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View some of the previous events hosted in the last year by the BRC.

CANCELED BRS: Nadia Singh "Phenotypic Plasticity in Recombination in Drosophila"

January 15, 2020
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Today's seminar has been canceled due to weather. host: Judith Mank, cookies: Lydia F and Kaleigh D Abstract: Meiotic recombination rate is phenotypic plastic, varying in response to a number of environmental stimuli. Recombination seems particularly plastic in response to stressors, including...

BLISS

January 10, 2020
2212 Main Mall
room 224
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Fridays, 16:00 to 17:00, Biodiversity Research Centre, Room 224. Featuring research by grad students, postdocs, faculty, visitors and emeritus faculty interested in biodiversity research. Click here for more information or contact Andrea Thomaz (last name @ biodiversity.ubc.ca) to sign up. schedule...

BRS: Steve Franks "Evolutionary shifts in plant populations in response to climatic changes"

January 8, 2020
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Amy Angert, cookies: Libby N and Rashika R Abstract: To what extent do climatic changes cause evolutionary responses in natural populations? This seminar presents research addressing this question using quantitative genetics, genomics, and the resurrection approach of comparing ancestors and...

EDG

December 13, 2019
2212 Main Mall
room 224
Vancouver, BC
Canada

for complete schedule please check EDG website ( https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/edg/ )

BRS: Jonah Piovia-Scott "Understanding variation in the effects of predators and pathogens on ecological communities"

December 11, 2019
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: John Richardson, cookies provided by Laura P. and Amelia H. abstract: Predators and pathogens can have dramatic effects on the diversity and abundance of lower trophic levels. Here, I present results from ongoing research on such top-down effects in two different study systems. First, I...

BLISS

December 6, 2019
2212 Main Mall
room 224
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Fridays, 16:00 to 17:00, Biodiversity Research Centre, Room 224. Featuring research by grad students, postdocs, faculty, visitors and emeritus faculty interested in biodiversity research. Click here for more information or contact Andrea Thomaz (last name @ biodiversity.ubc.ca) to sign up. schedule...

EDG

December 6, 2019
2212 Main Mall
room 224
Vancouver, BC
Canada

for complete schedule please check EDG website ( https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/edg/ )

BRS: Carl Boettiger "From Oceans to Fields: Socio-ecological Decision Making for the 21st Century"

December 4, 2019
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

host: Claire Kremen, cookies provided by Chelsea G, Megan S. and Mia W.. abstract: Dealing with extreme uncertainty is a hallmark of decision making of many conservation and ecological management problems. Ecosystems and societies are complex and their behavior often defies prediction by...

BDG

December 2, 2019
2212 Main Mall
room 225
Vancouver, BC
Canada

The Biodiversity Discussion Group Meets mondays at noon in room 225 Biodiv. BDG is a friendly group that meets to discuss papers. For our first meeting we will have a group brainstorming session to set the schedule for this fall. Please check the schedule here: https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bdg/...

BLISS

November 29, 2019
2212 Main Mall
room 224
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Fridays, 16:00 to 17:00, Biodiversity Research Centre, Room 224. Featuring research by grad students, postdocs, faculty, visitors and emeritus faculty interested in biodiversity research. Click here for more information or contact Andrea Thomaz (last name @ biodiversity.ubc.ca) to sign up. schedule...