Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution
Seminar Location
Haller AuditoriumSeminar Schedule
Tuesday, 16:15Speakers
| Spring Semester 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| 23.02.2021 | Prof. Dr. Tamas Szekely, University of Bath | Breeding systems and sex ratios: was Darwin right? Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler |
| 02.03.2021 | Prof. Dr. Matthias Rillig, Freie Universität Berlin | Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Thakur |
| 09.03.2021 | Prof. Chung-I Wu , Sun Yat-sen University | A theoretical exploration of the origin and early evolution of a pandemic Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. J. Li) |
| 16.03.2021 | Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg | On recovery and thresholds - how synthesis efforts can foster our understanding of ecological stability Organiser: IEE junior staff (G. Martinez de Leon) |
| 23.03.2021 | Dr. Claudio Quilodrán, University of Oxford | Eco-evolutionary models shed light on the impact of hybridization on biodiversity Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 30.03.2021 | Dr. Xiang-Yi Li, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel | Some applications of evolutionary game theory in understanding biological interactions Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier |
| 13.04.2021 | Prof. Dr. Anna-Liisa Laine, Universität Zürich | Human impact on disease dynamics in natural ecosystems Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel |
| 20.04.2021 | Prof. Dr. Johanna Mappes, University of Jyväskylä | 150 years after Alfred Russel Wallace: Is there still something new we can learn about natural selection when studying the colours of animals? Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. B. Szabo) |
| 27.04.2021 | Prof. Dr. Andrew Hendry, McGill University, Montreal | Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics In The Wild Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Rösti) |
| 04.05.2021 | Dr. James Pearce-Higgins, University of Cambridge and British Trust of Ornithology | How does climate change affect upland birds and implications for conservation responses Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 11.05.2021 | Prof. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, University of Cape Town | Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen |
| 18.05.2021 | Dr. Robert Mcdonald, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington | The promise and pitfalls of using nature to help cities adapt Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 25.05.2021 | Prof. Sara Mitri, University of Lausanne | Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Bank |
| 01.06.2021 | Exam | |
| Autumn Semester 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| 21.09.2021 | - | Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz |
| 28.09.2021 | Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hansen, University of Oslo | Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. R. Matthey-Doret) |
| 05.10.2021 | Prof. Dr. Pilar Junier / Dr. Saskia Bindschedler, University of Neuchâtel | Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Thakur |
| 12.10.2021 | - | |
| 19.10.2021 | Prof. Dr. Nichola Raihani, UCL Department of Experimental Psychology | Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler |
| 26.10.2021 | - | |
| 02.11.2021 | - | |
| 09.11.2021 | - | |
| 16.11.2021 | Dr. Nicolas Bierne, L'Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier | Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Bank |
| 23.11.2021 | - | |
| 30.11.2021 | - | |
| 07.12.2021 | Assoc Prof Joah Madden, University of Exeter | Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. B. Szabo) |
| 14.12.2021 | - | |
| 21.12.2021 | Exam | |
Exam
The semester exam (open-book, 45 minutes) 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.