| Spring Semester 2016 |
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| 23.02.2016 |
Prof. Stanisllav Gorb, Universität Kiel |
Insect inspired adhesives: Where are we now?
Organiser: Prof. Dr. W. Nentwig |
| 01.03.2016 |
Prof. Robin FA Moritz, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Deutschland |
The Dark Side of the Hive: How to kill a queen and get away with it
Organiser: Prof. Dr. P. Neumann |
| 08.03.2016 |
Dr. Andrew Foote, IEE |
The genomic basis of the formation of killer whale ecotypes
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 15.03.2016 |
Dr. Astrid Böhne, Universität Basel |
Sex determination in teleost fish - endless novelty or limited options
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Taborsky |
| 22.03.2016 |
Prof. Dan Chamberlain, University of Torino |
Alpine Birds - Current Threats and Future Prospects
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 05.04.2016 |
Prof. Michael Hofreiter, Universität Potsdam |
Genomic analyses from highly degraded DNA
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 12.04.2016 |
Prof Dr. Kevin Heng, Exoplanets & Exoclimes Group, Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern |
The Search for Earth 2.0: Exoplanet Science and the Convergence of Astrophysics, Geology and Biology
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 19.04.2016 |
Prof. Eline Lorenzen , University of Copenhagen |
Megafauna extinctions, palaeoenvironments and polar bears
Organiser: Dr. Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas |
| 26.04.2016 |
Prof. Ary Hoffmann, University of Melbourne |
Genetic analysis of the Australian east coast cline of Drosophila melanogaster: an overview
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 03.05.2016 |
Dr. Ayana Martins, University of Campinas, Brasil |
Speciation with gene flow when mate choice relies on phenotype matching of multiple traits
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 10.05.2016 |
Prof. Dr. Luke Harmon, University of Idaho, Dept of Biological Sciences |
All Creatures Great and Small: The Promise and Peril of Megaphylogenies
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Ole Seehausen |
| 17.05.2016 |
Prof. Christiaan Both, University of Groningen |
Habitat selection when the world changes rapidly
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 24.05.2016 |
Prof. David Stephens, University of Minnesota |
Nonhuman conventions: the behavioral ecology of arbitrary action
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Taborsky |
| 31.05.2016 |
Exam |
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| Autumn Semester 2016 |
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| 20.09.2016 |
Dr. Vitor Sousa, IEE |
Reconstructing the species history of humans, chimps and deer mice from genomic data
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 27.09.2016 |
Dr. Sabrina Kumschick, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Towards a global classification of alien taxa according to their impacts
Organiser: Prof. Dr. W. Nentwig |
| 04.10.2016 |
Dr. Kirsty Park, University of Stirling, Scotland |
Use of woodland by bats in anthropogenic landscapes
Organiser: IEE junior staff |
| 11.10.2016 |
Prof. Mike Alfaro, University of California at Los Angeles |
A phylogenetic perspective on spatial diversity and human exploitation of ray-finned fishes
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 18.10.2016 |
Dr. Kirsten Bomblies, John Innes Centre, United Kingdom |
Causes and consequences of evolution in core meiosis genes
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel |
| 25.10.2016 |
Dr. Nicola Nadeau , University of Sheffield |
Genes controlling mimicry in Heliconius butterflies
Organiser: IEE junior staff |
| 01.11.2016 |
Prof. Simone Immler, Uppsala University |
The evolutionary causes and consequences of selection at the gametic level
Organiser: IEE junior staff |
| 08.11.2016 |
Prof. Anna Traveset, Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies, Mallorca |
Mutualistic networks in the Galapagos Islands
Organiser: IEE junior staff |
| 15.11.2016 |
Prof. Nina Wedell, University of Exeter |
Sex, conflict and selfish genes
Organiser: IEE junior staff |
| 22.11.2016 |
Prof. Jan Komdeur, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen |
Implications of adult sex ratio variation for breeding systems and population demography
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Taborsky |
| 29.11.2016 |
Prof. Diego Vazquez, CONICET / University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina / University of Freiburg, Germany |
Ecological consequences of phenological mismatches between pollinators and their floral resources
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 06.12.2016 |
Prof. Emma Teeling, University College Dublin |
Comparative genomics of bats: the secret of extended longevity
Organiser: IEE junior staff |
| 13.12.2016 |
Volz-Preis |
Best MSc thesis: Laura Bruppacher / Best PhD thesis: David Marques |
| 20.12.2016 |
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