| Spring Semester 2015 |
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| 17.02.2015 |
Dr. Konstantin Popadin, University of Geneva Medical School |
Inferring the human embryonic selection via genomic data |
| 24.02.2015 |
Prof. Erkki Korpimäki, University of Turku, Finland |
Living in a variable environment: owls, kestrels and the three-year vole cycle
Organiser: Prof. Dr. H. Richner |
| 03.03.2015 |
Prof. Oscar Puebla, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel |
Mutual mate choice and speciation
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 10.03.2015 |
PD Dr Gilberto Pasinelli, Swiss Ornithological Institute |
Implications of studies on small populations for conservation
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 17.03.2015 |
Volz Awards |
Best PhD thesis: Evidence for polygenic adaptation to pathogens in the human genome (Joséphine Daub) |
| 24.03.2015 |
Dr. Tomas Marques, Barcelona |
Great ape genome diversity and population history
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 31.03.2015 |
Prof. Lukas Keller, Universität Zürich |
Quantifying inbreeding depression and the double whammy of measurement uncertainty
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 14.04.2015 |
Dr. Matt McGee, Institute of Ecology and Evolution |
The ecological price of evolutionary innovation
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 21.04.2015 |
Dr. Yves Le Conte, INRA, Avignon, France |
Pheromonal communication in honeybees
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Peter Neumann |
| 28.04.2015 |
Prof. Iain D. Couzin, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Konstanz |
Distributed Sensing and Decision Making in Animal Groups: From Fish Schools to Primate Societies
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Taborsky |
| 05.05.2015 |
Dr Blake Matthews, Eawag, Aquatic Ecology |
Eco-evolutionary dynamics in aquatic ecosystems
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 12.05.2015 |
Prof. Tanja Schwander , Universität Lausanne |
Transitions between reproductive systems in animals
Organiser: Prof. Dr. H. Richner |
| 19.05.2015 |
Prof. Dr. Nikolaj Scharff, Natural History Museum Copenhagen |
How to measure arthropod diversity - spider inventory of a tropical rainforests
Organiser: Prof. Dr. W. Nentwig |
| 26.05.2015 |
Exam |
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| Autumn Semester 2015 |
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| 15.09.2015 |
no seminar |
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| 22.09.2015 |
Dr. Seraina Klopfstein, IEE |
Molecular dating: from mumbo-jumbo to solid science
Organiser: Prof. Dr. W. Nentwig |
| 29.09.2015 |
Prof. Andreas Wanninger, Universität Wien |
Complex or simple? Reconstructing molluscan ancestry using molecular and morphogenetic Evo-Devo analyses
Organiser: Dr. L. Rüber |
| 06.10.2015 |
Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi, University of Lausanne |
Science in the public square: a personal view of the impact of Twitter and blogs
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 13.10.2015 |
Prof. Per Alström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Phylogeny of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea: a tree full of surprises
Organiser: Dr. L. Rüber |
| 20.10.2015 |
Prof. Axel Meyer, Universität Konstanz |
++ Attention ++ Seminar cancelled due to sickness of speaker! Genomics of the adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Taborsky |
| 27.10.2015 |
Prof. Nicolas Perrin, Universität Lausanne |
The evolution of sex determination: a perspective from amphibians
Organiser: Prof. Dr. H. Richner |
| 03.11.2015 |
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gilbert, University of Copenhagen |
Phylogenomics, Population Genomics, Palaeogenomics and De-excinction: balancing on the edge of the genomics revolution
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 10.11.2015 |
Prof. Jun Kitano, National Institute of Genetics, Japan |
Genetic mechanisms of colonization of new niches in sticklebacks
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 17.11.2015 |
Dr. Moritz Muschik, University of Sheffield |
Peak shifts influence on the diversification of Timema stick insects
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 24.11.2015 |
PD Dr. Michael Schaub, Universität Bern / Vogelwarte Sempach |
Immigration in bird populations: estimation, causes and impact
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 01.12.2015 |
Prof. Dr. Heinz Richner, IEE |
Life history evolution
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Taborsky |
| 08.12.2015 |
Prof. Bruno Baur, University of Basel |
Effects of land use changes on the biodiversity of species-rich grasslands
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 15.12.2015 |
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