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Biodiversity Research Seminar Series

The Biodiversity Research Seminar Series (BRS) is held on Wednesdays at noon in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum auditorium

The BRS series organizers are Diane Srivastava, John Richardson, and Judith Mank. Cookies and coffee are provided in the Biodiversity Research Centre atrium at 11:30am. To update the title/speaker changes, please contact Katie Beall.

Upcoming Events

BRS Kayla King: Microbial protection and rapid evolution in host-pathogen interactions

September 22, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Tseng Lab Title: Microbial protection and rapid evolution in host-pathogen interactions Abstract: Many animal and plant species harbour microbes in their microbiota that suppress pathogen infection. These ‘protective microbes’ can be a significant component of host defence. By experimentally...

BRS Masato Yamamichi: Rapid evolution promotes species coexistence via sexual interactions and temporal fluctuations

September 29, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Germain Lab Title: Rapid evolution promotes species coexistence via sexual interactions and temporal fluctuations Abstract: How does rapid evolution promote species coexistence? Previous studies have focused on resource partitioning and the trade-off between intra- and interspecific...

BRS Sarah Benson-Amram: Does cognition facilitate the adaptation of wildlife to urban environments? A case study of raccoons

October 6, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Richardson Lab Title: Does cognition facilitate the adaptation of wildlife to urban environments? A case study of raccoons Abstract: The ability of animals to perceive, learn about, and respond to the world around them has profound fitness consequences. Advanced cognitive abilities, such as...

BRS Al Uy: On the Origin of Species On Islands: Signal Divergence and Speciation in Solomon Island Flycatchers

October 13, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Irwin Lab Title: On the Origin of Species On Islands: Signal Divergence and Speciation in Solomon Island Flycatchers Abstract: My long-term work in the Solomon Islands takes advantage of a single species of bird with populations on the verge of splitting into several species. Described by...

BRS Jeff Ross-Ibarra: A Tale of Two Teosintes (and the origins of modern maize)

October 20, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Biodiv Postdocs (Julia Kreiner) Title: A Tale of Two Teosintes (and the origins of modern maize) Abstract: In the talk I first discuss the role of adaptive introgression into maize from its wild relative teosinte. I then show how this admixture seems to have played a role in maize adaptation...

BRS Joana Meier: The role of hybridization in adaptive radiation

October 27, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Schluter Lab Title: The role of hybridization in adaptive radiation Abstract: While hybridization is traditionally thought to counteract diversification, it can sometimes facilitate rapid adaptive radiations by instantly generating large genetic variation. I will show evidence for a positive...

BRS Vianey Leos Barajas: Fitting hidden Markov models to ecological time series

November 3, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Wolkovich Lab Title: Fitting hidden Markov models to ecological time series Abstract: Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are an increasingly popular statistical framework for the modeling of ecological time series as they assume that observations are manifestations of an underlying state process...

BRS No seminar this week

November 10, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

BRS Jennifer Gremer: Seeds of change: evolutionary ecology of germination timing in a variable and changing world

November 17, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Williams Lab Title: Seeds of change: evolutionary ecology of germination timing in a variable and changing world Abstract: In variable and changing environments, timing critical life history transitions such as emergence and reproduction with favorable conditions can be difficult and even...

BRS Elena Bennett: Monitoring, modelling, and managing multiple ecosystem services in Canada’s working landscapes

November 24, 2021
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: UBC-O Title: Monitoring, modelling, and managing multiple ecosystem services in Canada’s working landscapes Abstract: The current scale, rate, and intensity of anthropogenic change is unprecedented, and has evoked broad discussion about how these changes will affect the future of the planet...