| Spring Semester 2021 |
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| 23.02.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Tamas Szekely, University of Bath |
Breeding systems and sex ratios: was Darwin right?
Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler |
| 02.03.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Matthias Rillig, Freie Universität Berlin |
Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Thakur |
| 09.03.2021 |
Prof. Chung-I Wu , Sun Yat-sen University |
A theoretical exploration of the origin and early evolution of a pandemic
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. J. Li) |
| 16.03.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg |
On recovery and thresholds - how synthesis efforts can foster our understanding of ecological stability
Organiser: IEE junior staff (G. Martinez de Leon) |
| 23.03.2021 |
Dr. Claudio Quilodrán, University of Oxford |
Eco-evolutionary models shed light on the impact of hybridization on biodiversity
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 30.03.2021 |
Dr. Xiang-Yi Li, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel |
Some applications of evolutionary game theory in understanding biological interactions
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 13.04.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Anna-Liisa Laine, Universität Zürich |
Human impact on disease dynamics in natural ecosystems
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel |
| 20.04.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Johanna Mappes, University of Jyväskylä |
150 years after Alfred Russel Wallace: Is there still something new we can learn about natural selection when studying the colours of animals?
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. B. Szabo) |
| 27.04.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Andrew Hendry, McGill University, Montreal |
Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics In The Wild
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Rösti) |
| 04.05.2021 |
Dr. James Pearce-Higgins, University of Cambridge and British Trust of Ornithology |
How does climate change affect upland birds and implications for conservation responses
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 11.05.2021 |
Prof. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, University of Cape Town |
Unravelling the Biology of Early Birds
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 18.05.2021 |
Dr. Robert Mcdonald, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington |
The promise and pitfalls of using nature to help cities adapt
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 25.05.2021 |
Prof. Sara Mitri, University of Lausanne |
The ecology and evolution of a four-species bacterial ecosystem
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Bank |
| 01.06.2021 |
Exam |
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| Autumn Semester 2021 |
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| 21.09.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Olivier Duriez, Université de Montpellier |
Foraging ecology and conservation of griffon vultures ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 28.09.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hansen, University of Oslo |
Evolvability: A quantitative-genetics perspective ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. R. Matthey-Doret) |
| 05.10.2021 |
Dr. Jacopo Grilli, International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Trieste, Italy) |
What is typical in microbial communities? ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. L. Marrec) |
| 12.10.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Pilar Junier / Dr. Saskia Bindschedler, University of Neuchâtel |
Bacterial-fungal interactions: from fundamental biology to applications
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Thakur |
| 19.10.2021 |
Prof. Dr. Nichola Raihani, UCL Department of Experimental Psychology |
The Social Instinct ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler |
| 26.10.2021 |
Dr. Felicity Jones, Max Planck Institute |
The importance of the non-coding genome in adaptive evolution ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Rösti) |
| 02.11.2021 |
Prof. Melanie Blokesch, EPFL |
Pathoecology and evolution of Vibrio cholerae
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 09.11.2021 |
Associate Prof. Bastiaan Star, Natural History Museum / University of Oslo |
Investigating human impacts in the marine environment using ancient DNA ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Muschick) |
| 16.11.2021 |
Dr. Nicolas Bierne, L'Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier |
A few insights acquired on the biology, ecology and evolution of a marine transmissible cancer, a microparasite with a mussel genome
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Bank |
| 23.11.2021 |
Prof. Cleo Bertelsmeier, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne |
Globalization and the spread of invasive species
Organiser: IEE junior staff (D. Slodowicz) |
| 30.11.2021 |
Dr. Pooja Singh, University of Calgary and IEE, Division Aquatic Ecology & Evolution |
Towards understanding the genetic basis of convergent evolution
and why it matters
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 07.12.2021 |
Assoc Prof Joah Madden, University of Exeter |
How does an individual's spatial ability relate to their movement ecology in pheasants ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. B. Szabo) |
| 14.12.2021 |
Prof. Cameron Ghalambor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) |
Ecological and evolutionary causes of species distributions: How important are trade-offs ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel |
| 21.12.2021 |
Exam |
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