and Carbon Sequestration: Intersections of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles in Temperate Forests |
Hairston |
10/05/09 |
Mr. David M. Baker, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (Doctoral Dissertation) Title: Coral Isotopes Through Space and Time: Anthropogenic Nitrogen in Coastal Seas |
Harvell/Sparks |
10/06/09 Special Day Tuesday 12:30 p.m. |
Ms. Megan E. O’Rourke, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (Doctoral Dissertation) Title: Linking Habitat Diversity with Spatial Population Dynamics for Agricultural Pest Management |
Power |
10/12/09 |
NO SEMINAR – Fall Break | |
10/19/09 |
Dr. William F. Morris, Biology Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Title: Range Limits of Tundra Plants in a Changing Climate |
Geber |
10/26/09 |
Dr. Jeffrey Podos, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Title: Galapagos Finches and the Unfinished Business of Charles Darwin Co-sponsored by the Lab of Ornithology |
DeLeon |
11/02/09 |
Dr. John A. Bunge, Department of Statistical Science, Cornell University |
Agrawal |
11/09/09 |
Dr. Regis Ferrière, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Title: LIfe History Evolution and Ecosystem Dynamics, in Theory and in Reality |
Flecker |
11/16/09 |
Dr. Andrew Gonzalez, Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Title: Adaptation and Stability in Changing Environments |
Hairston |
11/23/09 |
Dr. Paul V. A. Fine, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California Title: Habitat Specializations, Herbivores and the Diversity of Amazonian Trees |
Stastny/Agrawal |
11/30/09 |
Dr. Ruth DeFries, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University Title: Science Meets Policy: Emerging Markets for Tropical Forest Carbon |
Goodale |
12/07/09 |
NO SEMINAR - Study Period | |
12/10/09 |
Ms. Sarah R. Stockwell, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (Doctoral Dissertation) Title: TBA |
Clark |
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Last updated 11/06/09