Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution

Seminar Location

Haller-Auditorium 248, Geologie, Baltzerstrasse 1

Seminar Schedule

Tuesday, 11:15

Speakers

Spring & Autumn Semester 2026
Date Speakers Title
17.02.2026 Prof. Hanna ten Brink, Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology, University of Amsterdam Marine species interactions under environmental change: insights from microbes and estuarine-dependent fish 
Prof. Dr. X. Li Richter
24.02.2026 Dr. Bernhard Wegscheider, Aquatic Ecology & Evolution, IEE Identifying priority areas for conservation and restoration of freshwater biodiversity in Switzerland 
Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen
03.03.2026 Prof. Dr. Judith Bronstein, University of Arizona - 
Prof. Dr. C. Peichel
10.03.2026 Prof. Jack Tseng , UC Berkeley - 
Prof. Dr. A.-C. Fabre
17.03.2026 -, - - 
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24.03.2026 -, - - 
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31.03.2026 Prof. Charles Mullon, University of Lausanne TBA 
IEE junior Staff (Suman Das)
14.04.2026 Prof. Dr. Lisa M. Schulte, Goethe University Frankfurt Amphibian chemical communication: From Pheromones to “Socially Transferred Materials” 
Prof. Dr. E. Ringler
21.04.2026 Dr. Olivia Plateau, Evolutionary Functional Morphology group, IEE & NMBE What insights into ontogeny can we gain from osteology? 
Prof. Dr. A.-C. Fabre
28.04.2026 -, - - 
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05.05.2026 Dr. Rudolf P. Rohr, University of Fribourg Interplay between evolution and coexistence theory 
Prof. Dr. M. Thakur
12.05.2026 Prof. Dr. Priyanga Amarasekare , UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - 
IEE junior staff (E. Rees-Baylis)
19.05.2026 Prof. Dr. Margaret Owuor, Wyss Academy / IEE - 
Prof. Dr. C. Bank
26.05.2026 Exam, - - 
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Exam

The semester exam (open-book, 45 minutes, no laptops) of this lecture series covers the lectures given in this semester. At the exam you will receive three themes corresponding to three talks given in this semester and you will be asked to choose one.

State for this selected theme the three results or statements that you judge as being most important.
You are encouraged to supplement your explanation by graphs or tables, if appropriate, and to describe and value the applied methodology. Critique would be welcome, if you were not entirely happy with methods or interpretation.

Most importantly, you should justify your judgements with arguments – this is what will be evaluated by the examiners, not your selection of what you found most important. Please discuss only issues that were presented in the respective talks, and not related issues that you know from other sources. Please be concise and aim to condense your text to one page.