Institute of Ecology and Evolution

Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution

Past Speakers 2023

Spring Semester 2023
Date	Speaker	Title
21.02.2023	Dr. Chloé William Schmidt, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)	Effects of environments and human social factors on wildlife evolution in cities Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen
28.02.2023	Dr. Simon Clulow, University of Newcastle	Australias vanishing frogs: addressing global amphibian declines in a changing threat landscape Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. B. Szabo)
07.03.2023	Dr. Ian Ausprey, IEE	Disturbance Sensitivity of Avian Communities in the Alps and Andes: Functional Mechanisms and Conservation Implications Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz
14.03.2023	Prof. Dr. Carsten Rahbek, Center for Macroecology, Evolution, and Climate, University of Copenhagen	Why is Earth so biologically diverse? Mountains hold the answer Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. S. Vignali)
21.03.2023	Prof. Elena Conti, University of Zürich	Comparative genomics elucidates the convergent origins of floral heteromorphism Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel
28.03.2023	Prof. Dr. Karoline Faust, KU Leuven	Lessons from synthetic human gut bacterial communities *ZOOM presentation only* Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. L. Marrec)
04.04.2023	Dr. Junior A. Tremblay, Environment and Climate Change Canada	Spatio-temporal variability of the predicted impacts of climate change on boreal biodiversity Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz
18.04.2023	Dr. Anita Risch, WSL	Loss of aboveground animals in grasslands: Consequences for ecosystem processes and functioning Organiser: Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur
25.04.2023	Prof. Dr. Claudia Bank, IEE	Epistasis and adaptation on fitness landscapes Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel
02.05.2023	Dr. David Diez del Molino, Centre for Palaeogenetics, Stockholm	A palaeogenomic perspective of conservation Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Muschick)
09.05.2023	Dr. Pascale Flury, Basel University	The secret lives of plant-beneficial rhizobacteria: unraveling their ecological versatility Organiser: IEE junior staff (S. Sanders)
16.05.2023	Prof. Marta Manser, Universität Zürich	The multiple dimensions of vocal communication in coordinating collective activities in meerkats Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler
23.05.2023	PD. Daniel Berner, University of Basel	Paradigm shift in statistics and communication: from significance testing to estimation Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Rösti)
30.05.2023	Exam

Autumn Semester 2023
Date	Speaker	Title
19.09.2023	Dr. Ronald Bonett, University of Tulsa	The Causes and Consequences of Life Cycle Evolution in Salamanders Organiser: Prof. Dr. A.-C. Fabre
26.09.2023	Dr. Sonia Cristina, Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA) at the University of Algarve	Satellite Earth Observation: Applications in Coastal Areas using Optical Sensors Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Owuor
03.10.2023	Prof. Janet Buckner, University of Texas, Arlington	Phylogenomics and Diversification of Waterfowl (Anseriformes) Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen
10.10.2023	Dr Dina in't Zandt, Radboud University	The fundamentals of microbial networks: stable systems and impacts of global change Organiser: IEE junior staff (Y. Sun)
17.10.2023	Prof. Andrea Sweigart, University of Georgia	Postzygotic barriers and the origin of species: lessons from Mimulus Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Bank
24.10.2023	Prof. Lukas Keller, University of Zurich	Genetic load in the age of genomics Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier
31.10.2023	Prof. Dr. Xiang-Yi Li Richter , IEE	Microbial Games and Collective Behaviour Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel
07.11.2023	Prof. Dr. Teppo Hiltunen, University of Turku, Finland	Using synthetic microbial communities to study eco-evolutionary dynamics Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. P. Thakur
14.11.2023	Dr. Magnus Nordborg, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology	Local adaptation in Arabidopsis? Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel
21.11.2023	Dr. Katerina Sam, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic	Collapse of ecological networks in the absence of insectivorous predators (?) Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. I. Ausprey)
28.11.2023	Dr. Thomas Lenormand, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE)	Theories for the evolution of sex chromosomes Organiser: IEE junior staff (L. Hablützel)
05.12.2023	Prof. Dr. Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas, Department of Computational Biology, University of Lausanne	A genomic history of the Rapanui and computational challenges in the analysis of ancient DNA data Organiser: IEE junior staff (F. Schlichta)
12.12.2023	Prof. Stefan Lüpold, University of Zürich	Post-mating sexual selection depends on many players Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler
19.12.2023	Exam