Date |
Discussion leader |
Topic |
Key Paper |
Background |
Thurs Jan. 31 |
Will Cornwell |
Adaptive evolution in an ecological context
|
Ackerly, D. 2003.
|
Thurs Feb. 7 |
Dilara Ally |
Evolution and climate change
|
Gienapp et al 2008
|
Thurs Feb. 14 |
Jake Goheen |
Cheetahs in Kansas? Really? |
Donlan et al Nature |
Caro in TREE
Donlan et al 2006 Am Nat
Janzen and Martin 1982 Science |
Thurs. Feb. 21 |
Travis Ingram |
Evolution and Trophic Interactions |
Yoshida et al 2007 |
Thurs. Feb 28 |
Jon Shurin |
The Biodiversity Paradox |
Clark et al 2007
| Chesson and Rees's response Clark's rejoinder Clark 2004 (original model) |
Thurs. March 6 |
Katrina Dlugosch |
Genetic diversity and invasions |
Crutsinger et al 2008 |
Thurs. March 13 |
Mark Vellend |
A general theory of ecology |
Scheiner and Willig 2008 |
Thurs. March 20 |
Jordan Rosenfeld |
How do different sized animals use space? |
Haskell et al. 2002 |
Jetz et al Pazzua et al Sherwood et al |
Thurs. March 27 |
Brent Gurd |
Maximizing biodiversity per dollar |
Underwood et al. 2008 |
Thurs. April 3 |
Anne Bjorkman |
Future battlegrounds for conservation |
Lee and Jetz 2008 |
Thurs. April 10 |
Andrea Stephens |
Biodiverisity inhibits evolution in a changing environment |
de Mazancourt et al. 2008 |
Thurs. April 17 |
Hannes Dempewolf |
Conservation and evolution |
Mace and Purvis 2008 |
Thurs. April 24 |
Will and Andrea |
Adaptive evolution in experiments |
Strauss et al 2008 |